Pete Guither has a good post looking at the latest nonsense from U.N. Drug Czar Antonio Maria Costa:
The fact that our opponents have resorted to revising their understanding of the English language is a powerful statement about how far we've come in the drug policy debate. It's hard to imagine a more confused and desperate defense of the drug war than this, but I'm sure it's just a matter of time before someone achieves it.
His attempts to own the word âcontrolâ go to ridiculous lengths.Drugs are controlled (not prohibited) because they are dangerous.
I beg your pardon? Drugs arenât prohibited? Since when? Where? You canât just waive a magic wand and say that since you donât like the word âprohibitedâ you declare it to mean something else.
The fact that our opponents have resorted to revising their understanding of the English language is a powerful statement about how far we've come in the drug policy debate. It's hard to imagine a more confused and desperate defense of the drug war than this, but I'm sure it's just a matter of time before someone achieves it.
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