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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

"First, I must confess that over the last few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Council-er or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I can't agree with your methods of direct action;" who paternalistically feels he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by the myth of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait until a "more convenient season."

Shallow understanding from people of goodwill is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection."

  • MLK jr
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Dang, great quote. Hits different

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago (3 children)

No, the actual advocates are calling for it's decriminalization, which is a very, very different thing than mere legalization.

Legalization merely means that it becomes acceptable for the privileged while leaving enough law in place to allow the pig to still use it as a pretext to wage war on the marginalized - as is the case with the notorious "Swedish Model" when it comes to sex work.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Legalization implies decriminalization and more. Decriminalized but not legalized substances are still banned, but they just carry civil penalties instead of criminal ones (so like a small fine instead of a massive fine and/or jail time). With legalization, the substance is unbanned entirely and can be sold by legal businesses or private citizens on the legal market, though subject to whatever other regulations apply to it.

It won't stop cops from harassing minorities or anyone they don't like because they don't need a reason to do so and will make up one to try to get away with it. But it will remove a common excuse to harass them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Which advocates for marijuana are calling for it just to be decriminalized and not fully legalized?

Also: You have a unique definition of what legalization vs decriminalization means that I don't think the majority of literate people would agree with.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You must mean decriminalization in your 2nd paragraph?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Political statements tend to have less impact when you end them with "man."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Fuck you, man.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

Germany's center-left government just legalized it, other countries should really do the same

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 31 points 6 months ago

DANK BRANDON

[–] [email protected] 31 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Schumer will reintroduce his fullscale cannabis legalization package tomorrow at a 12:30 presser with Sens. Wyden (D-Ore) and Booker (D-N.J.)

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Glad to see it, here's hoping the republicans don't republican the bill.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Can't until we rewrite or break some treaties.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Bah, Canada's part of the same treaties. We still did it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Always something preventing us from doing the right thing.