Quote Originally Posted by TheMetal1
This is pointless. I am talking about ideas in the context of our current government system. You are talking about who is better for this election.
Point out where I ever said or implied that someone was better than the other in regards to Palins stance to Marijuana? I said be reasonable and look at both parties. If you jump on Palin then you need to give equal credit to all politicians involved that stop us.

Okay... we are a Republic. Can somebody give me back the time I spent in school learning about our Democratic system of government then? I realize that being fed the wrong information for 15+ years by teachers is not an excuse to be unfamiliar with our current system... but forgive me for having to be in the hospital 5 months out of the year. It sucks that I can't follow current events with tubes in my throat and pieces being removed from my stomach. I apologize that I haven't had the pleasure of formal education in the way our government works. How about you start a thread to catch me up to speed on how we can fix everything?
I don't know where you went to school, but where I went to school I was taught that we are a Republic. I've been out of school for the last 11 years now.

I'm also not sure what you being in the hospital has to do with anything. I'm sorry to hear about your situation but it doesn't have any relevance to whether the United States is a republic or democracy. It was founded as a republic and it is still a republic today. We have some forms of democracy in our government but in the end we are still a republic.

So I don't know what the need for sarcasm was. Just so you know just about everyone believes we are a democracy when we're not. Go and ask 10 people if we're a democracy and see what they say, I bet 8 out of 10 will. So I wasn't taking a jab at you by correcting you; I was trying to inform you of how our government does work and how they don't have to take our *individual* thoughts into account.. they have to take our *collective* thoughts into account.


- now I just sound like a dick :jointsmile:
You did honestly.
Okay... polls can be misleading depending on who is conducting them or presenting the results.
- Only NORML though.

And bashing Palin? Feathers ruffled? Yeah I'm really red in the face. Why don't you just tell me to calm down? Hahaha Should I take a time out? I fail to see how stating my opinion on a politicians views and how it differs can be called "bashing." Why can't we just discuss things? It's not an argument. I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything. I tried to make it very clear that, while I involve Palin in the body of my text... it ISN'T ABOUT HER. I was trying to respond to the thread topic in relation to her stance. Sorry if I can't address everything wrong in the world inside this particular thread.
In case you haven't gotten through your head yet my first reply to you wasn't derragotory, it was supplementary. I have no idea why you seem so offended.

Of course SHE isn't the spearhead against Cannabis prohibition. THIS THREAD IS ABOUT HER VIEWS ON CANNABIS. Why would I bring up everyone else that contributes to this mess? I don't have 5 months to spend typing.
But just a second ago you said that you only mentioned Palin because of the thread topic, that your main point was to underline that it's not acceptable for anyone to do it. It would seem like a perfectly appropriate time to point out that not only her but many of our politicians are doing this.

And for the record I did not compare the use of Cannabis to violent crime. This is what I am talking about. We live in spin city. I said that the idea of it being okay to accept the practice of majority rules... simply because it is a majority... does not make it right or the best option for our citizens. That does not say Cannabis use is equal to a sexual assault. Just because you don't get my analogy... doesn't mean I need a new one.
You compared 10 guys raping a girl to the governments ruling on marijuana use. So yes you did compare a violent crime to marijuana. Your analogy is wrong because you are taking something that is 100% morally wrong and horrible and comparing a majority rule of that to marijuana. It is not the same thing and your analogy doesn't work. It is not my fault if you can not properly express your thoughts.

I'm not spinning anything, you seem to still think I'm attacking you or something. Why do you seem so angsty?


I think I have to take some time off from these types of threads until "reliable" information is presented to the public. It seems like a big piss fest. I come to this site to enjoy myself and discuss the way Cannabis benefits my life. I may lack the formal knowledge to teach a course on government... but I can definitely school some people on buds and the culture.
I tell you that we need to fix the image of marijuana users and you throw a hissy fit. I'm sorry if you don't like being told the truth but I won't lie to you or anyone else. If want to make more progress then we have to change the image that marijuana has had for nearly the last century. I have no idea why that would aggravate you.

Again, I completely expect you to take this personal... so I won't be offended if you do. I LOVE America and all of the people that live in this great country... including you.
I haven't been offended this entire time (although you'll insist otherwise). I thought we were having a good discussion and then you replied as if you were pissed at me. Your problem, not mine.