“Sort of like making your 12-year old smoke a whole pack of cigarettes the first time you catch him smoking.”
Well, yeah, except that your kid will get the message.
DemocRats won’t, they’d see it as a green light.
My favorite Uncle did something similar to me. He gave me his cigarette and told me to try it. I took a little puff and he said: “No! Inhale like this.” He then took a deep drag and exhaled out of his nose. I tried it and nearly died. I still remember the feeling of betrayal of him encouraging me to do that. But he then launched into a lesson of the evils of smoking and how hard it was for him to stop, etc.
I am 72 years old and never smoked again. It’s time for these children to be given a dose of what they want.
After getting me to admit my behavior, dad mad me smoke a big cigar until my mom begged him to let me stop, saying, “He's turning green!”.
I've been smoking ever since.
Giving a child or a fool what they want, in mega-doses, does not change the fact that they are still a child or a fool. A male rabbit will kill himself repeatedly having sex if not pulled off the female, much like gays kill themselves (STDs) having promiscuous sex. A dog will eat himself to death given enough food, much like a fool will drink himself to death.
For our next republic, after this one has collapsed, at least 3 things must be different: Voting should be a privilege, not a right, predicated on land ownership & a competency test; Congress must be strictly limited as to what legislation they may pass; & all legislation must be approved by a super-majority of voters through referendum prior to it becoming law.
The way our system works now is like a monopoly game being played by criminally insane people with a slight rule change: Every time a player passes GO they get to enact any rule they wish, no matter how biased, corrupt, or bizarre. After just a few passes, the game is unplayable. This is the game we are playing now in the USA.
My solution is to take away the financial source of Liberalism - my money. If there is nothing to steal, the thief is out of work.
Conservative America needs to close up shop for a month or longer, & head to WDC to express their displeasure. Shut your businesses down, lay off the workers without pay, take an unpaid absence from work, or quit. Some business are already doing something similar - layoffs & shorter hours. Hey, the unions strike all the time. They know it works. They know protesting works, too, particularly massive protest. It WILL get their attention, I guarantee it!