[ExI] Deficit spending and never admitting you were wrong

[Stathis Papaioannou]

On Thu, 28 May 2020 at 23:14, William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> My question was if laws against opiate use protect people from opiate
> addiction then why do we still have opiate addicts.  The war on drugs
> doesn't seem to be going very well, I think it's time to call for an
> armistice.
>
> John K Clark
>
> Maybe I misunderstood.  I am in favor of eliminating all laws against pot,
> but opiates are a different story, as are many prescription drugs.  bill w
>

What about alcohol? It is probably at least as addictive and dangerous as
some illicit and prescription drugs. Should it be banned again?

On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 7:09 AM John Clark via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 7:36 PM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>
>> *  >>> Our laws now protect everyone. *
>>>>
>>>>> >>Then why do drug addicts still exist? John K Clark
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> *> That, to me, is an astounding question.*
>>>
>>
>> Those are the best sort.
>>
>> *> Have you ever had an opiate high?*
>>>
>>
>> No.
>>
>>   > *Or any other kind? *
>>>
>>
>> I don't take happy pills, and I've never even had a marijuana high. I
>> have taken a few drinks in my life but I found that all it did was make me
>> stupid (some would say it just made me stupider) so I cut that out.
>>
>> *> If so, you must be able to see that some people,like me and alcohol,
>>> cannot moderate it,*
>>>
>>
>> My question was if laws against opiate use protect people from opiate
>> addiction then why do we still have opiate addicts.  The war on drugs
>> doesn't seem to be going very well, I think it's time to call for an
>> armistice.
>>
>> John K Clark
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