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Originally Posted by HECKLER SPRAY

Ok, here we go.
when you're talking about a society, you're not talking about the individual. No ?
I will never tell you what you have to do, think,....
But, look at the world, we need rules to live toghether, maybe 'cause everybody are not as matured/informed/clever as you...

Moreover, I don't judge people, they do what they want.

i'm not talking about judging, i'm talking about a political orientation. it seems to me that you prefer an authoritarian state making decisions for its citizens because they are too feeble-minded to know what's best for them.

while certainly we need some sort of social contract in order to live together without murdering each other, i do not believe that this has to include regulation of a person's private life and affairs. i tend to believe that the less government intervention we get the better off we are.

i'm not here to defend pot, by the way-- i think it's a drug that when consumed in excess invites stupidity- just like alcohol invites stupidity-- just like tobacco invites cancer. what i'm arguing against is your contention that people are not mature enough and need a government nanny to control them.

perhaps the most obvious flaw in your argument is the fact that governments are made of people, so when those people's immaturity and incompetence express themselves through government action the imbecility is magnified in the order of millions, and then who can stop them?

yes, some people are smarter than others and some people are more mature than others, but we cannot sacrifice liberty in the altar of authoritarianism just because some people are stupid, can we? if you believe that, then you might find a happy life in china, north korea, or myanmar.