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Down votes are because studies have shown that programs like DARE and the "war on drugs" didn't really make drugs go away, and that we need better solutions that address quality of life and mental health issues to keep people from turning to drugs in the first place. Also, saying we need to "combat" drugs is very adversarial, and reinforces the boogie man of "evil drug users", which helps the passage of overly powerful laws, and often make it easier to exploit minorities.
I also think the simplistic "[let's just] tackle the issue in a smart way" might rub people the wrong way, like "oh, well why didn't we think of that?"
EDIT: Your edit of "people don't agree with me, I guess that means they love drugs" is very assumptive, and close minded.
You're almost there, one more step and you'll realize the true enemy is capitalism. Some of the weaker drugs can be legalized as long as they're kept in strict control.
So there are no black markets outside of capitalist economies?
There are criminals too, and gulags.
Then how would eliminating capitalism resolve anything related to drug use?
Sounds like you can't really connect those statements, you just feel like capitalism and drugs are bad so naturally their badness must be connected.
Most problems can be rooted back to capitalism.
What does that mean to you in tangible terms? What do you think defines capitalism as an economic structure and how do you relate that structure to a cause of something as historical and widespread as drug use?
Although there are a few rebels and other cool kids seeking drugs for foolish reasons, most will end up in this path as a method of running away from the injustices of society and all the hardships it provides. A communist society makes significant investments in the expansion of its education system, digital access and cultural opportunities. Illiteracy rates dropped dramatically in all communist societies, let me repeat it, dramatically.
This is true for the Soviet Union, Cuba and even China's slowpoke liberal-infested implementation.
In the other hand, Capitalist societies see education and culture as nothing more than profits, a game of numbers.
I see, you don't even really know what an economic structure is. You're just having a contrarian reacting to the overwhelming greed and self-interest you see in America politics. I get it. I was child too once. Your hearts in the right place, you just need to learn what the words you use actually mean so you can better articulate your objections.
And you just need to learn about your rights, how to fight for them and study the many heroes in history who have allowed you to be sitting at that chair typing peacefully.
Start with your vote, spread the good words online, defend your candidates, maybe help in the elections, it doesn't have to be financial support, even a single T-Shirt during elections is clear support that shapes the world towards a better future.
You're so enthusiastic, I love it. Fight for your rights with with T-Shirt slogans! Truly adorable.
Stay in school, kiddo.
Thank you, adult. I will keep fighting, we're preparing for the elections next year here in Brazil.
Keep being a sheep.
Let freedom ring from your keyboard!
Not just my keyboard, I took it to the streets, we literally took down a dictator, Bolsonaro, Trump of the Tropicals. Our support has been immense to our leader and Bolsonaro has also been declared ineligible (he can't be President or anything again), he's most likely on his way to the gulag.
You sound really awesome. I bet you're really awesome.
In 20 years you're going to laugh about the cringey Stalin fixation you had as a kid.
In 50 years you'll wish you had fought for pensions.
Or you'll be thankful someone else took this fight for you.
Do you even know what a pension is?
Apologies, English is not my first language. I meant retirement.
So you meant to say "In 50 years you'll wish you have fought for retirement"? What do you even think that means in policy terms?
And thanks for the concern but I'll be comfortably retired in 15 but very likely dead in 50.
You really do struggle with the language. If there's something you don't understand you can just ask.
You must be very young, I would guess 15-16