tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post117496102307925667..comments2024-03-29T10:51:27.752+13:00Comments on Not PC: "Skunk killed my beloved son" - or did it?Peter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-1175510627830631052007-04-02T22:43:00.000+12:002007-04-02T22:43:00.000+12:00I would like to add that all the focus is on the l...I would like to add that all the focus is on the losers who do themselves in or commit crimes to finance their habit. They ignore the millions of smart successful well grounded people who use drugs.<BR/>Nor do guys like Leighton have any grasp of the positive good that drugs like cannabis has esp. in stopping suicides and easing depression and stress. I don’t know the story of this young guy, but I would not be surprised if nihilism killed him rather than pot!<BR/>what happens to many youth is that they are raised with no secure foundation upon which to secure self esteem and value for life.<BR/>when they get old enough to question existance, they find themselves in a vacume.<BR/>Such people seek refuge in drugs yet because it is illegal, they find themselves further alienated from their pious family and friends who condemn them for seeking happiness in illegal substances and deride them as "Dopes".<BR/>This criticism drives them further towards anti social mind sets, crime, and suicide!<BR/>The second point re drug related crime is also a direct result of prohibition which makes drugs so expensive.<BR/>Someone who has no ethical foundation, no self esteem, no<BR/> other enjoyment in life but his favorite high is a danger to the life and property of others, whom he blames for making him a hunted outcast. The drug criminal is a vigilante who revenges himself on the society that has alienated him.<BR/><BR/>Thus when I read Sus's interview with Leighton I could see a kindred spirit in most of his replies (esp re tribalism and his evaluation of Rand).<BR/>What seems to keep him from becoming a Libertarian is his contradictory faith that government intervention is a valid substitute for self responsibility regarding drugs.<BR/>As a parent I don’t fear my children trying drugs. I fear the state making criminals of them and making them social outcasts because they might choose to get high for fun or to get through some depressing situations that happen to us all!<BR/>Leighton is actually a hypocrite in that he runs a winery!<BR/>That is he finds value in alcohol but will make criminals of even his own kids if they find value in cannabis!<BR/>It is not the end of the world as long as you dont make them outcasts at home!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-1175041522075107682007-03-28T13:25:00.000+12:002007-03-28T13:25:00.000+12:00He still sticks to his line that while drugs are i...He still sticks to his line that while drugs are illegal children are less likely to be exposed to them which is nonsense...the incentive of high profits means drug dealers are out their actively pushing to expand their client base/market share at schools etc.<BR/><BR/>Telling him he's supporting socialism by opposing legalization might rock him a bit....;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-1175036720793393662007-03-28T12:05:00.000+12:002007-03-28T12:05:00.000+12:00Me, too, James because he's been sent it. :) But...Me, too, James because he's been sent it. :) <BR/><BR/>But I bet he doesn't, because he's been ignoring all my (much shorter) messages, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-1175013941191761172007-03-28T05:45:00.000+12:002007-03-28T05:45:00.000+12:00Nice post.....I hope Leighton reads it.Nice post.....I hope Leighton reads it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com