Re: Missive

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 01:38:08 -0800, bill.sloman wrote:

>
> nikool19a@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> <snipped today's conspiracy theory>
>
> I wonder why nut cases like this fail to include the tobacco industry
> and the alcohol business as part of the international trade in
> addictive drugs?

Because those "addictive" drugs are legal, and there isn't a multi-
billion dollar industry making war on them.

Notwithstanding, the addiction isn't in the substance - it's in the
addict. I know this first-hand - I'm "addicted" to everything I've
ever done that I liked: I want to do it again. QED. :-)

> If they did they might recall the outcome of The Great Experiment - as
> Prohibition was sometimes called
>
> http://www.happymountain.net/prohibition.html
>
> and recognise the similar effects created by banning alcohol then and
> other recreational drugs now.

Oh! I see! It was one o' them ree-torrycal questions! ;-P

But, there's too much money to be made by keeping the sheeple in fear
of the boogeyman.

Most people don't want Freedom, they want Mommy.

Thanks,
Rich

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