tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post2190486223566373516..comments2024-03-08T07:09:46.527-07:00Comments on Pro Libertate: Robin Prosser: Victim of Paternalistic TotalitarianismWilliam N. Grigghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14368220509514750246noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-4527582572374058472007-12-17T11:21:00.000-07:002007-12-17T11:21:00.000-07:00Some people just dont have the time to wait... An...Some people just dont have the time to wait... And, by the way, I met this woman. She "can't" use standard meds because of how her body reacts to them. The desease she had deteriorates her organs, makeing almost anything she puts in her body damage it more, and makeing her more sick. Inhaleing smoke brings the medicine to the lungs, dispursing it quickly, and most of the rest of it gets blown back out. I do agree that weed should be completely leaglized, but one battle at a time.<BR/><BR/>For Robin it is too late... <BR/><BR/>We can still help others...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-79637640024081204552007-11-01T23:41:00.000-06:002007-11-01T23:41:00.000-06:00It's certainly tragic that this woman took her own...It's certainly tragic that this woman took her own life, but I'm always amazed at how willing and energetic some folk are to commence fighting to legalize certain drugs for whatever pet reason they claim.<BR/><BR/>After all, I've also heard that cigarettes have beneficial effects and help prevent Alzeimers, but nobody is fighting on the tobacco front. Grigg mentions that they are legal, but in many areas these days, the "legal" aspect only covers buyin' 'em, not smokin' 'em. Yes, we don't mind ya BUYING them (and PAYING our exorbitant excise taxes, naturally), but you'll be heavily restricted on when/where, or even IF, you can consume them.<BR/><BR/>And I'm skeptical of one who claims to be allergic to ALL of the painkillers on the market. Hell, there's a plethora of LEGAL narcotics on the market for heaven's sake as drugs of every sort and type are being advertised on the damned booby constantly. But no, I can ONLY tolerate cannabis!<BR/><BR/>I'm just not that empathetic with members of the drug corner of the culture when so much else, much more important and critical than whether Leviathan has it's heavy hands involved in the drug racket, is being stomped out of the public arena.<BR/><BR/>The point that Leviathan is involved in ANY venture not specifically enumerated in the Constitution should be self-evident to even the walnut brained, so anyone who expects me to scream, cry, or whine aloud about Leviathan's unsconstitutional involvement in the arena of d-r-u-g-s is wasting their breath. After all, many of us here....s-i-g-h....already have long known about Leviathan's far-reaching tentacles. No new revelation there.<BR/><BR/>In addition, many if not most of these same folk are largely unconcerned and apathetic about the other aspects of the culture war waging around us. So, likewise am I apathetic about this segment, sorry.<BR/><BR/>Now, this woman <I>may</I> have been an exception to the above, but most of those endorsing so-called "medical marijuana," or any drug legalization agenda for that matter, seem to ONLY come out of the woodwork, pursue notoriety, and pout and squeal over their inability to <I>legally</I> exercise their own narcissistic traits, whatever they may be.<BR/><BR/>Besides, as anonymous (10:26 PM) said above, "Weed is everywhere. Screw the Gestapo, millions smoke it every day and don't even think of capture. I've seen people smoking a joint stopped at a light. No worries."<BR/><BR/>I guess I just don't share Will's enthusiasm for the incessant squawking about the "War on Drugs" over all the other more culturally impacting "Wars" in progress (War on Christianity, War on the Nuclear Family, War on Independent Thinkers, War on Decency, and a myriad of other "War on [insert any trait or character exhibited or practiced that's worth a damn]."<BR/><BR/>If the "War on Drugs," actually one could call it the "Battle over Drugs" ended outright tomorrow, the WAR would still be in full course and very much in progress. Winning one merely <I>insignificant</I> (arguably even detrimental in the grand scheme, or characterized as a Pyhrric victory at best) battle does not in the slightest put an end to a large-scale culture WAR with elements thereof using the hand of Leviathan as an ally in their respective attempt to crush the opposition. The Netherlands has no "War on Drugs" and it's NOT a place I would want to live my entire life. I've been there and it's certainly a great hedonistic party utopia - all you can consume drugs, sex, drinking, etc. - but that's about it. Most other types of behavior, traits, and freeeeeeeeedoms - the critical and meaningful kind, that is - have tight reigns governing those, or even bans applied.