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"the idea that Mexico would become a peaceful _utopia_ overnight if only you could buy crystal meth" - Mike_hearn Mike didn't just shift the goal post, he pack
by smokeyj 12y ago
"the idea that Mexico would become a peaceful _utopia_ overnight if only you could buy crystal meth" - Mike_hearn
Mike didn't just shift the goal post, he packed it up, shipped it via fedex, and had it smelted.
- tptacek 12y agoYou're right. I'm wrong. I retract that part of my comment and apologize.
- smokeyj 12y agoAll good. Regardless I'm interested in reading your position on sexual prohibition. I'll take a closer look later.
- mike_hearn 12y agoUm, I used a phrasing that was intended to be slightly more interesting and less dry than "the idea that Mexico would not have violent cartels overnight if ...." - but it should have been obvious what I meant. You're indeed the one who shifted the goal posts there. You suggested that prohibition is the reason reporters get their heads chopped off in Mexico. I pointed out that it's not the case; cartels do more than just drugs trafficking. You then requested I provide a principled argument for prohibition, as if that's a response to me pointing out a flaw in your own argument.