tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post1506745598019133609..comments2023-10-10T05:17:55.737-07:00Comments on Crushed By Ingsoc: Celebrating Life- A Basic Human RightCrushedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479751225625007588noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-12497056546843509612008-02-24T16:07:00.000-08:002008-02-24T16:07:00.000-08:00"How long is it going to take politicians to stand..."<br>How long is it going to take politicians to stand up and admit that no one has ever died from taking pure Ecstasy?<br>The handful of deaths from this chemical, which are so few and far between, are in the main caused by 'dirty' pills, by drinking too much water, in the mistaken belief that drinking as much water as you can is necessary, or in a few cases from an allergic reaction, which is as statistically likely as someone dieing of a peanut allergy.<br><br>Basically, legalise it, NO ONE DIES."<br><br>You have missed the point entirely. The problem with XTC is ecstasy, or artificially induced euphoria.<br><br>It isn't about health or death or safety.<br><br>It s about achieving any amount of euphoria which is not derived from religious belief or hard work.<br><br>Anything else is: Blasphemy, heresy, and cheating, which takes more from God than he gave you, and intemperance.<br><br>Until and unless we derail the moral high-ground argument that intoxication is a sin and a privilege, and not a right.<br><br>As intoxication is not a right, neither can choice of intoxicant be of free choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-39436019245098063012008-02-24T23:26:00.000-08:002008-02-24T23:26:00.000-08:00Well each to his or her own way of enjoying leisur...Well each to his or her own way of enjoying leisure time however this would not be my cup of tea, even were I young enough to pursue it. <br><br>You know my feelings on mind-altering substances, none of which are totally safe or with predictable results and therefore are social evils. It's bad enough when one has to take drugs for medicinal purposes. Why take them unnecessarily and risk dangerous side effects? We'll just have to agree to disagree on this subject.<br><br>As to alcohol, it's not a good drug either if taken to the extent that it alters the mind and behaviour.<br><br>How can you tell when this trance style music comes to an end? It seems like an endless cycle of rhythm but maybe it would be good for running or at the gym.:) <br><br><i> <br>I firmly believe that very little good has come out of our time.</i><br><br>Crushed look around you. Every day amazing advances are made in technology and medicine. Absolute triumphs for man.<br><br>Is Mr Johnson for or against? I can't be quite sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-38416681083956898702008-02-25T06:28:00.000-08:002008-02-25T06:28:00.000-08:00I don't think we can say it's harmless as we don't...I don't think we can say it's harmless as we don't know the long-term consequences yet. A lot of the icons of my own generation are dying in their 50s and I wonder if this is drug-related.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-19644309409604831822008-02-25T10:29:00.000-08:002008-02-25T10:29:00.000-08:00ERJ- I'm with jmb, I'm not really sure what your p...ERJ- I'm with jmb, I'm not really sure what your position is, if your remarks are tongue in cheek, good comment, if not, well, I'll move on.<br><br>jmb- :) It's one I am aware I am in a minority on.<br>It's about pros and cons. Everything has pros and cons, with most things there is use and abuse. Prohibition ancourages ABuse.<br><br>In terms of actually dancing to this, the term I prefer, is psychosomatic.<br><br>I meant in social terms little good can said of our era. It's an era of people sitting in boxes looking at boxes.<br>The dance scene is a very positive place, in social terms. <br><br>Welshcakes- I think it's safe to say, it causes less harm than alcohol. And it's certainly more rewarding, if kept in moderation.<br><br>I'm not a fan of alcohol- though I drink more than is recommended, mainly because it's the accepted way to unwind. I like pubs as a social activity, but I often envy the good burghers of Amsterdam :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-82107714734379630042008-02-25T13:24:00.000-08:002008-02-25T13:24:00.000-08:00"I firmly believe that very little good has come o..."I firmly believe that very little good has come out of our time." Couldn't argue with that. The dumbness of trying to control drug use through making it illegal (prohibition has never worked) is spectacular and so is the hypocrisy of collecting taxes from cigarettes and alcohol. In fact these things are so obvious that I have come to think they are not trying to limit drug use thru the law they are only trying to criminalise a section of the population who are capable of thinking differently. If there was no Ecstacy would be there no dance music? Surely only someone nicely cooked could listen to it. Haha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-52617851420449560172008-02-26T22:37:00.000-08:002008-02-26T22:37:00.000-08:00I've seen too many pictures of fried mouse neurons...I've seen too many pictures of fried mouse neurons from ecstasy to try it-- the joys of too much knowledge, I guess.<br>However, the power of music I can agree with wholeheartedly. It amazes me how people can be so oblivious or closed off to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com