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[symbioidlj]

It's a real shame that in America, it's sacrilige to even suggest that if we legalize drugs, we take a vast quantity of money out of terrorists pockets.

There a number of reasons why a proper implementation of drug legalization could help us in the war on terror.

As I mentioned above, the first and obvious blow against terror is the removal of the vast sums of money raised by the illicit distribution of said substances that contribute to their networks funding.

Secondly, we can take the human resources that are now devoted to the drug war and retarget them towards intelligence operations towards capturing bin-Laden, and working towards reducing the strength and numbers of al-Qaeda.

Third, if we legalize drugs, we can tax them, and use that money towards a health plan for those affected by it. Everytime someone buys heroin(for example), some of that money goes towards recovery centers, addiction research, etc.

Legalizing Hemp, of course, could open up the doors to alternative fuel sources. It can work towards weaning us off the petro-chemical resources in which we have so deeply buried ourselves. By cutting our usage of petrochem, we reduce the power of oil, and thus more funding for the fundamentalist movements.

It's just really fucking sad that this is not considered at all.

I admit, this is quite simplistic, and there are counter-arguments, but this is what needs to be discussed. We need to present these ideas, listen to our opponents, formulate counter-arguments, and continue the social discourse.

We need to stop relying on fucking politicians to lead us. We are only fucking sheep.

Do you REALLY believe Kerry is gonna be sooooooooo much better? Yeah, I admit, I'm voting for him. I don't like it. I don't expect much. I do think Kerry would never have actually gone cut-throat to Iraq(if at all), because as conservative as he can be, he didn't have the neo-cons behind him pushing him into a Zionist war.

I have to admit, I'm Anti-Zionist. Extremely so. Or rather, I can see a certain, sickening imperialism at play through the "war on terror", where Sharon, for example, tries to manipulate world leaders. He recently invited Putin to join Israel in the fight on terror.

Comments

[abadman.livejournal.com]

I agree, for the most part. Though I tend to be pretty much against drug use. My caveats would be not the hard drugs. Things like cocaine, H, Ecstasy should stay banned. It would be better to legalize pot. All of this discussion is just a wank in the wind though. You and I both know that the country is not ready to seriously consider the option. Even politicians who would privately agree with you would never bring the argument into the light of day. It would be political suicide.

[mindslide.livejournal.com]

If I were in office, I would. But I'm a huge drama whore at times, and though I believe in the legalize MJ stuff, I think it would be more fun if everyone argued about it.

[rflagg.livejournal.com]

The war on drugs is just as inane and stupid as the war on terror. But, much like gay marriage or any other issue, it's forced into a 'wedge' issue, where either you're for it or against it, and democrats are always too afraid to say they're for or against something. Kerry has finally got the balls to say he's against Bush and his pointless war, and one can only hope that he'll follow by realizing he loses nothing by being for something - but I highly doubt that.

The war on drugs was made a wedge issue long before our current time, much like abortion. With abortion, either you're for it, or against it. You're with us or you're against us, which is how the Repubs and the neocons see everything.

But I promise you, if you asked our population, the majority would say that drugs should at the least be legalized for medical study and medical use. There's no argument there, and it's just like the abortion argument of "what if the mother will die if the baby isn't aborted" argument. But, if it's not a wedge issue and everyone agrees on it - just like everyone agrees that we should have a right to bear arms, but starting next monday we can buy assault weapons thanks to lifting the ban on them and that shouldn't be allowed - then it can't be won politically.

If you can get, as a politician, one single issue that is such a wedge issue that people will vote for you based on that one issue and your stance on it, and will ignore everything else about you, you have an easy road ahead of you.

I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir here, so to speak, but it's the reason that attempts must be made and pushed forward to show that medical marijuana isn't going to kill anyone, and go forward from there. Fighting can't be stopped, which is unfortunate because it's tiring to spend our lives fighting for something we may never see the benefits to.

-m.

[vesicular.livejournal.com]

I'm sure the terrorists are making things a little more potent than pot. I just can't see anyone legalizing heroin or coke. I wouldn't support it either.