What About the ‘War on Drugs’ and Libertarians?
What about the ‘war on drugs‘ and libertarians?
Welcome to Ask a Libertarian with Reason’s Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch. They are the authors of the new book The Declaration of Independents: How Libertari…
@AKEVELFAN If it was a pure free market the road owners would decide what
to do with DUIs, possibly banning people for life from driving or other
extremely harsh penalties, on the other hand if driving will high on
cannabis is about as dangerous as driving while tired or with noisey kids
in the car as some studies suggest, the penalties for that type of DUI
would be lessened. Sex and drugs with minors are forms of assault, and
would be treated as such under any form of liberatianism.
Contact your representatives and tell them you hope they have the good
common sense to vote for Ron Pauls bill H.R. 5842, ending the prohibition
on cannabis. Address of Senator and Representative of United States Name of
Senator U.S. Senate Washington D.C. 20510 Name of Representative U.S. House
of Representatives Washington D.C. 20515 Or call U.S. Capitol switchboard
at 202-224-3121
You make excellent points arguing the “right to use” and that no sane
person in the country would argue that the “War on Drugs” is and has been
nothing more then a failure. History will not treat those policy makers
responsible for it. That said, the issue before us to day is how do we
dismantle the “War on Drugs” industry? Ending the “War on Drugs” today
means tens of thousands of people loose their jobs and corporate
shareholders watch their shares go to zero. FedCURE
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You make excellent points arguing the “right to use” and that no sane
person in the country would argue that the “War on Drugs” is and has been
nothing more then a failure. History will not treat those policy makers
responsible for it kindly. That said, the issue before us to day is how do
we dismantle the “War on Drugs” industry? Ending the “War on Drugs” today
means tens of thousands of people loose their jobs and corporate
shareholders watch their shares go to zero. FedCURE
These two men are using a drug named caffeine and are not being harassed by
police, this is what we need for all drugs.
Only a Global legalization would probably end the violence brought on by
drug dealers because witha globalized society local drug dealers can still
make money by shifting their product overseas.
@AKEVELFAN Let’s be clear.Kids growing up in a healthy society,where
socio-economic and cultural structures aren’t leading to widespread drug
use in the first place,being brought up right by their parents, the last
thing on their minds will be doing heroin.Really,in general it is rare that
preteens are thinking about getting high.These boogey men arose as tools of
manipulation.We should stop perpetuating them.Raise your children
right,minus all these toxic mentalities and drugs are a non issue.
@22knowa Wow, what a foolish statement..
Defy!!!!!
It is still ongoing, I suppose.
David Bowie is part of the caffeine generation? Who knew? Nice gryphon on
the bookshelf. Wait, when you talk about the mainstream backlash are you
talking about the X-Libertarian Ron Paul? Give me a fuckin break. Nice
effort anyway, the war on drugs is a war on the people. We should all be
allowed enough rope to hang ourselves and the “authorities” be damned. “I”
am all the authority I need.
It’s nice to see Matt Welch dropping the snark a bit and getting passionate
about the immorality of the WOD. Refreshing, really. (Maybe it was the
caffeine!) I think this describes the #1 defining issue of the libertarian
movement. Drug prohibition is an incredibly destructive political, moral,
legal and economic poison that’s been spread through once-civilized
societies.
What and have the police not get nice cars and real estate when they STEAL
it through drug raids arrests. How will our overlords and their uniformed
thugs survive?
Humans are becoming weaker and succumbed to their impulses rather than
rational discipline. Human can become depended from anything that makes
them feel better, without discipline, we have no civilisation! Liberals and
some neo-cons are doing a good job destroying personal responsibility and
discipline. For example they blamed the fast food industry for obesity
epidemic, but they don’t blame poorly disciplined lazy fat people who have
an option for cheaper and healthier option.
I feel like Nick Gillespie should start each episode with the won’t you be
my neighbor song.