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Addiction is not a crime, it's a symptom of a mental health issue or a social problem. Treat it as such to fix it. > many people in this community and similar

by pluma 10y ago

Addiction is not a crime, it's a symptom of a mental health issue or a social problem. Treat it as such to fix it. > many people in this community and similar are tired of people throwing their life away and expecting a safety net. That's a really disgusting approach to treating human life. These people aren't "throwing their life away", they're broken and in need of help. Why is it unreasonable to expect a society to look out for its weak and vulnerable?

jacquesm 10y ago
> Why is it unreasonable to expect a society to look out for its weak and vulnerable? It's perfectly reasonable. But bullets are cheaper than care and that's why bullets rather than care fit so much better in the narrative expounded by populist leaders. Conveniently, bullets also allow you to get rid of people that oppose you and that works better if you have a group that you've labeled 'ripe for extermination'. Then all you have to do is make people in group 'B' look like the people in group 'A'.