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offline alnuit on 2003-05-26 04:06 [#00714967]
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Yeah, I know it your own life and a question of choice and
all that...but why would you guys (and I mean those here
that seem to be on acid/ mushrooms/pot quite a bit) do it so
regularly? I can understand an occassional joint, but topics
such as "smuggling acid" and "drugs for tonight" make it
seem like the situation round here is a lot worse than just
that.

I fully support your right to make your own decisions, but I
still don't see why you should do something that is so
dangerous...

Whatever, it is your lives...why do I care.


 

offline AlbertoBalsalm from Reykjavík (Iceland) on 2003-05-26 04:12 [#00714970]
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it suprises me how many on this mb are doing hard drugs on
so frequent basis, like once-twice a week


 

offline korben dallas from nz on 2003-05-26 04:12 [#00714971]
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resentment?


 

offline alnuit on 2003-05-26 04:14 [#00714973]
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exactly... I thought we had left all the drugged out
maddness of raves back in 92...I dunno...maybe next
pacifiers and glow-sticks will make an appearance as
well....


 

offline Tab from manchester (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-26 04:14 [#00714974]
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thats the great thing about humans.. everyones perspective
is different.. what may be hard drugs to some is just
breakfast for others


 

offline korben dallas from nz on 2003-05-26 04:14 [#00714975]
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resentment!


 

offline alnuit on 2003-05-26 04:15 [#00714979]
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more like worry...but then as I said...I don't know why I
worry...when quite so obviously, those doing it don't
worry...


 

offline alnuit on 2003-05-26 04:16 [#00714980]
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not.


 

offline supreme from Antwerp (Belgium) on 2003-05-26 04:24 [#00714986]
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hehe..
well put!

well ... eh... Why do I smoke a joint every day?
I just enjoy the effect it has on me.
nothing more, nothing less.
I could also drink whiskey every day , or just do nothing.
(that happens too)
I can afford a joint every day and I enjoy it.I don't have
any other problems or it doesn't cause problems.
Why wouldn't I do it?

maybe I'm not using enough to answer your question cos I'm
feeling quite normal. I don't feel like I belong to the
group of hardcore users, but maybe that's my problem ;)

nah!I don't have a problem


 

offline Jedi Chris on 2003-05-26 04:26 [#00714988]
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Agreed


 

offline AlbertoBalsalm from Reykjavík (Iceland) on 2003-05-26 04:29 [#00714990]
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well, weed is another thing, not really a dangerous drug.
alachol is worse IMO, makes you more fucked up, and do more
stupid things


 

offline AlbertoBalsalm from Reykjavík (Iceland) on 2003-05-26 04:33 [#00714993]
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although cannabis has long term affects on you if you smoke
it almost everyday. not a good thing if you get addictive


 

offline Morgoth from Stella-town (Belgium) on 2003-05-26 04:35 [#00714994]
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Agreed that Weed isn't a dangerous drug, but alcohol doesn't
have to be dangerous either.
It can be dangerous but that depends on the person driniking
it, and how much. And then again, I also know some guys that
wake up and smoke weed until they go to bed, they no longer
function normally without their joints. It's their choice
and all that, but from that moment, no longer being able to
function normally, even weed can become dangerous.

(I do not have anything against anyone doing any drugs as
long as they know their limits and not annoy others for not
doing it, and also when under influence do not go out and
drive cars or so).


 

offline alnuit on 2003-05-26 04:37 [#00714996]
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well...yeah...weed and alcohol are acceptable in that you
need to drink litres a day for years before it kills you or
worse still, incapacitates you permanently in some way.
Joints are kinda okay too in that they are not as
dangerous....but acid and mushrooms...thats carzy stuff...it
could result in physical injury...

But then again, these are my lines...and seeing as I draw
them where I see fit, I guess others would draw them where
they see fit. I guess after all it is upto each
individual...though I'd hate to see any frind of mine OD and
die. And I am guessing the same goes for friends of those
that are on these hard drugs as well. I just wish they do
something about it. After all, I am just a random guy that
doesn't want people to get hurt...maybe I am stupid. I will
shut up.


