Re: Off Topic: The Insane War on Drugs

[wurliguy@juno.com]

On Tue, 23 Feb 1999 06:51:39 -0500 Margaret Tarbet <tarbet@swaa.com>
writes:

>>Right.  Absolutely.  And murderers are nothing more than hunters,
>>thinning the herds of humanity - sometimes out the goodness of their
>>hearts, and other times for hire.  this, of course, is capitalism at 
>its
>>zenith!
>
>What would you say drug dealers are, then, Nick?   I can't see that
>they're in it for any reason except money, can you?  Sounds like
>Capitalism to me.

Are you REALLY that naive?  Are you unaware of the power of control in
the distribution of drugs?  The turf wars?  The cohesiveness drugs give
to gangs?

>
>Murderers-for-hire are Capitalists too, i think.  That their
>'product' is something they have no right to sell is immaterial to
>their motive.   'Ordinary' murderers are typically not in it for the
>money, at least not in a business sense, so they wouldn't qualify.

But - it should still be legal, right?  After all, it's only a "choice".

...Nick
WurliGuy@juno.com

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