Posts by Steve Barnes
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I didn't BDO this year for the exact reason that it is totally capitalistic. The event is just another big marketing ploy with music as the draw card, it is about as counter cultural as the Home Show, geez, Timaru's A&P Show would be more counter cultural and with a greater choice of beer. [citation needed]
In fact here's a freebie for the Ashburton Agricultural & Pastoral Association, a slogan.
"Forget the Big Day Out.
Timaru A&P Show,
See the cattle, don't be the cattle."
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Come to think of it: isn't it illegal for schools to allow random checks on students?
In the political climate surrounding drug use it would appear that "Morality" overrides "Legality" when it comes to "Stamping out this menace"
By all means take methamphetamine use into account for sentencing someone for committing harm to others but punishing someone for harming themselves is bizarre.
The way we treat drug abuse is way out of whack here. A drug supplier is treated as a criminal because drug abuse can lead to harm to others. Alcohol abuse can lead to harm to others yet we give the man responsible for a large amount of that supply a knighthood. -
Geez. I have a problem with this Guy's attitude.
Mike Sabin strongly supports drug education in school and believes the Government has missed the wider issue. He argues that demand for drugs will continue as long as we have a policy of harm minimisation (accepting that drug use occurs and dealing with the consequences) rather than harm prevention (not tolerating drug abuse and aiming to reduce it to zero).
Yeah, sure, P is bad, all those that don't use it would, I think, agree with that.
However. This attitude does more harm than good. Zero drug abuse is never going to happen and going into businesses and "outing" drug users (Who will most likely lose their jobs and become a "Burden on Society" ) for profit is just another aspect of the problem, not a solution.
Any realistic Drug Policy must come from the Harm Reduction point otherwise it is just another piece of social engineering that the "Same Suspects" lambasted the last government for doing. -
Not the potting shed then?
;-)
Gnite K -
Interesting post Chris.
However. The power structure of the US is hardly socialistic either. Haliburton and Dick Cheney anyone?
And now, before I got to bed, I would like to leave you with this soon to be well known phrase.
The beauty of socialism is not seen by those that seek its value.
Good night.
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And the potting shed escaped.
Hey Sis, the potting shed is now a market garden.
Kosmik, init? -
The thing I don't get is what Google want to see happen.
Perhaps, just perhaps mind you. There is one company that lives up to its motto "Don't Be Evil"
I really really want that to be true.
(* Take note of the "spice" reference, may be used in later post ;-) ...) -
Yet you still want to side with the Chinese?
I suppose if it came to taking sides then I would, that is my prerogative. We live in a part of the world that is geographicaly tied to Asia, China is our neighbour rather than the United States. I have American Family and Chinese friends I have no enemies and...
Why am I bothering defending myself against... WTF? -
And then there was...
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None of which the US has generally done to their own citizens or their allies.
[citation bloody needed]
I don't want to accuse you of being a troll but that statement is covered in great dollops of wrong.
The Homeland Security act has the US tapping Citizens phones as we speak let alone <GASP> looking at their eMails. Many American Muslims find themselves on the wrong side of the American dream, or don't they count?So if we're looking to be dictated to by a superpower I'll take the one that at least mostly looks after it's own citizens, thanks.
Love the way they are going about health care reform. You can judge a society by the way it treats its vulnerable citizens.