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Post by jjas on Oct 11, 2019 19:35:36 GMT -5
I saw where Shepard Smith is leaving FOX news.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2019 19:38:47 GMT -5
I saw where Shepard Smith is leaving FOX news. Cannot say I`m upset by that news...
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 11, 2019 19:59:28 GMT -5
I saw where Shepard Smith is leaving FOX news. I never cared for him.. Hopefully they will get a good Conservative to replace him. The way Fox is going I doubt it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2019 20:06:07 GMT -5
I saw where Shepard Smith is leaving FOX news. I never cared for him.. Hopefully they will get a good Conservative to replace him. The way Fox is going I doubt it. IMHO. just as republicans aren`t the end-all for good, decent people with conservative values, principles and ethics, Fox news has never been the end-all news source for conservatives either. I really like SRN News, since they`re Christian based, but you have to go to their website to get their news. There`s no SRN News broadcast, other than a minute or so every hour on WGNR, Moody Bible station. Anyway, some on Fox News want to appear to be conservative, and aren`t, and the network seems to be drifting more to the left all the time. I like the 700 Club for news, they seem to be fairly Christian based on their world-view, except, Pat Robertson doesn`t meet my personal criteria for biblical teacher. I`ll issue this disclaimer: that`s just me.
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Post by Russ Koon on Oct 12, 2019 1:18:06 GMT -5
The thing about the "war on drugs" that we've been fighting for about eighty years now is, we lost it a long time ago. All we've done is create a very lucrative black market for some drugs by making them illegal.
The same pattern has been the result of pretty much every instance where a government has outlawed a substance of any kind, from alcohol to firearms of various types, to pornography. Makes some people feel good that their government is "doing something" to do away with the offending things, but in fact it increases the value of the banned items and creates a black market or increases the profit margin to make it a much more profitable market for those who are willing to supply the demand for the contraband.
It simply has not worked. Tremendous amounts of effort, money and blood have been spent and we are the leading market in the world for illegal drug sales. The cost to many innocent people in areas where the turf wars between rivals for the local market take place has been horrible. The market is driven by the potential income, and there will always be people willing to take the chances to rake in the big bucks.
Many of us feel the better solution would be to get the government out of the business of regulating such substances when sold to adults, and making it legal for domestic businesses to supply the drugs that are safe enough to use at the cost the legal marketplace would support. That should be a price that would make an American supplier a reasonable profit if his product is of a quality that earns him the customer's dollars, and competition would keep the cost low enough to cut off the illegal suppliers currently making billions and killing each other for market shares.
Are we in favor of drug usage? Absolutely not! But anyone who thinks we're winning the war on drugs .....has to be smoking something really weird.
It has been just another exercise in futility, like Prohibition, the War on Poverty, etc, etc.
When we look to the government to help with a social problem, we're looking in the wrong place. We need to educate our kids about the dangers of drugs and the futility of seeking pleasure and satisfaction by putting harmful substances into our bodies, but we should realize that asking the government to take care of our problem is very much like going to the local supplier for something to make us feel better, even when we know it's not going to work for long and will cost us a lot more eventually. We seem to be hooked on the promises of a government solution, and the politicians are supplying us with more promises every election cycle. What we need is to wean ourselves off the governmental "medicine".
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2019 7:29:47 GMT -5
The thing about the "war on drugs" that we've been fighting for about eighty years now is, we lost it a long time ago. All we've done is create a very lucrative black market for some drugs by making them illegal. The same pattern has been the result of pretty much every instance where a government has outlawed a substance of any kind, from alcohol to firearms of various types, to pornography. Makes some people feel good that their government is "doing something" to do away with the offending things, but in fact it increases the value of the banned items and creates a black market or increases the profit margin to make it a much more profitable market for those who are willing to supply the demand for the contraband. It simply has not worked. Tremendous amounts of effort, money and blood have been spent and we are the leading market in the world for illegal drug sales. The cost to many innocent people in areas where the turf wars between rivals for the local market take place has been horrible. The market is driven by the potential income, and there will always be people willing to take the chances to rake in the big bucks. Many of us feel the better solution would be to get the government out of the business of regulating such substances when sold to adults, and making it legal for domestic businesses to supply the drugs that are safe enough to use at the cost the legal marketplace would support. That should be a price that would make an American supplier a reasonable profit if his product is of a quality that earns him the customer's dollars, and competition would keep the cost low enough to cut off the illegal suppliers currently making billions and killing each other for market shares. Are we in favor of drug usage? Absolutely not! But anyone who thinks we're winning the war on drugs .....has to be smoking something really weird. It has been just another exercise in futility, like Prohibition, the War on Poverty, etc, etc. When we look to the government to help with a social problem, we're looking in the wrong place. We need to educate our kids about the dangers of drugs and the futility of seeking pleasure and satisfaction by putting harmful substances into our bodies, but we should realize that asking the government to take care of our problem is very much like going to the local supplier for something to make us feel better, even when we know it's not going to work for long and will cost us a lot more eventually. We seem to be hooked on the promises of a government solution, and the politicians are supplying us with more promises every election cycle. What we need is to wean ourselves off the governmental "medicine". We just disagree is all...
