Re:Denver to vote on whether to decriminalize 'magic mushrooms'
by i_am_nomad on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @09:06AM
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I’m not an expert on conservative philosophy, but it seems like the conservative case for sobriety is that happiness and joy should be earned, and drugs are a short-circuit of that.
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Re:Denver to vote on whether to decriminalize 'magic mushrooms'
by 0xcde4c3db on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @09:40AM
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I think that's part of the case part of the time, but it's definitely not the whole thing. Other prongs include purity (drugs are a corrupting influence) and tribalism/classism (drug use marks you as an inferior and unwelcome kind of person).
Re:Denver to vote on whether to decriminalize 'magic mushrooms'
by EpicEng on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @09:13AM
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Who are you to tell others how they should find happiness?
Re:Denver to vote on whether to decriminalize 'magic mushrooms'
by i_am_nomad on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @11:39AM
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To be clear, I'm simply stating what I perceive to be the kernel of the conservative argument against drugs. I'm not personally espousing any particular position on drug use.
Re:Denver to vote on whether to decriminalize 'magic mushrooms'
by EpicEng on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @10:29AM
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Was more of a general 'you'. I think they're more afraid of a counter culture than anything else. People get nasty when you threaten (or are perceived to threaten) their way of life.
Re:Denver to vote on whether to decriminalize 'magic mushrooms'
by _Schizotypy on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @09:40AM
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who is ANYONE to tell others how they should find happiness, or what they can or cannot do with their own bodies in the privacy of their own homes?