California ballot measure to decriminalize adult use of hallucinogenic mushrooms

Re:California ballot measure to decriminalize adult use of h... by mirimir on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @10:25PM (#15129290)

> I don't think the masses are good at making decisions.

What you mean, I think, is that the masses aren't good at taking the decisions that you would take. That way lies authoritarianism.

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Re:California ballot measure to decriminalize adult use of h... by johnwheeler on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @10:43PM (#15129353)

There are elements of authoritarianism that aren't categorically bad. The example that comes to mind is Lee Kuan Yew who took the city-state of Singapore from a swamp to having one of the highest GDPs per capita through benevolent dictatorship.

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Re:California ballot measure to decriminalize adult use of h... by mirimir on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @12:03AM (#15129653)

Authoritarian states can be successful, for sure. But they're still immoral. Rome did really well with slaves, for centuries. Does that mean that slavery is good?

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