New Anti-Drug Ad Admits Complicity in Terrorism

Berzerker · April 20, 2003, 23:19

Well...almost...

The series of anti-drug ads portraying two guys sitting around talking about drug money and terrorism has ventured into new territory. In the ads, one guy continually seeks to rationalise drug use inspite of the alleged connection to the funding of terrorism while his buddy keeps shooting down his arguments. So now the first guy says, "change the law" - i.e., legalise drugs. And his buddy's response? So, you want heroin and cocaine sold at the local mini-mart? To which the first guy says that may not be such a good idea.

Apparently it's a better idea to have cocaine and heroin sold on innumerable street corners by pushers and heavily armed gangs. Apparently it's better to create a massive black market in drugs with the accompanying violence not seen since the days of alcohol prohibition. Apparently it's better to provide job opportunites for youngsters in the drug trade while juvenile crime continues to skyrocket continuing the trend from the mid 80's when the drug war pushers so wisely began increasing penalties for adults involved with dealing drugs.

But what the new ad doesn't spell out, although the implication is clear to anyone with a functioning brain, is that the drug war pushers have almost admitted the pact they've made with the devil - to prevent cocaine and heroin being sold at the mini-mart, they've decided to create a black market in drugs resulting in the possible funding of terrorism. In other words, they'd rather create a funding mechanism for terrorists than have drugs sold at the mini-mart even though the drugs are being sold on the streets anyway. What's worse? That these hypcrites think we're too stupid to see what they've done or that millions of Americans are as stupid as they think?

Zero · April 20, 2003, 23:22

Those ads are totally retarded. I agree

Hey I just helped out a terrorist today. I gave Mike a $20!

DinoDoc · April 20, 2003, 23:23

Personally, I liked the "This is your brain on drugs" ad better. These new ads are just crap.

Bosh · April 20, 2003, 23:26

*applaus berzerker*

DD: if they were smart they'd dredge up any studies on negative impact of drugs on sexual performance and whatnot, people tend to care more about that than their brains.

Zero · April 20, 2003, 23:26

I dont like cigarette ads are either. They're biased. They try to make choices for you instead of presenting "the truth" as they call their retarded campaign.

But oh well its negated by the false image of cigarette being cool and all that so both propaganda on each side neatly cancels it out

Skanky Burns · April 20, 2003, 23:28

I think you're onto something, Boshko.

Zero · April 20, 2003, 23:29

Dont mind me, Ill be afk for the "round 2"..

I love this apartment. Its got a large balacony and all.. the works!

Go terrorism!

Berzerker · April 20, 2003, 23:29

That was the reason Bill Maher gave for giving up cigarettes - sexual virility. But if I could afford an ad, I'd put up this simple graph:

http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/.../graphs/10.htm

And end the commercial with: the drug war has doubled the homicide rate, do you feel safer now?

DinoDoc · April 20, 2003, 23:30

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Originally posted by Boshko
if they were smart they'd dredge up any studies on negative impact of drugs on sexual performance and whatnot, people tend to care more about that than their brains.

Snap to it Ming!

Bosh · April 20, 2003, 23:30

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I think you're onto something, Boshko.

*holds up one of those long blow-up balloons, fully inflated*
"This is your ****."
*lets go of balloon, it shoots across the room as the air goes out*
*reaches down to grab now uninflated blow-up balloon*
"This is your **** on drugs."

Dr Strangelove · April 20, 2003, 23:33

Your reasoning is quite faulty Berzerker. The supporters of the "war on drugs" haven't admitted to deciding to create a black market for drugs at all. It's the people who prey on human misery who have done that. The people who support the "war on drugs" would like to eliminate both the use of illegal substances and the black market.

Bosh · April 20, 2003, 23:36

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The supporters of the "war on drugs" haven't admitted to deciding to create a black market for drugs at all.

But they did create the black market, that's what banning popular products always does.

Zero · April 20, 2003, 23:41

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Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
The people who support the "war on drugs" would like to eliminate both the use of illegal substances and the black market.

Well if thats the case, call me Mr. Terrorist.

Ted Striker · April 20, 2003, 23:42

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Originally posted by DinoDoc
Personally, I liked the "This is your brain on drugs" ad better. These new ads are just crap.

Those were classic. Other good ones:

1) Father confronts kid. "Where did you get this stuff? Who taught you how to do this?"

"I LEARNED BY WATCHING YOU ALRIGHT! I LEARNED IT BY WATCHING YOU!!!"

2) Guy walking around in a circle. "I work hard. So I can make more money. So I can do more coke. So I can work harder. To make more money. So I can do more coke. So I can work harder. To make more money..."

Zero · April 20, 2003, 23:46

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Originally posted by Boshko

*holds up one of those long blow-up balloons, fully inflated*
"This is your ****."
*lets go of balloon, it shoots across the room as the air goes out*
*reaches down to grab now uninflated blow-up balloon*
"This is your **** on drugs."

