"why am I listening to this person." because you are an open minded person and have not shut your mind's door to what could be new information. Yes?
To use or not to use has become a moral issue not unlike politics or religion or Global Warming. Open minds are not allowed to engage in the debate. The if you are not with us you are automatically against us mentality thrives it seems in the moral tugs of war. Pushing moral values on others just never goes over well. To ignore objective information that does not support your position is just as bad as manipulating information to support your position. This debate about victimless crimes has raged for decades and decades and I'm sure that as long as there are people who feel compelled to control others for self-righteous reasons it will continue.
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Very true.
The desire to alter ones mind seems to be a part of human nature but we have attached unnecessary meaning to certain drugs. If one drinks coffee he or she is a productive citizen, if that person drinks on the weekend they are blowing off some steam, and if they ingest some LSD they are a criminal. In my way of thinking, however, personal freedom should supersede social norms. That being said, you are right. Authoritarianism is a part of human nature too and there will always be someone there to say that their way is the only way. The question is, do we stand in opposition to the authoritarians or let them trample us underfoot?
Thanks for reading, by the way.
Thank you for the reply!
Authoritarianism is typically reference for a defective government. My preferred term to bring it to a more personal condition is "Control Freak". However, a cluster of control freaks can be a government IMO.
That is a good way to put it. Yeah it may not be the best term here but it is a strong one and it sounds nice. Control freak is more accurate though.