Whoa Nellie.. Hello Shadow.. On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 00:04:08 PST, shadow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 14-Feb-05, Lowell C. Savage wrote: > > s>>> In a Libertarian world, your neighbors wouldn't be making meth next > s>>> door - Eli Lilly and Company would, ... > > c>> Isn't this like the biggest assumption one could make? Seriously.. Why > c>> would a "Libertarian" world not have the same criminal element that now > c>> exist in our world.... > > LCS> Actually, there is considerable precedent for this "assumption." The > LCS> history books call it "Prohibition."... > >And before 1934 (?), morphine, heroin, and cocaine were available at your >local pharmacy, no prescription needed. Drug abuse was a minor problem in >those days. Says who??? Just because it wasn't documented, or maybe it was. But before I see such statements, I would really like to see some numbers. I would think it was difficult. Many, many people were addicted to Labdanum and opiates. Pot was a felony, while these drugs were at the same time misdemeanors.. Does that make it right? No. Does the fact that people might use drugs less... Considering we aren't even living anywhere the world those people lived in 1934. I recall my kids saying until I thought I would blow chunks, "Moooom.. It's the 90s!" Proving there was no way I could understand their world. We were soon to get ourselves in one of the biggest wars of our history. D-Day was right around the corner. Millions of Jews were being killed in concentration camps while we just sat back and did nothing because it wasn't our problem, we need not get involved. That would fall under the ZAP philosophy wouldn't it. I think we should feel shame that we didn't get our butts over to Germany a lot sooner and kick Hitler's butt long before he managed the damage he did. Thus, my point, the argument about drug usage, poorly documented, in the 1930's is really irrelevant to drug usage of the new millennium where many of our children honesty can't see a future. We don't have patriotism in our country anymore. No more pledge of Allegiance as we might just offend someone who is color blind and can't see the color red or some other B.S. Our children are told that prayer before they eat lunch is EVIL and not allowed. Think of what our children are being taught compared to even what I was taught. I don't know your age, but I'm assuming you too can see the difference. Personally, I think we all should be proud of our flag, give it the respect it deserves, whether people agree with the government or not. The flag represents to me, that we have the right to say NO to those who try to oppress us.. And even the government. Our allegiance is to our countrymen and our home soil and to back our soldiers wherever they should be. I think anyone should be allowed to pray whenever they want. If someone wants to kneel and pray to Allah, let them leave the room as not to be disruptive and have a quiet place to pray. They are eliminating chapels from some hospitals.. Hello!!?? Atheists just don't need to go in that room. It's kind of like the bathroom, if you don't have any reason to use it, you pretty much pass that room by. Sorry for being so wordy. I have a passion for some things and I tend to use more words than necessary at times. Connie _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list Libnw@immosys.com List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
