[Vision2020] [Vision2020]self-govenment
Joshua Nieuwsma
joshuahendrik@yahoo.com
Wed, 14 May 2003 14:41:52 -0700 (PDT)
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In reply to drugs and oreo cookies and self "govenment":
To allow anything to control one's consciousness, except in dire emergencies (i.e. pain-killers) is just wrongheaded.
But that understood, why would it be scary to legalize heroin or morphine or any of the other potent drugs?
Morphine just makes people generally slower, though it is highly addictive. And heroin is pure addiction. But why is that scary, as Tom Hansen said?
There will always be a market for illegal things. There will always be people who break the laws because they are there.
But does it necessarily follow that the market was created by the legality, or lack thereof? Seems to me some people just have to learn the hard way, if they learn at all.
It really is impossible to protect everyone from everything. There's alot of stuff made criminal in the name of "safety" that ought to be just left to common sense.
Look at OSHA's volumes of work environment code, for example!
And some of it is because most sources of learning (schools, books, magazines-especially youth magazines) have ceased to teach common sense and responsibility, but instead indoctrinate the younger generation with feel-goodism and the mantra of self-importance and self-serving indulgence.
So good old Uncle Sam has to step in and protect us idiots from ourselves. It seems to me that the outlawing of drugs is just another aspect of this abdication of responsibility.
And another thing. There are lots of things that do need to declared wrong with the sword of the state to enforce it.
But personal responsibility really must never be forgotten.
This applies of course to the earlier threads: oreo cookies, french fries, warnings on food, on knives (warning: this blade may be sharp!!!).
A good company will tell its consumers what is in the package and how to properly handle the product, but no government should step in and regulate what sorts of fat are in foods, and whether they are accessible to kids or others.
Especially the kids, since that is the responsibility of the parents. And if the parents abdicate their responsibility (as so many do!) that is another issue entirely.
Fat kids are the result of over-indulgent, weak-willed, foolish parents. And no government exercise or food censorship program will fix that abdication of responsibility.
Old Sam is a failed uncle, despite his claims to caring about what's truly best for your child.
sincerely,
joshuahendrik
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<P>In reply to drugs and oreo cookies and self "govenment":</P>
<P>To allow anything to control one's consciousness, except in dire emergencies (i.e. pain-killers) is just wrongheaded. <BR>But that understood, why would it be scary to legalize heroin or morphine or any of the other potent drugs? <BR>Morphine just makes people generally slower, though it is highly addictive. And heroin is pure addiction. But why is that scary, as Tom Hansen said? </P>
<P>There will always be a market for illegal things. There will always be people who break the laws because they are there. <BR>But does it necessarily follow that the market was created by the legality, or lack thereof? Seems to me some people just have to learn the hard way, if they learn at all. <BR>It really is impossible to protect everyone from everything. There's alot of stuff made criminal in the name of "safety" that ought to be just left to common sense.<BR>Look at OSHA's volumes of work environment code, for example!<BR>And some of it is because most sources of learning (schools, books, magazines-especially youth magazines) have ceased to teach common sense and responsibility, but instead indoctrinate the younger generation with feel-goodism and the mantra of self-importance and self-serving indulgence. <BR>So good old Uncle Sam has to step in and protect us idiots from ourselves. It seems to me that the outlawing of drugs is just another aspect of this abdic!
ation of responsibility.</P>
<P>And another thing. There are lots of things that do need to declared wrong with the sword of the state to enforce it. <BR>But personal responsibility really must never be forgotten. <BR>This applies of course to the earlier threads: oreo cookies, french fries, warnings on food, on knives (warning: this blade may be sharp!!!).<BR>A good company will tell its consumers what is in the package and how to properly handle the product, but no government should step in and regulate what sorts of fat are in foods, and whether they are accessible to kids or others. <BR>Especially the kids, since that is the responsibility of the parents. And if the parents abdicate their responsibility (as so many do!) that is another issue entirely.<BR>Fat kids are the result of over-indulgent, weak-willed, foolish parents. And no government exercise or food censorship program will fix that abdication of responsibility. <BR>Old Sam is a failed uncle, despite his claims to caring abo!
ut what's truly best for <EM>your</EM> child. </P>
<P>sincerely,</P>
<P>joshuahendrik</P><p><hr SIZE=1>
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