06-07-2005, 06:59 AM
Americans in my opinion always had this "strange" realtion (defenition) of freedom.
In the US I guess you see yourself as the most free country (or the first true democracy or whatever), but if you finally look at what is legal and illegal, it looks like there has been made some random (moralist) choice of what is allowed or not.
I mean everybody knows that legalizing softdrugs is a good thing, it reduces criminality, it makes sure users only get good healthy stuff and the government can control the use much better.
As you know in Holland softdrugs are legal, but I'm sure in the US a higher percentage of teenagers use softdrugs than over here. (the old, if it is not allowed it must be knows theme). (I guess by know you can guess my opinion on the medical use).
And especially, why finds the government it appropriate to interfere in peoples life on this occasion?
It is clear that guns kill a lot more people than weed....so why this double moral?
In the US I guess you see yourself as the most free country (or the first true democracy or whatever), but if you finally look at what is legal and illegal, it looks like there has been made some random (moralist) choice of what is allowed or not.
I mean everybody knows that legalizing softdrugs is a good thing, it reduces criminality, it makes sure users only get good healthy stuff and the government can control the use much better.
As you know in Holland softdrugs are legal, but I'm sure in the US a higher percentage of teenagers use softdrugs than over here. (the old, if it is not allowed it must be knows theme). (I guess by know you can guess my opinion on the medical use).
And especially, why finds the government it appropriate to interfere in peoples life on this occasion?
It is clear that guns kill a lot more people than weed....so why this double moral?