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Originally Posted by Eb0la11
Correct. It’s relatively insulting for today’s generation to be suggesting so many long standing changes though. Do we really think the history of mankind got all these topics wrong, even though many of them were effective for thousands of years? It’s a slap in the face of all our ancestors. I guess none of that matters though right? Heritage means nothing. Tradition means nothing. Culture means nothing. Past generations were wrong in criminalizing this stuff; Complete BS if you believe those last four statements.
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Wasn't the criminalization of drugs a relatively recent phenomenon?
It seems moves to criminalize drugs only started in the last 500 years. Do you know of any laws against drugs that existed two thousand years ago?
It is well documented that a lot of native tribes encountered by the Western European colonists regularly engaged in ritualized drug use. Many of our ancestors had no taboos against ingesting drugs.
To me it is clear that attempting to crack down and remove drugs and alcohol from society hasn't been effective. Legalization and taxation takes the power and money away from the ruthless and sociopathic, and puts it in the hands of those who might do something better with it.
Modern day Central and Northern South America would likely be in better positions today if the governments of those countries didn't have to constantly battle the scourge of gangs that have as much or more resources than the governments themselves.