Palin inhaled, but still wants to jail you for inhaling

[daihashi]

You have no idea what I am trying to say... and apparently there aren't enough keys to explain how I feel. So, I won't...

I am not concerned if you or anyone else reading this thread misunderstands what I was trying to explain about my thoughts on Gov. Palin and her view on Cannabis law... but I feel I need to be a bit more clear on my analogy because it is completely enfuriating that you keep trying to explain it when you aren't getting it.

I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT CANNABIS IN THIS ANALOGY. I need to write it big because I feel it is very important to show how incredibly wrong you are about this.

I am talking about MAJORITY RULES in ANY situation. I used the graphic description because it is the most convincing evidence that just because a larger number of people decide on something... does not make it the best option for all parties involved. NOTHING TO DO WITH CANNABIS. Seriously man, pick apart every other thing I wrote and show everyone how naive I am... you're probably right. But if you seriously think that's what I meant... than I really can't say any more. I really can't believe that you aren't getting it. You're not an idiot. You support that with every post you make. I've seen your views on a wide variety of topics, including health care that I feel are really great. But I really need to be clear so that there is no confusion.

I understand what you're saying, and I never said I disagreed with you. I told you how it is. How it currently exists and the way our government is setup does not allow for everyone to be able to have direct input on every piece of legislation. I know exactly what you're talking about, this topic happened to be about marijuana and sarah palin, you used her name to underline your point and I corrected the way you thought our government should be.

It wasn't an argument against you, it wasn't even my opinion of what is right or wrong, it is what the United States is... We are a republic and because of that you can't account for every individual but rather a representative to make decisions on behalf of those people. So yes, they do make decisions for us.. that is their job and so in some weird twisted sense it is right.. bleh.

I know you are trying to say that it's not right that it's majority rule, but typically that's how our government work because it's a republic; which was my point.

I'm sorry if any of my posts offended you. I felt I wrote them from a neutral standpoint.

[TheMetal1]

Thank you. I appreciate you writing that. I was definitely not offended. I just didn't want any type of confusion regarding that choice of analogy. I'm very glad that I was able to at least clarify that particular piece. To be honest, it is extremely difficult to truly digest that people can be objective and remove themselves from a certain argument. As much as you or I claim a completely open mind... it never seems to really sink in. It's messed up because if we knew each other... it would be much easier to understand where the other person was coming from. I think that's why I'm finding it hard to participate in these types of debates. I feel that I am really out there in terms of thinking, so I'm never really basing it around the way things are... but fundamentally how they "should" be (as if I even know yeeesh). I don't know... you get wrapped up in physics or existentialism for long periods of time and it makes it that much harder to think about reality.

But... don't want to sidetrack. I'm glad we could find common ground. And without any mods. Haha I'm just kidding. It wasn't like that at all :jointsmile: I just hate seeing good threads get locked because of misunderstandings.

Edit: Just noticed you like Ron Paul. Haha go figure.