My response to these things is always, why the hell should anyone else give a damn! Seriously. Guys and guys and girls and girls have been sleeping together forever and people have been altering their consciousness forever. What is the big deal! Life still goes on. Babies are still born regardless.
Here in France we are on the verge of having legalized gay marriage. It's probably going to become the law this week. As the Minister of Justice, who is a pretty cool black woman, said, "It's the Code Civile, Not the Bible."The usual suspect are outraged of course, but this is France so nobody gives a fuck! Last night, my favorite satirical French TV Show, Made In Groland, did their opening segment on Gay Marriage and of course they brought it down to the bottom line reality, 2 old guys farting in bed....you know you have to look at the long term reality here.... Pot is still illegal, but the Socialist Government has opened up the discussion in a very casual way and everyone is looking at America....Funny, here as in America, Pot is a part of the culture. It's a mere detail in most movies. Everyone smokes it, but you only get in trouble if you are ethnically challenged, just like America. I would lay odds on France decriminalizing possession of minor amounts of cannabis in the next 4 years. The country is horrified at the violence of the drug trade in Marseille and the suburbs of Paris. The focus of the discussion is that if pot were legalized, it would put a lot of the dealers out of business. The ex president, Sarko has 2 sons and an aging model wannabee pop star wife who all are admitted Cannabis users. Hell Carla lived with both Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton and any number of French rock artists (and left wing politicians) before Sarko picked her up at the used model aging pop star dealership.
Well now. As a fellow Mainer and like minded soul, I would have to agree with what you say. Pretty much, or maybe most of it with some reservations and maybe a caveat. Legalized Pot? Sanctioned doob? THC approved with the state's stamp of approval? Dude, I dunno. The Man's just gonna screw up a good thing. I lived my whole life with it being illegal. I lived my whole life smirking at their fruitless efforts to contain or control Americans exercising the right to be as stupid as they wanted to be. Cuz you see we will always exercise our right to be stupid. And now they are telling me I can be as stupid as I want to be only somehow just because they made the playground bigger, I am supposed to be impressed? The only laws I follow are the ones I agree with. Legalize it. Don't legalize it. I could not care less.
The preceding message was brought to you by a drunk man. Not just drunk, but a really really shitfaced man. I hear tell it is not a good idea or even very smart to post while under the influence. I hear I might just lose my job if I piss off the boss, let him in on even one or two of my dirty little secrets. Well, my boss is out drinkin. He could not care less.
COMMENT: Ben Franklin said, "I imagine a man must have a good deal of vanity who believes, and a good deal of boldness who affirms, that all doctrines he holds are true, and all he rejects are false."
Doesn't it say in the bible that a man who lays with a man should be stoned?? Maybe we've had the wrong interpretation of that passage??
ReplyDeleteNot original with me, saw that on facebook this morning.
Does it work in reverse?? If you get stoned, are you gay??
Smoke 'em if you got 'em.
ReplyDeleteKulkuri, in the Rmoney/Lying Ryan world that would be a truism.
My response to these things is always, why the hell should anyone else give a damn! Seriously. Guys and guys and girls and girls have been sleeping together forever and people have been altering their consciousness forever. What is the big deal! Life still goes on. Babies are still born regardless.
ReplyDeleteHere in France we are on the verge of having legalized gay marriage. It's probably going to become the law this week. As the Minister of Justice, who is a pretty cool black woman, said, "It's the Code Civile, Not the Bible."The usual suspect are outraged of course, but this is France so nobody gives a fuck! Last night, my favorite satirical French TV Show, Made In Groland, did their opening segment on Gay Marriage and of course they brought it down to the bottom line reality, 2 old guys farting in bed....you know you have to look at the long term reality here....
ReplyDeletePot is still illegal, but the Socialist Government has opened up the discussion in a very casual way and everyone is looking at America....Funny, here as in America, Pot is a part of the culture. It's a mere detail in most movies. Everyone smokes it, but you only get in trouble if you are ethnically challenged, just like America. I would lay odds on France decriminalizing possession of minor amounts of cannabis in the next 4 years. The country is horrified at the violence of the drug trade in Marseille and the suburbs of Paris. The focus of the discussion is that if pot were legalized, it would put a lot of the dealers out of business. The ex president, Sarko has 2 sons and an aging model wannabee pop star wife who all are admitted Cannabis users. Hell Carla lived with both Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton and any number of French rock artists (and left wing politicians) before Sarko picked her up at the used model aging pop star dealership.
Well now. As a fellow Mainer and like minded soul, I would have to agree with what you say. Pretty much, or maybe most of it with some reservations and maybe a caveat. Legalized Pot? Sanctioned doob? THC approved with the state's stamp of approval? Dude, I dunno. The Man's just gonna screw up a good thing. I lived my whole life with it being illegal. I lived my whole life smirking at their fruitless efforts to contain or control Americans exercising the right to be as stupid as they wanted to be. Cuz you see we will always exercise our right to be stupid. And now they are telling me I can be as stupid as I want to be only somehow just because they made the playground bigger, I am supposed to be impressed? The only laws I follow are the ones I agree with. Legalize it. Don't legalize it. I could not care less.
ReplyDeleteThe preceding message was brought to you by a drunk man. Not just drunk, but a really really shitfaced man. I hear tell it is not a good idea or even very smart to post while under the influence. I hear I might just lose my job if I piss off the boss, let him in on even one or two of my dirty little secrets. Well, my boss is out drinkin. He could not care less.
BTW I love that song and that movie - excellent choice
ReplyDeleteas my sweet mother would say:them Republicans don't know to shit or go blind.
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