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Topic: DRUG LEGALIZATION GROUPS. DO THEY CARE ABOUT PEOPLE, OR DO THEY JUST WANT TO GET HIGH
Topic Posted by: RAMSEYDate Posted: Thu Apr 9 0:07:37 1998
Topic Description: FUNDAMENTALLY, DRUG LEGALIZATION GROUPS HAVE ONE MOTIVE IN MIND. THE LEGAL HIGH. NOT SUFFERING CANCER PATIENTS. NOT RACISM. NOT PEOPLE IN PRISON. TO BE SURE, SOME ARE HONEST BELIEVERS, THAT DON'T DO DRUGS, BUT THEY GENERALY HAVE BEEN DUPED AND DEFRAUDED BY GROUPS LIKE DRCNET
Posted by: Scott P.
Date posted: Fri Apr 24 14:54:13 1998
Subject: Motives and actions
Message:
Pinning down the actual motives of these groups is a bit
difficult but at this point it is safe to say the following. The core constituancy for legalization is drug users. Those who claim not to be users seem to be engaged in some sort of bitter crusade to right a percievd wrong. They refuse to answer questions about what motivates the, leaving their true motives a giant question mark. They atre repetitive and well rehearsed. They tend to reference the same old material repeatedly. They have no su
Posted by: Scott P.
Date posted: Mon Apr 20 19:12:17 1998
Subject: At the risk of being facitious
Message:
I would say with out any evidence but on a hunch that all
drug users are for legalizing drugs, and there in is the movements core constituancy.
Posted by: Meg
Date posted: Thu Apr 9 19:25:37 1998
Subject: in reply
Message:
I certainly don't mind if you express your own thoughts about something, but please don't speak for *me*; please don't presume to know my motives. That's no way to have an open discussion. Why can't you accept various motives that people present? Listening doesn't mean agreeing, but it does mean having a clearer, more humane understanding of the various thoughts and positions out there. And why all caps? Why are you screaming in print? Would you scream at me if we were face to face? And why *so many* entries? Can't you be satisfied with stating your position, and letting that stand for itself? I thought I was going to find a varied discussion on one of the topics above that had such a huge number of entries, which of course was not the case. Now I'm concerned that others will not approach the issue with whatever is on their mind because newcomers will be inundated and desensitized by what occurred there. That too is no way to have a humane, thoughtful, creative, encouraging discussion that many will want to enter into--who will want to enter not concerned about being shouted down or spoken for, but eager to listen and be listened to... --Meg