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Bulletproof said:
I don't really get #4. That perfectly describes prescriptions drugs, which is what exists now.
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I was thinking more along the lines of a system like marijuana where the drug use and possession for recreational purposes is legal, but dispensaries and producers are regulated in terms of quality, taxes, supplies, labor laws, etc.
 
Engorged On Unborn Gore said:
They need to stop blaming drugs for problems. Drugs just do what they do. Our energy and funds should be focused on helping people properly address their trauma, both physical and mental.

Stop incarcerating people for drug offenses. Stop adding more trauma to already traumatized people. If people self-medicate with the wrong drug, or the wrong dose, ****ing help them.

So many Christians are in love with Les Miserables. They will watch the films, go to several live productions, talk about performers, read the book, Etc. They adore the idea of Jean Valjean. But they refuse to sacrifice their candlesticks and/or not prosecute. They want the "mighty change" to happen without showing any forgiveness for the crimes that addicted people commit.
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Where did the Christian angle come from out of the blue. Christians do not have a corner on the market of judging and vilifying people.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Where did the Christian angle come from out of the blue. Christians do not have a corner on the market of judging and vilifying people.
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"Out of the blue"? Are you joking? Out of 327 million Americans, 240 million identify as Christians. Their money is the biggest, their vote counts the most, their voice speaks the loudest in the United States. There are more Christians in here than in any other country. They not only "have the corner" on judging and vilifying people in the US, but also prosecuting and incarcerating people. AND profiting off incarceration.

Just think about our prisons and our approach to drug use next time a Les Miserables production comes around that corner (one is always on the way). The truth is that the Christians in this nation largely DGAF about homeless people, addiction, or mental illness.

Just look at Salt Lake City: Spencer Cox just slashed the budget for homeless services by more than 50% following a surplus budget year. The new homeless shelters they are building have a total 800 person capacity, and they are replacing a shelter downtown that averages 1300+ people a night all winter long. So, the message to these unfortunate souls is "go **** yourselves". All of this amid the worst housing costs city wide since 2007, and a dearth of affordable housing. So more people are entering homelessness every day because of the market, and their response to this worsening situation is to cut the funding to homeless services.

All of this in "Zion". Where everyone reads about what Jacob and King Benjamin said about the poor over, and over, and over in the Book of Mormon.

https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/editorial/2019/05/18/tribune-editorial-there/
 
Engorged On Unborn Gore said:
"Out of the blue"? Are you joking? Out of 327 million Americans, 240 million identify as Christians. Their money is the biggest, their vote counts the most, their voice speaks the loudest in the United States. There are more Christians in here than in any other country. They not only "have the corner" on judging and vilifying people in the US, but also prosecuting and incarcerating people. AND profiting off incarceration.

Just think about our prisons and our approach to drug use next time a Les Miserables production comes around that corner (one is always on the way). The truth is that the Christians in this nation largely DGAF about homeless people, addiction, or mental illness.

Just look at Salt Lake City: Spencer Cox just slashed the budget for homeless services by more than 50% following a surplus budget year. The new homeless shelters they are building have a total 800 person capacity, and they are replacing a shelter downtown that averages 1300+ people a night all winter long. So, the message to these unfortunate souls is "go **** yourselves". All of this amid the worst housing costs city wide since 2007, and a dearth of affordable housing. So more people are entering homelessness every day because of the market, and their response to this worsening situation is to cut the funding to homeless services.

All of this in "Zion". Where everyone reads about what Jacob and King Benjamin said about the poor over, and over, and over in the Book of Mormon.

https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/editorial/2019/05/18/tribune-editorial-there/
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Um, ok. Christians are the cause of all of society's ills huh? Dgaf about anything huh? So is the solution to get rid of all the Christians? Maybe the civilised people can round them up into camps of some kind, teach them to respect society the way every non-christian does. Maybe even like a re-education camp. That'll fix it.

I'll just call full ********. You can rail against it all you want, I'll still call ********. The least effective way to go about solving anything in any society is by laying all the blame at the feet of a single group. Ever heard of segregation and Jim Crow? Divisiveness is never the answer. You need to move into the 21st century.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Um, ok. Christians are the cause of all of society's ills huh?
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Usually, Engorged On Unborn Gore has a more subtle point to make.

I'll certainly acknowledge that getting rid of all religious belief wouldn't change society much at all.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Um, ok. Christians are the cause of all of society's ills huh? Dgaf about anything huh? So is the solution to get rid of all the Christians?
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If you can't read for comprehension, just look at it this way:

Now you have every excuse you need to continue to ignore the people who need you to follow Jesus.
 
One Brow said:
I'll certainly acknowledge that getting rid of all religious belief wouldn't change society much at all.
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I don't think we should get rid of Christians or their sects _at all_. I just want them to do the minimum of what their texts and Jesus asks of them.

By and large, they prefer Mammon.
 
Engorged On Unborn Gore said:
If you can't read for comprehension, just look at it this way:

Now you have every excuse you need to continue to ignore the people who need you to follow Jesus.
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If you can't write to be understood look at it this way. Now you are in the same category as Dutch and hack.
 
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