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Post by greghopper on Oct 12, 2019 7:54:29 GMT -5
The thing about the "war on drugs" that we've been fighting for about eighty years now is, we lost it a long time ago. All we've done is create a very lucrative black market for some drugs by making them illegal. The same pattern has been the result of pretty much every instance where a government has outlawed a substance of any kind, from alcohol to firearms of various types, to pornography. Makes some people feel good that their government is "doing something" to do away with the offending things, but in fact it increases the value of the banned items and creates a black market or increases the profit margin to make it a much more profitable market for those who are willing to supply the demand for the contraband. It simply has not worked. Tremendous amounts of effort, money and blood have been spent and we are the leading market in the world for illegal drug sales. The cost to many innocent people in areas where the turf wars between rivals for the local market take place has been horrible. The market is driven by the potential income, and there will always be people willing to take the chances to rake in the big bucks. Many of us feel the better solution would be to get the government out of the business of regulating such substances when sold to adults, and making it legal for domestic businesses to supply the drugs that are safe enough to use at the cost the legal marketplace would support. That should be a price that would make an American supplier a reasonable profit if his product is of a quality that earns him the customer's dollars, and competition would keep the cost low enough to cut off the illegal suppliers currently making billions and killing each other for market shares. Are we in favor of drug usage? Absolutely not! But anyone who thinks we're winning the war on drugs .....has to be smoking something really weird. It has been just another exercise in futility, like Prohibition, the War on Poverty, etc, etc. When we look to the government to help with a social problem, we're looking in the wrong place. We need to educate our kids about the dangers of drugs and the futility of seeking pleasure and satisfaction by putting harmful substances into our bodies, but we should realize that asking the government to take care of our problem is very much like going to the local supplier for something to make us feel better, even when we know it's not going to work for long and will cost us a lot more eventually. We seem to be hooked on the promises of a government solution, and the politicians are supplying us with more promises every election cycle. What we need is to wean ourselves off the governmental "medicine". This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Post by swetz on Oct 12, 2019 19:04:16 GMT -5
The thing about the "war on drugs" that we've been fighting for about eighty years now is, we lost it a long time ago. All we've done is create a very lucrative black market for some drugs by making them illegal. The same pattern has been the result of pretty much every instance where a government has outlawed a substance of any kind, from alcohol to firearms of various types, to pornography. Makes some people feel good that their government is "doing something" to do away with the offending things, but in fact it increases the value of the banned items and creates a black market or increases the profit margin to make it a much more profitable market for those who are willing to supply the demand for the contraband. It simply has not worked. Tremendous amounts of effort, money and blood have been spent and we are the leading market in the world for illegal drug sales. The cost to many innocent people in areas where the turf wars between rivals for the local market take place has been horrible. The market is driven by the potential income, and there will always be people willing to take the chances to rake in the big bucks. Many of us feel the better solution would be to get the government out of the business of regulating such substances when sold to adults, and making it legal for domestic businesses to supply the drugs that are safe enough to use at the cost the legal marketplace would support. That should be a price that would make an American supplier a reasonable profit if his product is of a quality that earns him the customer's dollars, and competition would keep the cost low enough to cut off the illegal suppliers currently making billions and killing each other for market shares. Are we in favor of drug usage? Absolutely not! But anyone who thinks we're winning the war on drugs .....has to be smoking something really weird. It has been just another exercise in futility, like Prohibition, the War on Poverty, etc, etc. When we look to the government to help with a social problem, we're looking in the wrong place. We need to educate our kids about the dangers of drugs and the futility of seeking pleasure and satisfaction by putting harmful substances into our bodies, but we should realize that asking the government to take care of our problem is very much like going to the local supplier for something to make us feel better, even when we know it's not going to work for long and will cost us a lot more eventually. We seem to be hooked on the promises of a government solution, and the politicians are supplying us with more promises every election cycle. What we need is to wean ourselves off the governmental "medicine". You've summed it up nicely. There isn't really much I can add that wouldn't just be rehashing what you've already said.
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Post by mgderf on Oct 13, 2019 8:34:17 GMT -5
I saw where Shepard Smith is leaving FOX news. I'm glad he's gone. Never cared for his smug attitude. That said, I was watching OANN (One America News Network) two days ago and they reported that Sheppard Smith announced his departure from Fox News exactly two days after A.G. Bill Barr had a meeting with Rupert Murdock. O.k., why would the United States attorney general be having a meeting with one of the largest news organizations, and what might prompt such a departure? Did he hear something he didn't like, or is he in trouble for nefarious actions?
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Post by greyhair on Oct 16, 2019 14:49:59 GMT -5
The war on drugs is kind of like our policy had been on
Cuba.
For 50 years we isolated them, embargoed them, and fought them politically and economically, but nothing changed. Obama's policy of opening relations with them is one of the few things he did I agreed with. Allow travel, tourism, trade and interaction and then the Cuban people will want what we have, IMO
Freedom and prosperity
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2019 16:43:16 GMT -5
The war on drugs is kind of like our policy had been on Cuba. For 50 years we isolated them, embargoed them, and fought them politically and economically, but nothing changed. Obama's policy of opening relations with them is one of the few things he did I agreed with. Allow travel, tourism, trade and interaction and then the Cuban people will want what we have, IMO Freedom and prosperity To say government ought not try to keep illicit drugs out of the hands of the public, and rely on teaching the kids how bad they can be for you is kinda like telling your kids to not murder, because it`s immoral. Doesn`t work, and there have to be legal consequences to keep society somewhat, kinda safe, when people do these things.
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