Legalizing drugs.

[OlegL]

People were more prejudice against drugs in 1950s, 1960s. Drugs being then part of the "counterculture" and seen as an act of rebellion .Someplace around 1970-1980 they became tied to the club scene and casual sex. Now suburban soccer Moms do drugs as they are just another quick and easy way of making the World go away.

Well, in the 1960s, many people were against the hippie counter-cultural rebellion, but educated middle class people were not strongly opposed to drugs.

[megabyteme]

You know, sometimes I wish I had lived in the 1950s, 1960s, or 1970s when people were less prejudiced against drugs.

If this were the 1950s, 1960s, or 1970s... you'd have to get a job.

[IdolEyes787]

Well, in the 1960s, many people were against the hippie counter-cultural rebellion, but educated middle class people were not strongly opposed to drugs.

And you know this to be true exactly how?

[IdolEyes787]

Seeing you were born in the mid 80's like.

[OlegL]

megabyteme, well, as you know, I am on SSI, and, as far as I know, Social Security was created when Roosevelt was President in the 1930s...
IdolEyes, someone who lived during that era told me that people were less prejudiced against drugs than they are now.

[zot]

There are a lot of vested interests who would stand to lose a lot of money if recreational drugs were legalized -- and I don't mean the street-corner drug dealers.

Imagine the police departments laying off their entire narc division and quitting buying all that expensive SWAT gear (which is used almost exclusively for drug raids) causing the companies that make those products go broke. There would be a lot fewer people in prisons, so those multi-billion dollar prison-construction and service industries would take a big hit.

Like it or not, the criminal 'justice' system forms a major part of our economy. Because the prohibition on drugs keeps a lot of people employed and makes a lot of money for a lot of corporations, so it should come as no surprise that whenever proposals come up for legalizing/decriminalizing drugs -- such as California's recent Proposition 19 -- there is always heavy lobbying and campaigning against it.

[megabyteme]

megabyteme, well, as you know, I am on SSI, and, as far as I know, Social Security was created when Roosevelt was President in the 1930s...
IdolEyes, someone who lived during that era told me that people were less prejudiced against drugs than they are now.

Yes, but your bullshit "diagnosis" would not have received any money.

[IdolEyes787]

megabyteme, well, as you know, I am on SSI, and, as far as I know, Social Security was created when Roosevelt was President in the 1930s...
IdolEyes, someone who lived during that era told me that people were less prejudiced against drugs than they are now.

Wouldn't that assumption be totally dependent on his/her personal experience?
I'm taking a stab in the dark here but I would guess tha a Berkeley college student and a farmer from Idaho would probably have two different stories to tell.

[IdolEyes787]

Btw I'm telling you that they weren't so who you gonna believe?

Remember Canadians don't lie.

Remember Canadians who aren't politicians don't lie.

[OlegL]

Well, IdolEyes, since you are one of the most intelligent people on this board, I believe you.