<BR/><BR/>But we're harmonizing with the European Union overall, with the exception of drugs and instigating wars everywhere, perhaps, at the moment, but I think we'll even be "harmonized" soon enough on those fronts.<BR/><BR/>Don't be so inpatient, folks! Give it time!dixiedoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845646940134894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-79721580062037257842007-11-01T18:02:00.000-06:002007-11-01T18:02:00.000-06:00You know what also bugs me about Romney in that vi...You know what also bugs me about Romney in that video? He points out that "there is synthetic marijuana you can take." <BR/><BR/>So, taking something natural should be illegal, but taking a synthetic drug which mimics the effects of natural substance should be legal? The main reason they make synthetic drugs is because they can't patent natural substances and make more money on them.Al Newberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12702350396853727859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-37143189463989140272007-11-01T17:55:00.000-06:002007-11-01T17:55:00.000-06:00If the drug tests are to end, we need more stories...If the drug tests are to end, we need more stories like this to hit the news:<BR/><BR/>Link: <BR/><BR/>http://sports.aol.com/tennis/story/_a/hingis-quits-over-positive-cocaine-test/20071101135609990001<BR/><BR/><I>"Martina Hingis said Thursday she has been accused of testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon, and then announced her retirement from professional tennis....<BR/><BR/>...Hingis, a five-time Grand Slam champion and former Wimbledon winner, denied using cocaine.<BR/><BR/>"I find this accusation so horrendous, so monstrous that I've decided to confront it head on by talking to the press," she said. "I am frustrated and angry. I believe that I am absolutely 100 percent innocent."</I><BR/><BR/>The nannystate /, what would the children think if... / rehab industrial complex is freakin' out of control and it must be stopped. <BR/><BR/>If only people would stop selling out for that job and draw the line by not cooperating with the war on some drugs. Sure, you may not get that sweet $100,000 / year gig, but at least you will have a little dignity and help put a stop to the 21st Century Inquisition.<BR/><BR/>People signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that their very signatures associated with that document placed their very lives in jeopardy. Are we so weak as to roll over and pee on demand, for a job which could be outsourced or downsized? <BR/><BR/>We are all drops of water behind a dam which is built on a faulty foundation. <BR/><BR/>\Nobody expects the Inquisition. <BR/><BR/>\Couldn't help it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-34092152068465582672007-10-31T16:20:00.000-06:002007-10-31T16:20:00.000-06:00Taylor:I couldn't have said it better. Great comme...Taylor:<BR/>I couldn't have said it better. Great comments.<BR/><BR/>Doug: It's great to see your name in the comments here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01163309300494260705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-4215759603514081982007-10-31T09:25:00.000-06:002007-10-31T09:25:00.000-06:00That photo of Arnold looks more like a roided up v...That photo of Arnold looks more like a roided up version of Prince.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-78961439828618831872007-10-31T09:12:00.000-06:002007-10-31T09:12:00.000-06:00The Romney video was appalling, and revealing, ind...The Romney video was appalling, and revealing, indicative of the State's general attitude toward needless suffering.<BR/><BR/>But what I found most unfortunate about the video was the sick man's insistence that HE didn't support legalization "for everyone." This is such a typical mindset in America these days... special privileges for me and my kind, but not anyone else.<BR/><BR/>It's like saying, "Abortion is murder, except following a rape, then it's acceptable."<BR/><BR/>Or, "I support the prosecution of thieves, unless they happen to be working for the government, then that's fine."<BR/><BR/>Speaking of abortion, so many women get so indignant about "taking away their right to choose," you'd think that if all these women really cared about was their right to make decisions about their own body, you'd have a bunch of militant female legalizationists/libertarians running all over the country all day long. Pity, you don't see that.