From conversation, browsing blogs, reading comments, listening to politicians, and watching debates on news channels over the past year, I've grouped all prohibitionists into six major groups that distinctly stand apart from each other and can be taken on, one-by-one, to win the conversation for rational policy:
The Cynical Stoner, The Thumper, The MADDer, The Politician, The Prioritizer, and The Hater
Showing posts with label Christian Right. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christian Right. Show all posts
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Why the Christian Right Should be on Board with Legalization and How to Win Them Over
You often hear social liberals complaining that the Christian Right doesn't respond to reason. The problem here is that they don't respond to your reasons--because you aren't sensitive to theirs. One group talks the language of revenue, social factors, comparable activities (drinking/smoking being "less bad") while the other subscribes to the idea of Absolute Truth or only deals in the terms of right & wrong--and in the eyes of many in this large and politically powerful group, consuming Cannabis is simply WRONG.
Without getting too theological, here are a few points that could hold sway in a legalization discussion with a Conservative Christian:
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