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In reply to the discussion: Pope Francis is on the wrong side of history (again) [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)58. The reason the mafia became so powerful
in the U.S. is because of the war on drugs started with prohibition of alcohol.
Yet people now see how absurd it was to waste money, lives and time in a pursuit against anyone manufacturing alcohol in the U.S. when people here want the option to drink alcohol.
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Marijuana on the road to legalization, of course time will tell but this is certainly a step in the
Uncle Joe
Jun 2014
#31
Sometimes saying is doing and if Obama hadn't said it, I doubt Holder would've done it. n/t
Uncle Joe
Jun 2014
#54
Unfortunately Obama's position on the legalization of recreational drugs is the same as Reagan's.
Nye Bevan
Jun 2014
#22
Has Obama told the DOJ to stop arresting Americans, nationwide, for using
MannyGoldstein
Jun 2014
#18
How does your Frankie Two Shoes compare to Obama on LGBT equality. Obama supports equality.
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2014
#41
Note that I did not ask you if you agreed, I asked you to compare and contrast Obama's views with
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2014
#43
"Anyone who supports this church supports the subjugation of women by default."
Fortinbras Armstrong
Jun 2014
#69
Drugs aren't evil and drug addiction isn't evil. Drugs are nothing but inanimate objects,
Uncle Joe
Jun 2014
#13
He said that clergy preying on children is like a satanic mass, but I don't know if he has
Uncle Joe
Jun 2014
#27
"cannabis may have been integral to the development of Judeo-Christian beliefs"
Fortinbras Armstrong
Jun 2014
#46
So, basically, it comes down to a guess about the meaning of a word in Hebrew
Fortinbras Armstrong
Jun 2014
#70