quoted 8 lines on 5/8/01 9:07 PM, Brian M. Cass at kingmob@nmt.edu wrote:> on 5/8/01 9:07 PM, Brian M. Cass at kingmob@nmt.edu wrote:
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> > Does anyone on this list support the drug war?
> i do only because i experimented with drugs with a couple of friends and now
> that I have cleaned up, I am watching my friends slowly committing suicide
> as they go from one drug to the next getting worse with each new
> progression, or should i say degression. It's only out of the concern for
> the well being of my friends. It's all fun an games till some gets hurt.
and had you been "caught" during this phase of experimentation, do you, al
gore, believe you too should have gone to jail? and because of your
experimentation, do you believe that you should be denied certain
liberties in life?
..because let me tell you, PLENTY of people in jail right now (black or
white) are there because of "a phase of experimentation."
hell, most of the music we listen to, if the "war on drugs" were a
complete success (at least in terms of how it is enforced, not in terms
of lowering drug use) would be from inside a cage.
i think i agree completely, 100%, with josh's concern on this issue.
however, i do not consider RDJ a "sell out" because of it. a "sell out"
to me implies someone who gives up their beliefs (not someone else's or a
fan's) in order to make money and push forward success. for all you know,
RDJ either supports, doesnt give a fuck about, or has some sort of deep
connection with the war on drugs. who knows? so, had josh not said "sell
out" and attacked everyones image of nightly masturbation, i think this
thread might have been a lot nicer.
why does it concern me? well, IF certain people had it their way, *I*
would be in jail for life. certain people i know, respect, and who do
amazing things for the community would be in jail for *life*. al gore
would be in jail. peter here would be in jail. the war on drugs is a
joke, but really kids, its not. its a fucked up thing that has landed
many people in a situation that is FAR MORE DEVESTATING than a hit off a
pipe could ever be.
and damn it, ae would be in jail, and that would just end my nightly
masturbation sessions right there. no, wait, that is kinda sexy. YAY WAR
ON DRUGS!!
...anyway, so now, for me, rdj is in that same "borderline" camp of
artists that includes folks like muslimgauze and DIJ... that is, i enjoy
some of the music, but am a bit unsure/unclear/uncomfortable about where
it is coming from, intent wise. and i think this might be where josh is
coming from..
just MY thoughts and my opinions on the issue. of course you may
disagree. and that is a wonderful thing.
chris
drug addict/criminal
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