That’s what I always get from Libertarians too. Chatting with them always starts off as nice calm, low-key discussions about federlism and the 10th Amendment and such (on which we’re usually on the same wavelength). But then, they veer the topic over to DOPE, and their eyes widen and they get entirely animated. It’s their driving factor.
I just can’t have any respect for, or interest in what people say, when their all-consuming passion involves zonking their brains into orbit. The whole hippie-style self-absorption mindset. It repells me. It’s so stunted and just damned un-manly. Someone tells me they are a Libertarian, and I walk away.
Consider the possibility that people are against your nanny state war on drugs, not to get high but because the war on drugs destroyed the 4th amendment, militarized the police and ultimately made cheaper, more potent and more readily available drugs by empowering huge criminal enterprises.
Win some more hearts and minds with insults. Lose some more elections by alienating 80% allies. Then feel good because your failed drug war well, makes you feel good.