The Poison We Pick
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The Poison We Pick
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#2At least we are moving past the scape goats and taking a thoughtful, considerate look at what is actually happening.
I regularly have long conversations about this with my mother, a nurse in Louisville, KY and steadfast American patriot. She is at a loss of any explanation these days. I am torn when we talk about it because I know her pride in our country is a big part of her, but it doesn’t rest with what she is seeing. Watching her spirit shift into curiosity then skepticism has been difficult to witness. She wants to blame someone but she no longer believes that someone is out there.
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#3all this talk about opioids and no mention of ibogaine
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#4At least we are moving past the scape goats and taking a thoughtful, considerate look at what is actually happening. I regularly have long conversations about this with my mother, a nurse in Louisville, KY and steadfast American patriot. She is at a loss of any explanation these days. I am torn when we talk about it because I know her pride in our country is a big part of her, but it doesn’t rest with what she is see…
This sounds like a good development?
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#5The way to treat the opioid crisis is that it is a battlefield, and America is losing. Drugs have long been seen as a way of usurping the will of ones' enemies; it is no different now. America has been under pharmacological attack for decades; its people are too addicted to see that this is by design.
Drugs have weakened America, and that is by design of its enemies.
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#6Well written and insightful, thank you. Useful fodder as I answer my kids' questions about drugs.
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#7The way to treat the opioid crisis is that it is a battlefield, and America is losing. Drugs have long been seen as a way of usurping the will of ones' enemies; it is no different now. America has been under pharmacological attack for decades; its people are too addicted to see that this is by design. Drugs have weakened America, and that is by design of its enemies.
From the article :
"The drug was ubiquitous among both the British and American forces in the War of Independence as an indispensable medicine for the pain of battlefield injuries."
What is your point exactly?
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#8The way to treat the opioid crisis is that it is a battlefield, and America is losing. Drugs have long been seen as a way of usurping the will of ones' enemies; it is no different now. America has been under pharmacological attack for decades; its people are too addicted to see that this is by design. Drugs have weakened America, and that is by design of its enemies.
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#9The way to treat the opioid crisis is that it is a battlefield, and America is losing. Drugs have long been seen as a way of usurping the will of ones' enemies; it is no different now. America has been under pharmacological attack for decades; its people are too addicted to see that this is by design. Drugs have weakened America, and that is by design of its enemies.
From the article : "The drug was ubiquitous among both the British and American forces in the War of Independence as an indispensable medicine for the pain of battlefield injuries." What is your point exactly?
The point is that there is a war being fought against American society, and the weapon is: drugs. Its one of those weapons where the willingness of the intended recipient to apply it to themselves is key to its effectiveness.
Its not a 'popular' opinion, but it has to be pointed out that the use of drugs to devolve society is as old as the political hills, yet its not something that is taught in schools, nor do generations grow up with an awareness that widespread drug adoption is a consequence of someone wanting to destroy civil society, by design.
Its as much a battle of identity as it is pharmaceutical in nature. Too many Americans feel their identity is challenged if you question their use of drugs - legal, and illegal. This is why its such an effective weapon in creating devolved society: the targets willingly apply it to themselves. All you have to do is get it to them.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
From the article : "The drug was ubiquitous among both the British and American forces in the War of Independence as an indispensable medicine for the pain of battlefield injuries." What is your point exactly?
The point is that there is a war being fought against American society, and the weapon is: drugs. Its one of those weapons where the willingness of the intended recipient to apply it to themselves is key to its effectiveness. Its not a 'popular' opinion, but it has to be pointed out that the use of drugs to devolve society is as old as the political hills, yet its not something that is taught in schools, nor do gener…
So in this particular case, who are the perceived enemies?