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6. Perhaps, Just perhaps....
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 05:50 PM
Wednesday

If America was still the land of opportunity, and affordability and a future and doing better than our parents did, there would be a lot less people gravitating towards drugs of almost any kind. "It's the escape, stupid!" Like was posted above, we lost the drug war in the 70's. As soon as we get rid of one supplier, one manufacturer, one distributor, another one is just waiting to take their place; it's a game of whack-a-mole, and we will never win it. How about a living wage, how about mental health counseling, how about real prison reform (not just incarceration)????

It's funny that I can come up with this stuff and I'm not a trained psychology or judicial professional. GO ASK THEM WHAT WOULD WORK, DON'T ASK A FUCKING WAR PRESIDENT WITH HUGE TIES TO THE PRIVATE PRISON INDUSTRY !!!!!

Whew, I feel a little better. Thanks for listening to my rant.

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