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[–]turtlebam 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

A lot of things can be improved if there is an actual intention, but I doubt governments want the true well being of their populations, besides, now we are moving into a completely new paradigm. I really can't wrap my head on how things will be in 10 years or what they have in store for us.

If you ask me, the reason drugs were banned was to jack up the prices and in the US to build the prison system institutes which is also highly profitable. CIA is of course highly involved in drug dealing. Governments all over the world just catch whoever isn't working for the big guys or who has been fatten up enough.

As you hinted, people do not become addicted due to a substance, but because it's an escape. Things are so messed up that everyone is an addict of some sort or to some degree.

You are correct, the more mature generations do not have it as bad as the young ones. Their brains have been developed before high internet speed pornography. I mean back in the days of VCR, if someone watched one or 2 new movies a week he was rolling! Now!! People have 20 tabs open at the same time and clicking for more. This makes a world of difference.

Kids these days, start on the most extreme types of porn when they are 12!! Their brains are a mess!

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Drug war was for:

  1. More police and militarizing it
  2. More prisons and slave labour
  3. Disenfranchise voters
  4. Excuse for international interventions (war)
  5. Covert funding
  6. Target poor communities
  7. Divide families and communities
  8. Harm minds and perceptions
  9. Maintain a monopoly on status quo reality
  10. More Machiavellian reasons...

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Don't forget about the toxic environment and soy milk turning the frogs and kids gay. Plus the confusing media messages about what is or is not appropriate behaviour. Macho men used to be admired. Maybe some were obnoxious and took it too far, but there's a balance. Besides selling tobacco, the Marlborough Man dint do nuffin, and most men would've wanted to be like him.