tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955569682734184307.post9183380027583677092..comments2023-05-13T05:31:29.844-04:00Comments on The Hubster: Politics bests truth againJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16952618158664674100noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955569682734184307.post-13806118973881560022009-12-13T19:21:59.592-05:002009-12-13T19:21:59.592-05:00dylan...
I am encouraged by our common ground her...dylan...<br /><br />I am encouraged by our common ground here. And, leaving aside what to actually do about the issue, we will never get anywhere if people are sacked for making simple and truthful observations.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16952618158664674100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955569682734184307.post-36847388065750136052009-12-13T16:45:32.961-05:002009-12-13T16:45:32.961-05:00I'm with you here. At least part of the way. ...I'm with you here. At least part of the way. The libertarian in me (a small fraction of me!) thinks that pot, at least, should be legal. And not because I use it, but because it's comparatively harmless.<br /><br />As for Dr Elders, correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't she say something to the effect that elementary school students should be taught about masturbation? If she had simply said that masturbation is a common part of human sexuality, and left it at that, she'd probably not have been sacked. Teaching about it in the early grades? I don't think it's eccentric to recoil from that suggestion. (In that area, it's probably safe to say that most youths are autodidactic!) Middle school would not be an inappropriate area for the discussion.<br /><br />But back to your original point, yes, it's foolish that people are being prosecuted for using or growing pot. Ludicrous, to use your word.Thomas Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217297262702709978noreply@blogger.com