21 Jun 2021 10:09 am
you projecting yourself as the advanced intellectual is all self induced illusion to justify your brain minding other peoples' interpretation of who you are working the debate circuit in cyberspace.SJConspirator » 21 Jun 2021, 10:01 am » wrote: ↑ Now THIS is a good rebuttal... it’s anecdotal, but shows a good example that counters my point.
Popular support for marijuana leads to a lot of people smoking it, but not legalizing it. This is because the repeal of drug prohibition would leave many, many people without a job. Many functions in the justice system would be decimated.. how many less prison guards would be needed, less public defenders, judges, cops, prosecutors, court clerks, wardens, not to mention the contractors who supply the prisons with food, blankets, clothes, etc..
Locking up ppl is big business. There is a good chunk of the economy riding on it. Legalization would even harm the drug dealers as it would become much less profitable if it were not black market stuff. So you have wide support, but you also have this massive invisible opposition that is powerful.