MARCELL DAREUS POWER Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 generally, and i understand there is more complexity here, but why are liberals against drug prohibition because of the negative consequences of a black market, but for banning guns, and proceed to ignore those black market negatives?
UConn James Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Short answer... because they're !@#$ing stupid. Long answer... because they're REALLY !@#$ing stupid. And they've had plenty of time to get used to the stench of their own hypocrisy.
MARCELL DAREUS POWER Posted October 4, 2012 Author Posted October 4, 2012 Short answer... because they're !@#$ing stupid. Long answer... because they're REALLY !@#$ing stupid. And they've had plenty of time to get used to the stench of their own hypocrisy. same in the opposite direction?
TakeYouToTasker Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 (edited) The reason is that the economic reality of the creation of black markets isn't the reason most liberals support the legalization or decriminalization of many controlled substances. That is a largely secondary issue raised by libertarians. Most liberals go no further than the restrictions being an affront to social freedoms. Likewise, without a tendency to examine the economic causality of their positions in general, liberals seek gun control simply because they see it as a soulution to gun crime but lack libertarian allies on this front from whom they can borrow a reasonable argument. Edited October 4, 2012 by TakeYouToTasker
MARCELL DAREUS POWER Posted October 4, 2012 Author Posted October 4, 2012 (edited) The reason is that the economic reality of the creation of black markets isn't the reason most liberals support the legalization or decriminalization of many controlled substances. That is a largely secondary issue raised by libertarians. Most liberals go no further than the restrictions being an affront to social freedoms. Likewise, without a tendency to examine the economic causality of their positions in general, liberals seek gun control simply because they see it as a soulution to gun crime but lack libertarian allies on this front from whom they can borrow a reasonable argument. but even then, having guns is a social freedom.... but they change the rules? why? isnt this obvious? Edited October 4, 2012 by MARCELL DAREUS POWER
TakeYouToTasker Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 (edited) but even then, having guns is a social freedom.... but they change the rules? why? isnt this obvious? Liberals tend not to view ownership as a social freedom, but instead a privlidge granted by law, unlike their views human actions undetrimental to others. Edited October 4, 2012 by TakeYouToTasker
CosmicBills Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Short answer... because they're !@#$ing stupid. Long answer... because they're REALLY !@#$ing stupid. And they've had plenty of time to get used to the stench of their own hypocrisy. Wow. Once upon a time you were rational.
outsidethebox Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 Politics bring out the best in everyone. It is no longer about policy, rather it has become more like a sport. Hey my team won! On other words, we are screwed.
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