hy·per·bo·le 
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- A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton.
Posted on 07/25/2006 1:08:16 AM PDT by freepatriot32
Excuse me for a moment while I vent about the mind-boggling stupidity of the autocratic, bureaucratic, right-wing, Neanderthal numskulls who keep pushing an insane, inane, and inhumane holy war against marijuana – which is, after all, a weed.
The most embarrassing thing for these holy warriors is that the weed is winning! They've been at this war since 1937, spending billions and billions of our tax dollars, militarizing our borders, and stomping on our Bill of Rights. They've used phone taps, garbage searches, jackbooted raids, and draconian prison terms to ... well, to do what? To nab peaceful, mellow tokers who aren't bothering anyone, that's what.
Despite 60 years of spending our money, they've failed: 85% of Americans say marijuana is easy to obtain today, a third of our population says they've tried it, nearly 15 million people partake of it at least monthly – and more high school students now smoke marijuana than cigarettes!
Meanwhile, the holy warriors have become more fanatical and thuggish than ever. A marijuana arrest is made every 41 seconds in America – nine out of 10 of them for mere possession. In 2004, 772,000 Americans were arrested on marijuana charges – more than for all violent crimes combined.
Even sicker, the sanctimonious weed warriors have made it a crime for thousands of seriously sick people to get the medical benefits of using small amounts of doctor-prescribed marijuana. Weirdly, our doctors can prescribe cocaine for patients – but not marijuana. Worse, drug thugs from the DEA and FBI bust down the doors of these patients, seize their dosages ... and haul them to jail.
For information and action to stop this absurd war, call the Marijuana Policy Project: 202/462-5747.
hy·per·bo·le ( P ) Pronunciation Key (h-pûrb-l)
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In fact, I believe that "hate" is the primary motivation of Islam.
So, from where I sit, it seems you have alot more in common with muslim extremists than you would like to think.
Decision making requires both mind and heart. To use one completely at the exclusion of the other is also going to lead you astray (unless, of course, you are doing math).
I like to think of our side as using more logic to make decisions. But, sometimes, I am disappointed.
You mean, the personal is the political?
That was a most excellent post.
Mencken was a rabid antisemite. He kept most of his ravings in private, personal diaries.
Utter Bullsh!t. Liberal hippie are you?
Mencken held more than a few views that were unsubstantiated by facts, but this one is simple truth. No church can perpetuate its existence if its members believe they are obligated to grow spiritually and seek higher truths.
I myself have never partaken, of marijuana, but my grandmother, who now has been dead for 30 years, used to smoke it as a migraine headache remedy. When it became illegal way back when, she then had to lie in bed in a dark room for two to three days and everyone had to tip toe through the house so as not to disturb her.
For what it was, it allowed her to carry on and hold down a job. It was not an addiction for her, but it was more a medicine to aid in a medical condition she had.
Fortunately, America is a free country, so you can advocate that view to your heart's content. You can speak, you can advertise, you can lobby, you can buy ads, you can fund candidates.
When you elect 218 Members of the House (290 without the President), and 51 Senators (67 without the President) who agree with you, you can change the law.
Don't hold your breath.
Now that's progress!
And they're doing so well in their studies!
Interesting point, but then while it is not physically hurting someone it can be a affront to someone, it can be deemed offensive, because it is there in front of you.
But that does not mean we can legislate against the right to masturbate in private.
I agree - it's outrageous that Hightower uses the epithet "right-wing" to describe the actions of Yankee Doodle Dandy Socialists!
Menken had an edge, didn't he, Sir B.
They quote Mencken much less frequently though.
"The Government's Sick War on Marijuana"
Maybe the government should take the money that it spends on fighting illegal drug use and apply it to something noble, like the WAR ON POVERTY!!!!
Oh wait, that has cost trillions and it is an abysmal failure.
Imagine a country where you can say or write whatever you want.
Yawn.
Isn't is amazing that the world continued on just fine for thousands of years without a prohibition of cannabis?
Is not cannabis use one of the safest of all intoxicating substances? What if all the cannabis users suddenly switched to the "legal" substance alcohol. Scary isn't it?
This quote is typical of the local news where I live " Alcohol May Have Been Involved in Fatal Crash".
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