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Psychedelics or entheogens are extremely dangerous for the establishment, because they (might) affect the user's worldview and ultimately users end up challengi

Psychedelics or entheogens are extremely dangerous for the establishment, because they (might) affect the user's worldview and ultimately users end up challenging the "truths" that the establishment so dearly spoon fed them since they were born. They start to question authority... of the the State, of the Church, of the Justice system, of core societal values... These substances alter the user's brains in unpredictable ways - generating deviant art, music, literature, movies, comedy! Fuck no. Ban everything. Throw them in jails. Dirty hippies. Get jobs. Go to work. Obey. Consume. Repeat. And when the ideology needs fresh blood, send your children to war. Let them die in battle, like real men. The establishment doesn't care about your human rights, never has. They - the makers and players of the game - care about their own well being, driven by the desire to control everything combined with the fear of losing it all. When enough people start playing this game, war becomes inevitable. Human rights don't apply on the battlefield. This sickness can be treated or prevented with the "medicine for the soul".. If wearing glasses is a human right, then using entheogens should also be a human right.

Retra 11y ago
I'm pretty sure the internet has done far more for changing peoples' worldview than drugs ever have or could. Actually, I find it completely unrealistic that drug use would change anything at all in the realm of what you're talking about. I mean, none of what you've said requires drugs in any way, and most people are perfectly capable in seeing a billion faults in the status quo without them.
- justsaysmthng 11y ago
  You're pretty sure, but I think you're not seeing the bigger picture. Most of those bands that have enhanced the lives of everyone (society) over the years? Really high.. Would the world still be around if it weren't for the cultural revolution of the '60s - during the height of the cold war, with slogans like "make love not war" and "Imagine" ? Possibly not. The Internet ? Did you know that Doug Engelbart and many other engineers working on the ARPANet were also participating in LSD experiments ? Look it up, it's out there on the Internet. The Internet could have been another secret military technology, you know... It took some acid heads to imagine the whole world "turned on and tuned in". So there was Steve Jobs and his team of psychonauts who jumped in to make that vision real. Check out Google's first ever doodle. Do you notice the Burning Man logo in it ? I guess Larry and Sergey were so inspired by the psychedelic festival that they decided to use it as their startup's logo. 3D animation, Pixar, ILM, Virtual Reality ? Damn hippies. That's the most interesting part about psychedelics is that the trip never ends.. Once you take it, it changes you forever - you might be sober, but the psychedelic experience goes on - in what you say, what you do, what you sing... I could go on and on, but again - you can look these things up yourself.
  - Retra 11y ago
    Of course you could go on and on. But you'd be saying the same useless "wake up sheeple" non-answer that has been the rallying cry of useless people since forever. Or maybe just stop picking attractive cherries for yourself and start learning about how actually reliable and consistent data works. I don't have a problem with hippies or drugs. I have a problem with the irrational, baseless worship of hippies and drugs.
    - justsaysmthng 11y ago
      Something tells me that no amount of "reliable and consistent data" will convince some people, because they already know what they want to know. Despite the fact that these things are illegal, there are many scientific studies published, books written and a myriad of personal accounts and interpretations given within literature, art, music, film, design, etc. Just ask google. But do you want to really know the "truth" ? It's very easy to discover it yourself. No cherry picking. Just go experience it. That's all there is to it.

Retra 11y ago

I'm pretty sure the internet has done far more for changing peoples' worldview than drugs ever have or could. Actually, I find it completely unrealistic that drug use would change anything at all in the realm of what you're talking about. I mean, none of what you've said requires drugs in any way, and most people are perfectly capable in seeing a billion faults in the status quo without them.

justsaysmthng 11y ago
You're pretty sure, but I think you're not seeing the bigger picture. Most of those bands that have enhanced the lives of everyone (society) over the years? Really high.. Would the world still be around if it weren't for the cultural revolution of the '60s - during the height of the cold war, with slogans like "make love not war" and "Imagine" ? Possibly not. The Internet ? Did you know that Doug Engelbart and many other engineers working on the ARPANet were also participating in LSD experiments ? Look it up, it's out there on the Internet. The Internet could have been another secret military technology, you know... It took some acid heads to imagine the whole world "turned on and tuned in". So there was Steve Jobs and his team of psychonauts who jumped in to make that vision real. Check out Google's first ever doodle. Do you notice the Burning Man logo in it ? I guess Larry and Sergey were so inspired by the psychedelic festival that they decided to use it as their startup's logo. 3D animation, Pixar, ILM, Virtual Reality ? Damn hippies. That's the most interesting part about psychedelics is that the trip never ends.. Once you take it, it changes you forever - you might be sober, but the psychedelic experience goes on - in what you say, what you do, what you sing... I could go on and on, but again - you can look these things up yourself.
- Retra 11y ago
  Of course you could go on and on. But you'd be saying the same useless "wake up sheeple" non-answer that has been the rallying cry of useless people since forever. Or maybe just stop picking attractive cherries for yourself and start learning about how actually reliable and consistent data works. I don't have a problem with hippies or drugs. I have a problem with the irrational, baseless worship of hippies and drugs.
  - justsaysmthng 11y ago
    Something tells me that no amount of "reliable and consistent data" will convince some people, because they already know what they want to know. Despite the fact that these things are illegal, there are many scientific studies published, books written and a myriad of personal accounts and interpretations given within literature, art, music, film, design, etc. Just ask google. But do you want to really know the "truth" ? It's very easy to discover it yourself. No cherry picking. Just go experience it. That's all there is to it.