Possible changes on Sept. 7th. . .

jamiesname said:

It's funny you mention that. I was doing my homework for my Sociology course and just came across this paragraph in my book. The timing couldn't get any better.

"Karl Marx coined the term false consciousness to refer to the process by which people of lower classes internalize the views and values of the dominant class. Essentially, the dominant class can control the subordinate classes when messages that support the position of the upper class permeate the mindset of the lower classes. So long as the lower classes believe what the upper classes say is true, they will never challenge the status quo, and they will do precisely what the dominant class wants them to. This explains why Southern slaves didn't challenge their White slave owners, or why women felt their place was in the home, believing they were better suited to take care of children and the home than men are. When elites control the news and media industry, they are able to shape the public's opinion about itself and the nature of social problems."


To cover my ass in case of any copyright issues, the info above came from:

Vissing, Y. (2011). An introduction to sociology. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc


Reminds me of the big pharmacutical industry, along with other major corporations, and government.

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m420p said:

If anyone thinks marijuana will be legalized and decriminalized they are sadly mistaken. Not anywhere in the world is Marijuana 100% legal and there is no way in our day and age that the U.S. is going to lead the way on that front. And honestly IMHO it shouldn't be legal for anything other than Medical use.

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probo24 said:

The legalization of marijuana is a totally different debate than the debate of the benefits medical marijuana has for many people.
The reasons given over the last seventy five plus years for it's prohibition as a recreational drug are still as suspect as they were
when it was told, one of the reasons to keep marijuana illegal is when black men smoke marijuana, it turns them into crazed
white women raping maniacs, and who in middle America in the fortys and fiftys wouldn't believe that?
Furthermore, the hypocrisy that exists between legal recreational drugs the government profits from, be they safe or unsafe, and the ones government profits from by demonizing and prohibiting is rather mind blowing.
While the scientific debate on marijuana continues, the scientifically proven cancer causing recreational drug continues to be legal,
and the government continues to profit off of that dangerous drug. Governments attempt to keep you safe from the dangers of tobacco amount to mandating big tobacco warn its customers of the potential risk of death when their product is properly used.
Once the NORML political action committee has the funds of big tobacco, alcohol, or big pharmaceuticals, things may change in terms of marijuanas legalization.
Until then, the hypocrisy continues.

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probo24 said:

Once the NORML political action committee has the funds of big tobacco, alcohol, or big pharmaceuticals, things may change in terms of marijuanas legalization.

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m420p said:

And honestly IMHO it shouldn't be legal for anything other than Medical use.

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