 

offline more10 from Lkpg (Sweden) on 2003-05-26 04:41 [#00714998]
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Respect man! I only use alcohol and tobacco. I have a strict
policy against other drugs.
They talk about GHB here in Sweden which is supposed to be
some kind of medicine and if you use it you get no hangover.
I think that if you do drugs you should get a hangover...

snus, ciggs and whiskey!


 

offline korben dallas from nz on 2003-05-26 04:45 [#00715003]
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1.I fully support your right to make your own
decisions, 2.but I still don't see why you should do
something that is so dangerous...


do you support people making their own decisions? i
don't see how 2. follows from 1. - that's all.


 

offline korben dallas from nz on 2003-05-26 04:48 [#00715005]
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alcohol causes the most amount of psychological disorders
compared to any other psychoactive substance - and seems to
cause quite frequent/a lot, directly/indirectly of physical
harm wouldn't you say?

drinking & driving ain't exactly the healthiest habit.
drinking & fighting


 

offline AlbertoBalsalm from Reykjavík (Iceland) on 2003-05-26 04:49 [#00715006]
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it affects people around you wether you like it or not, even
with weed (usually based on ignorance). it's not a good
thing seeing your friends suck deep into drug addiction. I
got very pissed off when i was smoking weed for some time
(not doing it now though) that my x-girlfriend (which i
considered my best friend ...once)went ballistic when i told
her i was smoking weed, she got mad at me and called me a
druggie, called me stupid, and other hurtfull names. she
just looked down on me, and yet she'd be drinking heavily on
weekends for years. i think it's just so extremely
hypocritical


 

offline alnuit on 2003-05-26 04:52 [#00715013]
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If two my frinds want to jump out of a plane and take their
wedding wows skydiving, well...I wouldn't understand
that...but that does not mean I won't support their choice
to do it.

My lack of understanding prevents me supporting it, as I do
not support things I don't undersatnd. But there might be
others that DO understand...and I am okay with that. As far
as I can see it is a dangerous thing to do... but that is
just me. I am open to the possibility that those doing it
know better than me as to what they are doing.


 

offline ecnadniarb on 2003-05-26 04:53 [#00715014]
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GBH mixed with alcohol can cause death, I suppose death is
an effective cure for a hangover :D

GBH is classed along with Rohypnol as a date rape drug, and
taking 1 to 2 grams more than a normal dose can cause a
temporary coma. It is beleived to be physically addictive,
and a proper overdose will result in death. s far as I am
aware it is illegal in both the UK and the US...I know it
definately is in the US.


 

offline Fernz from A Scottish Wanker (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-26 04:53 [#00715015]
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I don't promote the use of drugs although I do use weed and
hallucinogenics most weekends. Like you say its out of
choice and to be honest, i use them to unwind from the
pressures of modern life and to forget all the bullshit I
happen to see every day. I know I am not psychologically
dependent on them and I can take it or leave it.


 

offline alnuit on 2003-05-26 04:55 [#00715017]
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so now are we argueing which of the evils is acceptable and
which is not? I will not enter into that argument as I feel
it is completely subjective.

And yes, drinking and driving is not the healthiest habit. I
had a friend die because of that. So I know. Just that I am
not the first person in the queue to see which of my friends
is next to die. Thats all.


 

offline ecnadniarb on 2003-05-26 04:55 [#00715018]
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Yaba is a mad drug. Never take Yaba...it is also caled
"Nazi Speed". It is a fuckin scary drug.


 

offline alnuit on 2003-05-26 04:57 [#00715019]
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Don't they all say that? Anyways, as I keep saying like a
broken record, you know best. Best of luck to you. Stay
safe.


 

offline Fernz from A Scottish Wanker (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-26 05:04 [#00715023]
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I understand the concern you have for the topic in question,
and like I say I DONT personally think what I do is right,
but everyone has their own way of doing things. Some use
drugs for socialising, some for screwing the government out
of benefit money (especially in the town I live in) and some
just use them for filling in the holes that people make in
you. Especially girlfriends. ; /


 

offline korben dallas from nz on 2003-05-26 05:08 [#00715026]
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no, not arguing which of the evils is acceptable or not - or
whatever. didn't mean to come off so abrasive.

you say u don't support what you understand - but you
would support your friends jumping off a plane (which
you don't understand?) ... seems like strange reasoning??

couldn't help myself. i'll leave it at this .. i don't
really care either way - hope not to have offended you.

