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by tempsolution 2091 days ago
> but certainly enabling these things to be trafficked does not provide net positive to the world.

You really wanna go there? Seriously? Nobody forces you to use drugs. It doesn't even harm anyone else directly. He didn't even sell drugs directly, he offered a marketplace for others to sell drug on. What about pawn shops? Should we lock em all up in super max prisons for providing weapons to people? I mean here the intent is at least directly to harm people other than the client, while with drugs its just to harm clients.

Net positive... LOL Name a single politican that does provide a net positive to the world. How about Trump? What about locking him up? Did he provide a net positive to the world? He has a list of crimes that could wrap buildings in documents, however he is president of the US, which somehow manages to kill more people in a year than this guy could have killed indirectly in a life-time. But hey, yeah lock em up!

> so it's a clear reflection of his morals and empathy.

Oh is it? So what now? We lock up everything who doesn't have your high moral standards in a federal super max? Oh wait, your morals seem a bit off actually. I think you are kindof insane. How about locking you up? Do you provide a net positive to the world? Probably not. Wait, let me just call 911 so they can lock you away for life.

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Although I am 100% in agreement with your stance on the issue, I do feel that you are far too emotionally invested.

Your comment reads like you care what random strangers say on the internet. You shouldn't.

Despite the fact that you are right, others will not agree with you, and in fact may not even give a shit about the issue at all. They're humans, and every human is different. That's why we're so damn interesting.

The more you emotionally invest in what these people have to say, the more you will be dragged down into the abyss by them. Remember, that's not their abyss, that's your abyss. You created it by being so bothered by them.

This is my take on it, and if you have a different opinion, dude feel free to share I'm happy to hear! You have to approach everything on the internet as if it were an LSAT question you have to argue from an opposing viewpoint to pass the test. Make the best argument you possibly can, but don't be emotionally invested in it!

Again, I'm on your side. But I want you to hang around for the revolution, instead of having a heart-attack before we storm the gated communities.

> Should we lock em all up in super max prisons for providing weapons to people?

I said we should shut down Florence.

> Net positive... LOL Name a single politican that does provide a net positive to the world. How about Trump?

I have no idea why you have such an overpowering desire to inject your fascination with Trump into this discussion.

> Oh is it? So what now? We lock up everything who doesn't have your high moral standards in a federal super max?

This is the second time you seem to have misread my post. I said we should shut down Florence.