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Posted by Jakeman on June 15, 2005, at 23:33:54
>Re: please be civil » oilfan
>Posted by Dr. Bob on June 15, 2005, at 0:19:11>In reply to Re: Marijuana-Should they legalize >it??, posted by oilfan on May 31, 2005, at >23:55:07
> The War on Drugs is a JOKE!!!
>Others here may support it. Please respect their >views and be sensitive to their feelings.
Ok I'm confused. Can we not even make general statements here about public policy?
Would I be PCB'ed if I said "The war in Iraq is wrong." or "slavery is wrong"?
How can one even engage in an intelligent discussion if you cannot state your views?
best regards- ~Jake
Posted by Jakeman on June 15, 2005, at 23:50:51
In reply to Re: please be civil »oilfan - Dr. Bob pls clarify, posted by Jakeman on June 15, 2005, at 23:33:54
oops, forgot to include link:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/poli/20050509/msgs/512954.html
> >Re: please be civil » oilfan
> >Posted by Dr. Bob on June 15, 2005, at 0:19:11
>
> >In reply to Re: Marijuana-Should they legalize >it??, posted by oilfan on May 31, 2005, at >23:55:07
>
> > The War on Drugs is a JOKE!!!
>
> >Others here may support it. Please respect their >views and be sensitive to their feelings.
>
> Ok I'm confused. Can we not even make general statements here about public policy?
>
> Would I be PCB'ed if I said "The war in Iraq is wrong." or "slavery is wrong"?
>
> How can one even engage in an intelligent discussion if you cannot state your views?
>
> best regards- ~Jake
Posted by alexandra_k on June 15, 2005, at 23:59:25
In reply to Re: please be civil »oilfan - Dr. Bob pls clarify, posted by Jakeman on June 15, 2005, at 23:33:54
> > The War on Drugs is a JOKE!!!
> >Others here may support it. Please respect their >views and be sensitive to their feelings.
> Ok I'm confused. Can we not even make general statements here about public policy?Someone who supported it did feel offended.
I think it was in virtue of that that the PBC got handed out.
> Would I be PCB'ed if I said "The war in Iraq is wrong." or "slavery is wrong"?If someone who supported one or the other or both felt offended
I think so...> How can one even engage in an intelligent discussion if you cannot state your views?
I do believe you could say 'I think the war in Iraq is wrong'. Or 'I believe slavery is wrong'.
Posted by so on June 16, 2005, at 0:24:02
In reply to Re: please be civil » Jakeman, posted by alexandra_k on June 15, 2005, at 23:59:25
> Someone who supported it did feel offended.
> I think it was in virtue of that that the PBC got handed out.That somebody felt put down upon seeing the statement here characterizing a public policy as it was characterized -- which was one of a few statements in that thread that contributed to the feeling, (the others including the term "hypocritical" did not for some reason attract an adminstrative intervention) --- does not mean the person advocates a war on some drugs or supports any other armed war.
Posted by alexandra_k on June 16, 2005, at 0:29:17
In reply to Re: please be » alexandra_k, posted by so on June 16, 2005, at 0:24:02
> That somebody felt put down upon seeing the statement here characterizing a public policy as it was characterized -- which was one of a few statements in that thread that contributed to the feeling, (the others including the term "hypocritical" did not for some reason attract an adminstrative intervention) --- does not mean the person advocates a war on some drugs or supports any other armed war.
Absolutely.
:-)
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>
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Posted by so on June 16, 2005, at 0:45:28
In reply to Re: please be » so, posted by alexandra_k on June 16, 2005, at 0:29:17
does not mean the person advocates a war on some drugs or supports any other armed war.
>
> Absolutely.
> :-)
> >
>However, the people involved in prosecuting those wars can be very much in need of support.
And sometimes they seek education about mental health issues.
Posted by alexandra_k on June 16, 2005, at 0:55:46
In reply to Re: please be » alexandra_k, posted by so on June 16, 2005, at 0:45:28
> However, the people involved in prosecuting those wars can be very much in need of support.
> And sometimes they seek education about mental health issues.Yup.
And sometimes the people involved in not prosecuting those wars can eb very much in need of support. And sometimes they seek education about mental health issues as well :-)
Posted by so on June 16, 2005, at 1:28:12
In reply to Re: please be » so, posted by alexandra_k on June 16, 2005, at 0:55:46
> > However, the people involved in prosecuting those wars can be very much in need of support.
> > And sometimes they seek education about mental health issues.
>
> Yup.
>
> And sometimes the people involved in not prosecuting those wars can eb very much in need of support. And sometimes they seek education about mental health issues as well :-)
>
And in the process of doing so, they sometimes learn not to call other peoples' ambitions a joke?
Posted by Jakeman on June 16, 2005, at 10:55:29
In reply to Re: please be civil » Jakeman, posted by alexandra_k on June 15, 2005, at 23:59:25
> > > The War on Drugs is a JOKE!!!
> > >Others here may support it. Please respect their >views and be sensitive to their feelings.
>
> > Ok I'm confused. Can we not even make general statements here about public policy?
>
> Someone who supported it did feel offended.
> I think it was in virtue of that that the PBC got handed out.
>
> > Would I be PCB'ed if I said "The war in Iraq is wrong." or "slavery is wrong"?
>
> If someone who supported one or the other or both felt offended
> I think so...
>
> > How can one even engage in an intelligent discussion if you cannot state your views?
>
> I do believe you could say 'I think the war in Iraq is wrong'. Or 'I believe slavery is wrong'.
>Thanks for your feedback.
I think I'll stick to posting to the boards that discuss treatments. It's less of a slippery slope...in that we can say "Effexor is horrible" instead of "I think/believe Effexor is horrible."
Posted by Gabbi-x-2 on June 16, 2005, at 15:22:53
In reply to Re: please be civil, posted by Jakeman on June 16, 2005, at 10:55:29
> > > > The War on Drugs is a JOKE!!!
> > > >Others here may support it. Please respect their >views and be sensitive to their feelings.
> >
> > > Ok I'm confused. Can we not even make general statements here about public policy?
> >
> > Someone who supported it did feel offended.
> > I think it was in virtue of that that the PBC got handed out.
> >
> > > Would I be PCB'ed if I said "The war in Iraq is wrong." or "slavery is wrong"?
> >
> > If someone who supported one or the other or both felt offended
> > I think so...
> >
> > > How can one even engage in an intelligent discussion if you cannot state your views?
> >
> > I do believe you could say 'I think the war in Iraq is wrong'. Or 'I believe slavery is wrong'.Well to be truly safe you'd have to say
"I'm upset by the war in Iraq"
> I think I'll stick to posting to the boards that discuss treatments. It's less of a slippery slope...in that we can say "Effexor is horrible" instead of "I think/believe Effexor is horrible."
Well... :(
To add to the confusion, a poster was blocked for Saying "Effexor is Evil"I know I know *sigh* but it did happen.
It was a long time ago though, and I don't think anything like that has happened since.
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