<BR/><BR/>There is no logical way to defend a "marijuana privilege" for some sufferers and not others because there is no objective way to determine or define who is "suffering" and who is not. If you honestly believe you have a right to use marijuana, I don't see why you wouldn't support the "extension" of that right (ie the non-denial by the State) to everyone else as well.<BR/><BR/>Everyone's right to do anything is inextricably tied into everyone else's right to do anything... if you don't want other people to be allowed to do what you want to do, you shouldn't be very surprised that they aren't too supportive of letting you do that which you want to do either!<BR/><BR/>It's an odd form of elitism, but one I see demonstrated more and more every day. I remember a recent appearance by Charles Payne on a Fox Business News channel show (I was watching a clip for the appearance of Peter Schiff on the show, I swear I don't watch Fox anything just for the fun of it!!) in which everyone on the show was talking about a recent Dept. of Labor regulation that stipulated some kind of forced savings attempt being foisted on employees with 401(k)s. This arrogant SOB Charles Payne said he wasn't a big government, "big Democrat government" (big Republican government, that's a-okay!) type of guy, but he thought this was a critical issue and Americans needed some "nudging" as he put it.<BR/><BR/>I can just imagine asking Charles, "say, what about you Charles? Should the government be 'nudging' you to save more?" to which I am sure his response would be:<BR/><BR/>"Me? Oh, no, I can take care of myself, thanks very much. It's <I>them</I> I'm worried about."Taylor Conanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270678440957992085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-69738158874272772882007-10-31T09:08:00.000-06:002007-10-31T09:08:00.000-06:00If it were a matter of life or death, I think I'd ...<I>If it were a matter of life or death, I think I'd have to take those DEA agents out. At that point it's self defense.</I><BR/><BR/>That's exactly what things will be coming to in the near future, if they aren't there already. Be it DEA, FBI, or any other "law enforcement" agency exceeding the bounds of its authority and embarking on "no-knock" raids, etc., an increasing number of us who adhere to the sanctity and efficacy of the 2nd Amendment as a means of defending our God-given rights are going to be armed and ready to respond to any such assaults on persons or property. We may not survive, but neither will agents of Leviathan come away unscathed either. Only when a growing number of citizens stand up for themselves and their property in the manner sanctioned by the founding documents will we begin to see a decrease in Leviathan's violent, lawless arrogance.liberranterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00555275410576294081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-42541457533258153532007-10-31T03:27:00.000-06:002007-10-31T03:27:00.000-06:00That was Mitt Romney? No way. Can't be. Just look ...That was Mitt Romney? No way. Can't be. Just look a little closer. The You Tube image clearly identifies the lecturer as Rudolf Hess, circa 1938.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-91467409149357681172007-10-30T23:26:00.000-06:002007-10-30T23:26:00.000-06:00How do these people get caught? Weed is everywhere...How do these people get caught? Weed is everywhere. Screw the Gestapo, millions smoke it every day and don't even think of capture. I've seen people smoking a joint stopped at a light. No worries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-90232549838438312332007-10-30T23:23:00.000-06:002007-10-30T23:23:00.000-06:00The appropriate response of the states would be to...The appropriate response of the states would be to utilize the national guard to oust the Feds. No governor would have the testicles to do such a thing, unfortunately. Still, it's strange these people are getting caught. I mean, weed is everywhere, and millions of people smoke it their whole lives without fear of capture. If it were a matter of life or death, I think I'd have to take those DEA agents out. At that point it's self defense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32869165.post-28123435584646375892007-10-30T21:57:00.000-06:002007-10-30T21:57:00.000-06:00Mitt Romney, murderer by way of apathy.Mitt Romney, murderer by way of apathy.Al Newberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12702350396853727859noreply@blogger.com