 abailart says: Thought provoking - one may say, playful - article. Worth reading. Fun. love this statement:"Human beings it seems, are born with the need for periodic variations in consciousness." how very true, thx for the clip A'. Ergo the ban on bud. "They" want us to live our lives as sub-human and unfulfilled drones in the service of their gold coffers, so thereby by outlawing the most efficient and least destructive path to the satisfaction of our supposedly innate desire for an altered awareness, a big step toward the sub-human part of the equation is satisfied. I love this Clip! It suggests that mood alteration is a basic human need like eating and sexuality...I totally agree. Not intoxicated to the point of being out of balance...careless or reckless...just relaxed. I truly believe that wine, certain "herbs", etc., are medicinal and beneficial for our bodies when used to enhance our pleasure occasionally. If you are one to believe in a Higher Power, then these very desires for "periodic variations in consciousness" we are born with, are therefor God-given.....and so is the wine! Thank your 'High'er Power. It goes further than this. A vast amount of life on this planet seeks that alternative to the drudgery of their day. I wish I could recall the name of the research book I read in the 80's, but it detailed how reindeer search for psychedelic mushrooms, tigers will jump villagers bringing a particular large fermented fruit back to the hut, bluebirds will intoxicate themselves on berries,..... on and on and on. We are not alone in this regard. I've heard the law takes this into account, and uses the fact that it is a basic drive that has more personal impact than the law, so it can guarantee that something is illegal, with arbitrary, and implied negative consequence, and be a law that the average person is most likely to break, and so become subject to the laws penalties, and associated guilt complexes. Most drug Laws are drafted by Hypocrites with agendas ulterior motives, and absolutely no idea of the real consequences. Just look at how successful the laws are at keeping people under the thumb, with absolutely no impact on the drug trade, apart from driving up the price, and lining the pockets of those who have learned to have a... Great clip! |
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