Reply #108: Yes, it's a choice like being Catholic or Jewish or even Democrat

[Wizard777]

How quickly we forget Michael Jackson. I know too soon. But there were also Choices with people who were called "passing." They could chose to allow people to think they were white and be treated equally or they could expose their African american or mixed heritage and be discriminated against. Guess what most of them did?

As far as addiction goes. I accept Physical addiction. But not psychological addiction. That allows for psychological slavery by allowing others to control your brains rewards system. It like the Sultan of Brunei who was accused of enslaving beautiful women from all over the world in a most fiendish way. He gave them everything they ever needed, wanted and more. That was just warm up to the really lavish gifts. Many of the women found it difficult if not impossible to leave that carefree world of no worries to assume concerns and worries. So they could live up to what other women though all modern women should be. They didn't want to leave the palaces and private Islands to become just another rat in the rat race. For shame for shame. But both physical and psychological addiction come with natural consequence. We don't need the legislature trying to figure out how to make a bad thing worse. But that seem to be all they are capable of.