tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post5875748913650019255..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Goddamn the Pusher ManJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-66934718724413896532008-05-20T08:51:00.000-10:002008-05-20T08:51:00.000-10:00Dear Anonymous, Glad to hear my posts usually soun...Dear Anonymous, Glad to hear my posts usually sound reasonable! As for planting in Scorpio, it's a water sign, and I've found that full moons generally bring rain, so put them together, and you get the likelihood of some moisture to assist your planting efforts, whatever they be, not just taro. And sure enough, we got good rain last night.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for asking, and for reading.Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-24121975951170810352008-05-19T21:12:00.000-10:002008-05-19T21:12:00.000-10:00You know I've smoked a lot of grassO' Lord, I've p...You know I've smoked a lot of grass<BR/>O' Lord, I've popped a lot of pills<BR/>But I never touched nothin'<BR/>That my spirit could kill<BR/>You know, I've seen a lot of people walkin' 'round<BR/>With tombstones in their eyes<BR/>But the pusher don't care<BR/>Ah, if you live or if you die<BR/><BR/>God damn, The Pusher<BR/>God damn, I say The Pusher<BR/>I said God damn, God damn The Pusher man<BR/><BR/>You know the dealer, the dealer is a man<BR/>With the love grass in his hand<BR/>Oh but the pusher is a monster<BR/>Good God, he's not a natural man<BR/>The dealer for a nickel<BR/>Lord, will sell you lots of sweet dreams<BR/>Ah, but the pusher ruin your body<BR/>Lord, he'll leave your, he'll leave your mind to scream<BR/><BR/>God damn, The Pusher<BR/>God damn, God damn the Pusher<BR/>I said God damn, God, God damn The Pusher man<BR/><BR/>Well, now if I were the president of this land<BR/>You know, I'd declare total war on The Pusher man<BR/>I'd cut him if he stands, and I'd shoot him if he'd run<BR/>Yes I'd kill him with my Bible and my razor and my gun<BR/><BR/>God damn The Pusher<BR/>Gad damn The Pusher<BR/>I said God damn, God damn The Pusher manAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-86714575934968505612008-05-19T20:30:00.000-10:002008-05-19T20:30:00.000-10:00I like the "fact" that your articles are generally...I like the "fact" that your articles are generally based on reason and that your deductions can be attributed to the reasons that you provide, but every once in a while you make me scratch my head, such as when you suggest that planting taro in the time of Scorpio is somehow especially favorable for taro growth--or is it simply that it's late spring?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-55933373341308900212008-05-19T13:16:00.000-10:002008-05-19T13:16:00.000-10:00What is this stuff about an "addictive society," a...What is this stuff about an "addictive society," anyway? What can we possibly do with that analysis? I believe this term was coined by Ann Wilson Shaef, the self-help guru who wrote a book some years ago called "when Society Becomes an Addict" or something like that.<BR/><BR/>Well, we live in a capitalist society where greed is rewarded and some would say an imperative to "success." We live in a society in which material "success" is elevated beyond reason, in which citizens are inundated with exhortations to buy things, use credit cards, "go shopping" to defeat terrorism (Bush.) This can help us understand the context for drug dealing - including the dealing done by Big Pharma and the liquor companies.<BR/><BR/>But I think we have to face the fact that there always has been, and always will be, a fairly stable percentage of the population that just likes getting high. And there will be a certain number of them who meet with unfortunate consequences. The same is true for riding a bike. People do it because it's fun, and some people get killed when they do it.<BR/><BR/>I don't mean to make light of tragedies like the one that recently befell the Matthews family. But we have to be very careful about the social consequences of artificially elevating the "threat."<BR/><BR/>Obviously negative consequences, like our high incarceration rates and the incursions on civil liberties flow from simplistic analyses. <BR/><BR/>We can't blame the pusher for drug use. And punishing the users doesn't seem to do any good, either. I think we would be better served by accepting drug use as a permanent part of society, and act accordingly. <BR/><BR/>I suppose as someone who hasn't used mind or mood altering drugs (including doctor-presribed ones or alcohol) for over twenty years, I see it as a health and safety question, and one not well served by puritanical and often hypocritical hysteria. I would much rather that my sons receive factual information about drug safety than a "just say no" message. More than that, I hope that my sons always feel that they can find happiness and excitement without chemicals, but I'm not going to pretend that they will never have to face a choice about using drugs at some point in their lives.<BR/><BR/>One more caveat: every time the media starts playing up stories about a "drug scare" a short-sighted public-policy proposal soon follows. Since it's hardly likely that pharmaceutical company profits will be threatened in any real way (see discussion of capitalism, above) it will most likely take the form of increasing surveillance on young people.Katy Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314415747851603037noreply@blogger.com