[Mind's Eye] Re: ...a failure to communicate...

I'd probably go a bit further -life is made so disappointing Jo.

On Oct 13, 5:00 pm, Jo <jojocasame...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here's another point of view that got my attention a few months ago...http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/30/dr_gabor_mat_on_the_stress
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> On Oct 13, 6:47 am, Molly <mollyb...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > It is hard to see the other 90% if you are enmeshed in an alcoholic
> > environment.  Just noticed the google spell checker isn't working so
> > forgive the errors.  What brought us to the point of prohibition is
> > that the 10% addicted to alcohol and drugs create 90% of the court
> > cases.  In the US that is an incredible amount and the fact was true
> > then and is true now.  That is to say, 90% of all court cases can be
> > directly related to substance abuse.  But I am not advocating the
> > legislation of morality by any means.  I think it is like legislating
> > common sense.  Can't be done. The addiction is a problem but also a
> > symptom.  We all wrestle our demons and daemons in our own way.
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> > On Oct 12, 9:52 pm, "rigs...@yahoo.com" <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > > Or pain- actual- plus the control of drugs.
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> > > Alcohol has caused so many problems, looking backwards, and still does
> > > for some. And parents in my generation sought to over-socialize us
> > > with liquor- our parties were mini-versions of theirs- even the nuns
> > > provided our tea dances and balls with a wet bar- so many married the
> > > wrong person! But this program-PBS-stated that alcoholism only
> > > affected 10% of the population. Guess I didn't get "around" to the
> > > other 90%.
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> > > On Oct 11, 5:35 pm, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > I'd like to see decriminalisation and public availability of most of
> > > > the weaker drugs.  I suspect the moral is channeled into looking down
> > > > on vice instead of the actually more obvious evils like poverty.
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> > > > On Oct 10, 7:16 pm, "rigs...@yahoo.com" <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > > > > I learned some more about my parent's generation while watching
> > > > > "Prohibition"- a film by Ken Burns on PBS. A few more pieces to add to
> > > > > the jigsaw. I can see why they tightened the reins, so to speak. Maybe
> > > > > this is a factor between generations- sort of a see-saw- regarding
> > > > > behavior, expectations, mores- but I think it also exisits between
> > > > > classes and other distinctions within society.
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> > > > > What do you think?
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> > > > > Also- what about legalizing marijuana and other soft recreational
> > > > > drugs and taxing them? Might be at least one boost to the ecomony/
> > > > > revenue. If someone wants to over-do anything, they will, so are we
> > > > > repeating the mistakes of Prohibition?
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> > > > > Why do you think people have emotional "blind spots"? Trauma or
> > > > > ignorance...or both?- Hide quoted text -
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