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NoSoup · 01-31-2006, 12:48 PM

I've been giving this a bit of thought lately, and it just seems to me that it is utterly ridiculous to declare war on non proper nouns. These "wars" always seem to be incredibily ineffective and typically cause a lot of problems for those involved - especially when the government sticks to new laws set in place during these "wars." Additionally, they don't seem to encompass even the most obvious of problems.

For instance -

"The War on Drugs"

Alright, I think we can all agree. Drugs are pretty bad. Lots of people die because of them every year. However, without turning this into another "pot should be legal!" thread - why is it that alchohol and tobacco, even with the enormous amount of documentation that they kill you and have very negative long term effects, not to mention are addictive, remain the only legal drugs that an American citizen has the right to use?

Another huge problem with "The war on Drugs" is the mandatory minimum sentancing. Granted, drug dealing is a pretty horrible crime, but I don't really believe that someone should go to jail for life because they were caught with drugs three times.

"The War on Terrorism"

Terrorism is also bad. However, I don't think that giving up our rights as citizens is a decision the majority would have made to keep us "safe" I don't think that putting a law into place that allows people to be held indefinately without being charged with a crime is what the "War on Terrorism" initially set out to accomplish. However, both of these things have happened, with nominal, if any, positive results from this "war."

What do you folks think? Have either of these "Wars" accomplished what they have set out to do? Even if they do/did, was it worth all the other effects of these "wars?"

01-31-2006, 12:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
NoSoup Non-Rookie Location: Green Bay, WI	War on non-proper nouns... I've been giving this a bit of thought lately, and it just seems to me that it is utterly ridiculous to declare war on non proper nouns. These "wars" always seem to be incredibily ineffective and typically cause a lot of problems for those involved - especially when the government sticks to new laws set in place during these "wars." Additionally, they don't seem to encompass even the most obvious of problems. For instance - "The War on Drugs" Alright, I think we can all agree. Drugs are pretty bad. Lots of people die because of them every year. However, without turning this into another "pot should be legal!" thread - why is it that alchohol and tobacco, even with the enormous amount of documentation that they kill you and have very negative long term effects, not to mention are addictive, remain the only legal drugs that an American citizen has the right to use? Another huge problem with "The war on Drugs" is the mandatory minimum sentancing. Granted, drug dealing is a pretty horrible crime, but I don't really believe that someone should go to jail for life because they were caught with drugs three times. "The War on Terrorism" Terrorism is also bad. However, I don't think that giving up our rights as citizens is a decision the majority would have made to keep us "safe" I don't think that putting a law into place that allows people to be held indefinately without being charged with a crime is what the "War on Terrorism" initially set out to accomplish. However, both of these things have happened, with nominal, if any, positive results from this "war." What do you folks think? Have either of these "Wars" accomplished what they have set out to do? Even if they do/did, was it worth all the other effects of these "wars?" __________________ I have an aura of reliability and good judgement. Just in case you were wondering...