=^..^=


 

offline alnuit on 2003-05-26 05:14 [#00715032]
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Not at al, you have not offended me at alll...what I meant
was that individuals have their own rights, and I am never
going to stand in the way of their rights.

I would however try my best to tell them why I feel it could
go wrong. And why it would matter to ME if it went wrong.
And that is what I am trying to do here as well. And even
after my explanations, they feel they need to do
something..I really cannot and more importantly...WILL not
stop them.


 

offline alnuit on 2003-05-26 05:16 [#00715035]
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And dude, beleive me...this world and life is a lot more
beautiful and richer than any girl/boy anywhere can ever
take away from it.

The world wills you to live....the question is...'do YOU
will yourself to live?'

much sympathy...*hugs*


 

offline more10 from Lkpg (Sweden) on 2003-05-26 05:16 [#00715036]
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As far as i know you don't mix GHB (is it GHB or GBH?) with
alcohol at all cause its a substitute. It is supposed to
give the same effect as alcohol but without the hangover.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2003-05-26 05:17 [#00715037]
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I'd rather get addicted to takin acid dope opium and speed
than get addicted to tv or consumerism


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2003-05-26 05:18 [#00715038]
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alcohol use worries me the most as well. whether people
claim they can handle it or not, it's still dangerous
because it's one of the most common habits. as for pot, yes
its bad, so i smoke it no more than once a week and im
thinkin about getting a vaporizer (the carcinogenic (sp?)
smoke of it worries me). Then mushrooms, i dont even want to
classify those as drugs, regardless of the effects.
tryptamines and alkaloids are found in everything we eat.

stay safe? stop eating junk food and go the gym.


 

offline alnuit on 2003-05-26 05:22 [#00715041]
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One just not justify or invalidate the other. Active dissent
against TV and consumerism might destroy them. Active use of
drugs will destroy you. Consumerism and TV will go on if you
are dead. You need to stay alive to fight them. So once
again...the two are mutually exclusive.

and you broke the 10,000 points limit. kewl. *bows*


 

offline Jarworski from The Grove (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-26 05:23 [#00715042]
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Do what I want


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2003-05-26 05:26 [#00715044]
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I know, but a lot of anti-drug people are couch-potatoes who
have no life


 

offline alnuit on 2003-05-26 05:29 [#00715046]
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Was that supposed to imply something?


 

offline Jarworski from The Grove (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-26 05:31 [#00715047]
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Why would we do something so dangerous? BECAUSE IT FEELS
GOOD - heroin addicts wouldn't exist if for the fact that
heroin makes you cum inside. They don't take it to waste
away and die... jeez what a dumb fucking question.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2003-05-26 05:34 [#00715048]
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oh, sorry, not at all!! I didn't mean you!!


 

offline korben dallas from nz on 2003-05-26 05:35 [#00715052]
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GHB affects GABA receptors, which barbituates, alcohol and
benzo's to name but a few affect [correlating to the 3
sub-types of receptors]. all "depress" the central nervous
system (CNS) ... if you mix substances like alcohol and
benzo's, the effect doesn't add arithmetically - ie. its
more, and thus difficult to gauge the effect.

depressing the CNS can (if sever enough) be dangerous/life
threatening - as it can arrest respiration


 

offline alnuit on 2003-05-26 05:35 [#00715053]
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gee...'cause for a second there.... :) heh


 

offline korben dallas from nz on 2003-05-26 05:36 [#00715055]
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Big Mac's kill people!


