From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Wed Dec 15 2004 - 12:47:25 GMT
Arlo,
I take it you're in favor of legalizing all drugs. If not, why not?
> Dan,
>
> > If it wasn't for the social cost of treating drug addicts, I'd be all in
> > favor of legalizing drug use. If you want to blow your brains and end up
> > a blithering idiot lying in a gutter, be my guest. Just don't come
> > running to me for a handout to treat your suicidal behavior.
>
> You see the insulting assumption conservatives make about what you do if it
> wasn't for them "deciding what best for you"?
An example of an Arlononsequitur.
> > But that's me. Society has decided to care for all who are distressed,
> > whether self-inflicted or not. In so doing, it rightfully places certain
> > restrictions on behavior to reduce the direct and indirect costs of drug
> > use.
>
> So we should criminalize cholesterol, nicotine, alchohol, deep-fryed food,
> ... because ALL of these things have very high direct and indirect costs on
> drug use.
" . . . costs on drug use"?? Another Arlononsequitur.
> > You do favor a democratic system to decide these matters don't you?
>
> The agreement of a majority is not moral justification to (1) repress
> Intellectual quality, or (2) repress non-threatening biological quality.
!) As if blowing your mind is intellectual quality, and 2) as if drugs
don't threaten society. (Been to a gang war lately?)
> If marijuana is a threatening biological quality, then so is nicotine. I've
> never heard Platt say he favors criminalizing smoking (to reduce the direct
> and indirect cost of healthcare on society).
I've never heard smoking cigars leading to a crack cocaine addiction. Have
you?
> Like all conservative mumbojumbo, its just random Victorian morality, with
> no Intellectual justification whatsoever.
Like all leftist rantings, it's just the morality of hippies, trippers and
flower children with biological value justification -- "If it feels good,
do it."
Platt
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