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Well the key word is “Baddies” we need to stop looking at drug addicts as “bad” but merely sick. The actual “baddies” would lose their funding if you cure the

by rusk 4y ago

Well the key word is “Baddies” we need to stop looking at drug addicts as “bad” but merely sick. The actual “baddies” would lose their funding if you cure the junkies. The problem is the system as it is is profitable for other more socially acceptable “baddies” who stand to lose out. e.g sacklers

largepeepee 4y ago
He is pointing out the voters perspective which is valid and rarely reflected on social media since it is innately selfish. At it's core this is a social issue that is swept under the rug for decades since the real solutions requires harsh reform that will likely destroy careers for pursuing it. Drugs are a strong form of control, not just for the peddlers but to appease the masses from their painful reality, something that certain branches might like with AI and stuff reducing the usefulness of labor.
- rusk 4y ago
  And the reason for that is the drug users as criminals narrative has been promoted by a combination of well meaning misinformed people and mere neerdowell grifters. The solution is to promote this alternative narrative, something which is happening now thanks in part to successful activism and better education, but also an increasing wariness on the part of the public on the true motives behind public drug policy. I don’t think it’s a pure coincidence that this is all happening at the tail end of the opioid pandemic!
pmoriarty 4y ago
"we need to stop looking at drug addicts as “bad” but merely sick." The root of the sickness often extends far beyond the individual into society. That's what many people don't want to look at or acknowledge. They insist on casting blame on the victim, and keep creating more victims.
- rusk 4y ago
  To be honest I think you’re being to kind to the they. Yes there are some people who act out of being misinformed, or fear but there are cyclical people that pump this point of view specially for profit. Look at the sea change now in the US that pharma sent to far and people finally realised a lot of the “drugs bad” schtik was merely PR
ZeroGravitas 4y ago
The chapter in Erewhon from 1872 is interesting. In this strange utopia/dystopia the sick are punished like criminals and the criminals are treated with compassion as if they were sick. Particularly relevant for considering how drug addicts are treated. https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/samuel-butler/erewhon/text/chapter-10 https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/samuel-butler/erewhon/text...

by rusk 4y ago

largepeepee 4y ago

He is pointing out the voters perspective which is valid and rarely reflected on social media since it is innately selfish. At it's core this is a social issue that is swept under the rug for decades since the real solutions requires harsh reform that will likely destroy careers for pursuing it. Drugs are a strong form of control, not just for the peddlers but to appease the masses from their painful reality, something that certain branches might like with AI and stuff reducing the usefulness of labor.

rusk 4y ago
And the reason for that is the drug users as criminals narrative has been promoted by a combination of well meaning misinformed people and mere neerdowell grifters. The solution is to promote this alternative narrative, something which is happening now thanks in part to successful activism and better education, but also an increasing wariness on the part of the public on the true motives behind public drug policy. I don’t think it’s a pure coincidence that this is all happening at the tail end of the opioid pandemic!

pmoriarty 4y ago

"we need to stop looking at drug addicts as “bad” but merely sick." The root of the sickness often extends far beyond the individual into society. That's what many people don't want to look at or acknowledge. They insist on casting blame on the victim, and keep creating more victims.

rusk 4y ago
To be honest I think you’re being to kind to the they. Yes there are some people who act out of being misinformed, or fear but there are cyclical people that pump this point of view specially for profit. Look at the sea change now in the US that pharma sent to far and people finally realised a lot of the “drugs bad” schtik was merely PR

ZeroGravitas 4y ago

The chapter in Erewhon from 1872 is interesting. In this strange utopia/dystopia the sick are punished like criminals and the criminals are treated with compassion as if they were sick. Particularly relevant for considering how drug addicts are treated. https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/samuel-butler/erewhon/text/chapter-10 https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/samuel-butler/erewhon/text...