 

offline alnuit on 2003-05-26 05:36 [#00715056]
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Yes they do. In more ways than one.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2003-05-26 05:40 [#00715060]
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sorry dear, I was thinking of other people I've known and
seen :)

btw, what happened to you on slsk the other day? I know you
were lagging, and I had to go so I sent you a message - I
hope you didn't think I was just running out on you :)


 

offline korben dallas from nz on 2003-05-26 05:45 [#00715065]
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arguably in some shape or form "life" can be considered a
drug, in which case - the question is more just choosing
between drugs. be it mindless consumerism, drug addiction,
or something in between the two, or completely different ...
to consider something a drug seems to presuppose a point of
view that doesn't consider itself to be engaging in a drug
habit?


 

offline alnuit on 2003-05-26 05:58 [#00715072]
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interesting you should mention that. Did you watch 'Requiem
For A Dream'? If not, please do. I am sure you would find
that you'd agree with it quite a bit.

P.S. I agree with you. You can deconstruct me as much as you
want. Read Derrida before? My POV can be deconstructed as
much as you want, because after all...that is all it is. "A"
point of view. I may have some that agree with me. Others
that don't.
Yes. I do agree that my talking about this topic would imply
a morally elevated standpoint. And I can see why that would
tick some people off. Maybe you are right, maybe you are
not. Deconstruct further. It is a grammatical exercise. Just
don't doubt my intentions.


 

offline alnuit on 2003-05-26 06:00 [#00715075]
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not at all...infact I was hoping you got my last few
messages as I logged off. The connection got real bad that
night...and then completely gave up. Sucky things. I should
be online this evening.


 

offline korben dallas from nz on 2003-05-26 06:08 [#00715080]
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haha .. nicely spotted.

yes i've seen requiem for a dream, and read derrida. :) [you
read any walter benjamin?]

morally elevated - indeed ... i'm not meaning to advocate
any point of view to replace yours, just pointing out the
element of hypocrisy implicit in your (any) moral assertion
[viva la differánce? - not even :)]


 

offline alnuit on 2003-05-26 06:17 [#00715082]
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[you read any walter benjamin?]

No. Have you read any Sassure?

i'm not meaning to advocate any point of view to replace
yours, just pointing out the element of hypocrisy implicit
in your (any) moral assertion


Isn't that why deconstruction is a lot of fun, but
inherently pointless...(unless you are a grammatologist, in
which case it might lead you to devise grammatical
constructs that may aviod common self-deconstructive
pitfalls), it serves to examine and criticise, but provide
no solutions. Of course one could argue that a criticism is
the starting point for a revision of opinion and that
deconstruction, leads to discussion, which promotes the
birth of solutions.

But inherently, it is, like the Socratic method, a very
frustrating enquiry device.


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2003-05-26 06:26 [#00715084]
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you sound like the kind of person they need at the shroomery
forums. great debaters there. you'd probably enjoy the
discussions.

i dont see why anybody would want to respond of that latest
bit of gibberish you so cunningly typed up, but i'm sure a
few will anyway.



 

offline korben dallas from nz on 2003-05-26 06:32 [#00715085]
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yep, read a bit of de sassure. you read any lacan?

derrida's deconstruction is inspiring, though i wouldn't
consider myself a disciple as such ... i certainly wouldn't
busy myself with devising new grammatical constructs (though
i don't think derrida does this?) ...

Of course one could argue that a criticism is
the starting point for a revision of opinion and that
deconstruction, leads to discussion, which promotes the
birth of solutions.


sure .. it could be a revision of opinion, but if anything
it's more an attempt to keep this opinion in check (ie. keep
it at the level of opinion).

as we learn from the matrix reloaded, there is always an
anomaly - there will never be a final solution ... :) or is
there? i guess we'll find out in revolutions haha...


 

offline alnuit on 2003-05-26 06:33 [#00715086]
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Point in case. You did.

Yes, I am cunning (thats the first time anybody has called
me that)...but the last piece of cunning that I typed up was
in response to a cunning point that was raised. Maybe you
missed it.

Anyways, even if people don't want to respond to the last
bit that I typed...there is always the main topic of the
post. Suffice to say that is a crucifiable statement in
itself. Go on. Tie me up to the whipping pole, if thats what
you want. I will stand by what I said. I don't want YOU
getting hurt. Thats all.


 


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