Originally posted by: kage69
I'm not surprised, DC is such a hole. At least in Baltimore we didn't elect a crackhead for mayor.
Originally posted by: xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx
Originally posted by: kage69
I'm not surprised, DC is such a hole. At least in Baltimore we didn't elect a crackhead for mayor.
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After viewing some of the decisions originating from D.C. over the years, one could logically conclude that the percentage is considerably higher.Jeebus: 10% of Washington DC Residents are Addicts
Originally posted by: Gand1
Hey, doesn't Mr. Galt live in DC?
/flame suit on.........
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Good to see everyone eagerly addressing the problem.
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Good to see everyone eagerly addressing the problem.
Well here again we run into the limitations of thinking via the dichotomy of opposites. The answer, I think, is some third way. I would begin the issue of drugs with a dialog on truth. I see the problem as structural. Kids have no reason to live, they are cynical about the future. Our whole culture needs to be examined. We are chimpanzees born fresh from the jungle. Unless we understand how to raise a healthy ape, in accordance with our genetic needs we will continue to produce all manner of mental aberration. We have the problem on entrenched economic interest who don't what to alter the system, all the way from prison guards to drug dealers, to the liqueur industry and millions of others. We need, I think, what I would call a science of man, and the move toward a system that lives by the truth of our being. The problem is profound and deep and may alter things we can't begin to imagine. One such thing may be the whole notion of schools and education. It is very likely that separating young apes by age to educate them in a classroom is totally wrong. Young apes may prove to need education without separation by age, that is, totally integrated into the full society. They may need a stake in the functioning and maintenance of that society from an early age where they find a place organically and by aptitude rather than by selective training.Originally posted by: xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Good to see everyone eagerly addressing the problem.
We could address it with the failed policies of the past--wage a proverbial war on supply; or, we could address this from an economic perspective and attack the demand-side of the equation...or we could just raise taxes, since they are the end-all, cure-all for all of our woes ...throw more money at it, Uncle Sam.
Originally posted by: tnitsuj
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Good to see everyone eagerly addressing the problem.
It could be easily adressed by taking all these addicts out and shooting them. Problem solved, and gene pool strengthened.
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Well here again we run into the limitations of thinking via the dichotomy of opposites. The answer, I think, is some third way. I would begin the issue of drugs with a dialog on truth. I see the problem as structural. Kids have no reason to live, they are cynical about the future. Our whole culture needs to be examined. We are chimpanzees born fresh from the jungle. Unless we understand how to raise a healthy ape, in accordance with our genetic needs we will continue to produce all manner of mental aberration. We have the problem on entrenched economic interest who don't what to alter the system, all the way from prison guards to drug dealers, to the liqueur industry and millions of others. We need, I think, what I would call a science of man, and the move toward a system that lives by the truth of our being. The problem is profound and deep and may alter things we can't begin to imagine. One such thing may be the whole notion of schools and education. It is very likely that separating young apes by age to educate them in a classroom is totally wrong. Young apes may prove to need education without separation by age, that is, totally integrated into the full society. They may need a stake in the functioning and maintenance of that society from an early age where they find a place organically and by aptitude rather than by selective training.Originally posted by: xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Good to see everyone eagerly addressing the problem.
We could address it with the failed policies of the past--wage a proverbial war on supply; or, we could address this from an economic perspective and attack the demand-side of the equation...or we could just raise taxes, since they are the end-all, cure-all for all of our woes ...throw more money at it, Uncle Sam.
Originally posted by: gistech1978
Originally posted by: tnitsuj
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Good to see everyone eagerly addressing the problem.
It could be easily adressed by taking all these addicts out and shooting them. Problem solved, and gene pool strengthened.
yes, mental illness is a crime worthy of death.
youre depressed?
youre suicidal?
youre obsessive compulsive?
youre mentally retarded?
youve got cancer?
there is a chance your baby will have birth defects?
KILL EM ALL huh?
strengthen that gene pool, since you are such an advocate of it.
you should have no qualms about any of the forementioned statements.
addiction is a disease. it is hereditary, just like heart disease or anything else.
Originally posted by: xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Good to see everyone eagerly addressing the problem.
We could address it with the failed policies of the past--wage a proverbial war on supply; or, we could address this from an economic perspective and attack the demand-side of the equation...or we could just raise taxes, since they are the end-all, cure-all for all of our woes ...throw more money at it, Uncle Sam.
Originally posted by: gistech1978
but once you take that first drink or hit
your free will goes by the wayside?
you cannot determine how your life will turn out?
Originally posted by: tnitsuj
Yes those suburban kids from half a million dollar plus houses, and all the opportunities in the world that end up pot head losers or even worse have nothing to live for. At some point you have to realize some people are just screw ups.
Originally posted by: xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx
Originally posted by: tnitsuj
Yes those suburban kids from half a million dollar plus houses, and all the opportunities in the world that end up pot head losers or even worse have nothing to live for. At some point you have to realize some people are just screw ups.
..or people should start accepting their responsibilities, as opposed to blaming others or 'society' in general, and come to realize that the fault lies squarely on the shoulders of the parents
...or were you trying the ol' "money is the root of all evil' argument by using the "suburban kids" and "half a million dollar plus houses?"
Originally posted by: tnitsuj
I'm saying some people no matter how many opportunties you give them are just screw ups.
You can't read so well can you.