Drug doesnt shrink ur wee wee. That's just a scary tale told by health teachers to get losers not to do drugs.

Ony thing I can think of on top of my head is steroids

DinoDoc · April 20, 2003, 23:50

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Originally posted by Calc II
Drug doesnt shrink ur wee wee.

Some of them do have the added benefit of making you impotent. The popular combination of X & Viagra spring to mind.

Zero · April 20, 2003, 23:52

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Originally posted by DinoDoc
Some of them do have the added benefit of making you impotent. The popular combination of X & Viagra spring to mind.

impotence and shrinking ur wee wee is two different ball game.
People who says drugs (for some odd reason pot being favorite target) shrink ur wee doesnt know what they are talking about and/or are pussies that makes up reasons for why theyre not doing it.

Ted Striker · April 20, 2003, 23:53

Well I was searching for pot and testicle size and found nothing. There was lots of stuff about infertility but not about testicles. I did find this gem, though:

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Over-masturbation symptoms - eye floater, carbohydrates over-sensitivity, high blood sugar, heart palpitations, erectile dysfunction, impotence, low libido and so on, for no more sexual orgasm.

You guys gotta read that page.

http://www.actionlove.com/extra/over2.htm

Ted Striker · April 20, 2003, 23:54

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Originally posted by Calc II

impotence and shrinking ur wee wee is two different ball game.
People who says drugs (for some odd reason pot being favorite target) shrink ur wee doesnt know what they are talking about and/or are pussies that makes up reasons for why theyre not doing it.

i thought u were hardcore

Zero · April 20, 2003, 23:54

I heard if u masturbate too much you go blind. Whether thats true or not, thats a defintely a good one to start conversations!

Zero · April 20, 2003, 23:55

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Originally posted by Ted Striker

i thought u were hardcore

wha?

Berzerker · April 21, 2003, 00:23

Strangelove -

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Your reasoning is quite faulty Berzerker. The supporters of the "war on drugs" haven't admitted to deciding to create a black market for drugs at all.

By outlawing drugs, a massive black market has been created. That black market would not exist if not for the drug laws, therefore, the people who made the laws created the black market. Whether or not they have the honesty to admit that is another matter...

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It's the people who prey on human misery who have done that.

You have that backwards, no one would sell drugs if no one bought drugs. And if no one sold drugs, many people who want to use them would still do so even if they had to produce the drugs themselves. Btw, when I bought drugs from friends, I was not in misery and they were not preying upon me, so please don't lie about others. We don't see a massive black market in tobacco and alcohol because they are legal, so how can you accuse the dealers of other drugs of creating a black market that would not exist if those drugs were legal? If drugs were legal, there would be two participants - the dealer and the buyer. But enter a third party - the drug war pusher - who outlaws the drugs, and the black market is created. It takes a drug war pusher prone to delusion or deceit to conclude the act of outlawing drugs had nothing to do with the resulting black market.

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The people who support the "war on drugs" would like to eliminate both the use of illegal substances and the black market.

Strangelove, what the drug war pushers want or would like - the fantasy you propose - and what they've done - the reality - are two different things. Y'all haven't eliminated (or even reduced) drug use, you've created a black market and alot of violence. Trying to blame others for the disastrous results of the drug war is ridiculous...

Zero · April 21, 2003, 00:38

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Originally posted by Berzerker

You have that . We don't see a massive black market in tobacco and alcohol because they are legal, so how can you accuse the dealers of other drugs of creating a black market that would not exist if those drugs were legal?

Well we are seeing a growth in black market for tobacco because of increase in tax. Soon its gonna be like China!

JCG · April 21, 2003, 00:52

Since it's become more or less "socially acceptable" to resort to certain drugs (ie: marihuana), neither a drug war nor an educational campaign will totally erradicate drug use, sadly.

Still, as always, "stupid people have the right to screw up", like even a certain close relative of mine, I must admit.....so go ahead and legalize, if you want (in a rational and gradual manner of course).

It won't solve all the problems, nor will the drug mafias simply disappear into thin air/overnight, but it should temporarily stop all this fuss, at least at the public level...

Promethus · April 21, 2003, 01:25

If alcohol were invented in a lab today it would be baned imediatly. But since it is "The age old elixer of the God's" it is not.

Alcohol has casued more health and social problems than the "Evil" MaryJwanna ever has.

Legalize drugs but let employers refuse to hire those who use them. You will save a lot of money that way.

Berzerker · April 21, 2003, 03:00

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Well we are seeing a growth in black market for tobacco because of increase in tax. Soon its gonna be like China!

True, and I heard one ring busted since 9/11 was involved with funding terrorism, oh the irony.

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Legalize drugs but let employers refuse to hire those who use them. You will save a lot of money that way.

Yup, that's just one free market mechanism to reduce drug use.
Prohibition doesn't, that's the reality many drug war pushers ignore AND deny. We get their friggin war, the increased violence and crime, the increased taxes, and we get nothing in return.