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Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by blowski on Saturday July 08, 2023 @08:03AM (#36643582)
I was with you until “simply”. Nothing about this problem is simple.
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Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by Retric on Saturday July 08, 2023 @08:15AM (#36643647)
Being an optimization problem doesn’t mean it’s simple, just that there are tradeoffs.

If anything the complexity is why it’s an optimization problem.

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Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by dudeinjapan on Saturday July 08, 2023 @08:34AM (#36643772)
It’s simply complex.
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Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by bbotond on Saturday July 08, 2023 @08:22AM (#36643687)
What does commenting 3 asterisks mean? I’ve been noticing this more and more recently
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Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by dudeinjapan on Saturday July 08, 2023 @08:35AM (#36643781)
It’s an alt-right dog whistle.
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Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by bitsinthesky on Saturday July 08, 2023 @10:24AM (#36644733)
What does it refer to? Couldn't find anything on Google.
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Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by dudeinjapan on Saturday July 08, 2023 @11:21AM (#36645255)
Hah like I'm gonna fall for that... only an alt-righter would pretend like they don't know.
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Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by blowski on Saturday July 08, 2023 @02:35PM (#36647366)
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Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by mike4ty4 on Saturday July 08, 2023 @03:36PM (#36647951)
What if we make it not simple, but "simply" exclude just one solution - lifetime punishment (prison + 40,000 collateral consequences, life imprisonment, or a death penalty) - directed against the persons with the problem, from the mix, and leave everything else as wide open as ever for consideration?
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