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Swedish moralism in a nutshell, really. It's a different topic, but "we" apply the same counterproductive "do-gooder" moralism to drug use as well - the entire
by daneel_w 5y ago
Swedish moralism in a nutshell, really. It's a different topic, but "we" apply the same counterproductive "do-gooder" moralism to drug use as well - the entire field suffers the exact same problems with and by the law, no matter what, no matter who, no matter why.
- LatteLazy 5y agoIt's never made sense to me with drugs either. Dealers are scum but recreational users are just exercising bad judgement. One side of the transaction has 100% of the culpability for a transaction that's voluntary on all sides. Chris Rock (I think) even has a bit on it "no one ever sold you drugs, you went and bought them".
- biztos 5y agoWhat about dealers that only supply these recreational users? Is there something about this “bad” judgement that puts it in a different class than drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes, or supersizing your daily McMeal?
- cylde_frog 5y ago"Dealers are scum" makes no sense. Is the college guy selling weed and mushrooms to his friends "scum"? Maybe the guy that gives out free samples of meth or heroin to get people addicted is bad but that sort of generalising is why drugs are illegal in the first place.