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05-09-2006, 04:26 PM
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Nobody is talking about people who are "free to do any and every idiotic thing they could imagine doing"... Hyperbole isn't an argument. It's an attempt to avoid the real argument... Quote:
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Why don't we throw in "raping kittens" while we're at it? Or killing black people? Quote:
Please. Answer that simple question, because the rest of your post is devoid of any real point. Quote:
Quite frankly, I personally believe the ***hole comment was too much, but anybody who looks at this issue and thinks that bringing up pedophilia is a rationale comparison shouldn't be treated like they've said something intelligent... "(Gay marriage) is a debate about whether you think gay people are part of the human condition or just a random fetish." -- Jon Stewart "Please don't judge others by your own standards." -- Garysher  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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05-09-2006, 04:29 PM
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So what's your point? I've never smoked dried cow manure either. Does that mean I'm unqualified to say, "No thanks!"? I've never poured boiling oil on my head. Does that mean I'm unqualified to say I think it's a bad thing? Smoke all the pot you want. Just don't try to force the idea down my throat that it's a one-sided argument and that "everybody knows" that smoking pot is either harmless or actually good for you. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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05-09-2006, 04:36 PM
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After all, these are just good, law-abiding folks who want to legalize what they see as harmless entertainment. Quote:
You just don't get it, do you? Quote:
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05-09-2006, 04:50 PM
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Are we on the "NAMBLA" message board? No. Are you arguing against "NAMBLA" members who are arguing for people to be "free to do any and every idiotic thing they could imagine doing"??? No. Try to stay on topic... Quote:
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POINT him or her out please. Until then, your replies are just too stupid and irrelevant for words. You're not even ON the topic at this point. You're just trying to save face by pointing ELSEWHERE to OTHER PEOPLE who might be trying to use an argument similar to what you inaccurately paraphrased for the POSTERS HERE... Quote:
Don't get me wrong, although Jefferson will try to do precisely that... I AGREE that society must live within some constraints. But those constraints must have a REASON for being there! And Jefferson made a claim that would put "the good of the people" as a reason for why this particular issue, discussed on this particular message board, would be curtailed. So answer the question Jefferson. How is curtailing people's capability to grow hemp or buy pot in the SPECIFIC interest of "good of the people"? HOW does keeping it illegal show a "good" for the people? Quote:
Trying to pretend one thing is another. Arguing against pot or hemp by bringing up PEDOPHILIA??? Yeah. I get you quite thoroughly, and it's a rather boring trick... Quote:
That was just plain lame! "(Gay marriage) is a debate about whether you think gay people are part of the human condition or just a random fetish." -- Jon Stewart "Please don't judge others by your own standards." -- Garysher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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05-09-2006, 05:15 PM
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What is my point? My point is you would not have such a negative attitude towards legalization if you had smoked pot. It isn't the devil conservative Americans make it out to be. And more and more long term studies are showing this, proving that it is less harmful than the already legal alcohol and tabacco. No one wants to force anyone to smoke pot, especially marijuana users. Marijuana users only want access to a naturally occuring plant. --- help me Instant Runoff Voting, you're my only hope --- There is little doubt that the world in general is more liberal than it was 50 years ago and beyond. Conservatives are simply roadblocks on the path to an ever more progressive and liberal world. What a sad existence. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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05-09-2006, 05:16 PM
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| Good lord, you just don't get it, do you? The fact that there are pot-smokers calling for the legalization of smoking pot means very little. There are also pedophiles calling for the legalization of pedophelia. Big deal. Doesn't mean it should happen. Take any law - ANY law - and there will be a group of people who passionately believes that the law is wrong because it restricts behavior that they feel is okay. Try to keep up. Quote:
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05-09-2006, 05:18 PM
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I'm pointing out that the vast majority of people who want to legalize smoking pot are the ones who already smoke pot. Kind of self-serving, isn't it? And like I've already said, there will be people who oppose ANY and EVERY law, thinking that it's stupid. Why? Because they want to do what is currently deemed illegal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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05-09-2006, 05:19 PM
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| Well, I don't smoke pot, and I don't think it should be legalized. In fact... I'm straight edge. I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't do drugs, and I don't do one night stands. However, I think all of these things should be legal. Why? Because I am a libertarian. I believe that it is not the government's job to regulate morality. That is the job of the individual. The government exists to keep people from infringing upon the life, liberty, and property of others, and very little else. How does it affect your life if someone smokes pot? It certainly doesn't affect mine. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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05-09-2006, 05:31 PM
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