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Originally Posted by sprocket
The cost to our civil liberties has been enormous. This is the most pressing problem with the WOD, as I see it. Some of these issues might crossover into prostitution as well... For a good (but long) read, check out this paper over at CATO: http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-180.html |
You will note I'm not really strongly arguing they should remain illegal, and I've admitted I don't know what the long term effects would be of it. I just know that for some people these drugs will utterly destroy their lives making them worthless piles of shit. Thats fine with me, you have the right to be a pile of shit, many people accomplish this without drug use, what I don't want to see is the government spending money when you voluntarily turn your life to shit. It will be their choice, and if they want out it will be either them or private charities footing the bill.
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Not to mention, if your in the whole "America needs to spread democracy" bandwagon, the WOD is quite antithetical to that goal. We start arms races with the drug lords and basically turn them into warlords, who tend to be forces of oppression for anyone who isnt a part of their cartel.
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Well it would be an amazing boon to Afghanistan, and could only help Columbia, but I'm sure you can see the argument against it. This would just be a nice bonus IF in fact good would come out of legalization. If it makes addiction issues worse, then it really can't factor into the decision.