Brazilda

Sorry for the confusion but I was just trying to be funny.

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I don't mind admitting that I may be biased or just care more about this stuff because it's part of my life. I'm not pointing to the drug war as the root of all of society's ills. Even if there were no drug war there will always be murder, theft, rape, etc. I think the drug war might enhance specific ills. I think you may be confusing the words postulate and prove... Postulate - suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief. Prove - demonstrate the truth or existence of (something) by evidence or argument. Portugal and Netherlands have deescalated the drug war in recent years. I'm looking at crime stats comparing USA to Netherlands right now at http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Netherlands/United-States/Crime Why does Netherlands have less crime and less drug users? The drug war is a genuinely harmful policy that is putting average people at odds with the police. It causes people to be paranoid, fearful, and resentful of law enforcement. I think its hard to say for sure how much impact drug war has on violent tendencies but you probably shouldn't assert that it has no effect at all. I want you to participate if you have an opinion on what I'm saying even if you disagree. But I don't need you to verify my thoughts for me lol. If I even understand what that means. I am honestly not trying to induce an intervention here. I just like to be upfront that I am biased about the drug war. Thank you though... I think your intentions are in the right place and I understand why you think that's what I'm doing.

How much reason do you think I need? I think intolerant leftism and the drug war are both tearing society apart. I still don't think its huge a stretch to postulate that one may be feeding off the other. Two decades because thats about the average age of the radical left? Why two decades? If everyone is saying communism is the cause and you are saying drug war is a form of communism isn't that helping my case? Would you say the specific type of angry intolerant leftism going around in America has also existed long before the drug issue?

I'm just spit ballin so bear with me. The type of people who go to UC Berkeley to violently riot over a Milo speaking event seem to all have a deep seeded disrespect for rule of law in common (among other things). I think the drug war might have the single biggest negative impact on respect for rule of law. There are a lot of things the government does that are very hard to rationalize if you really think about them. I think the drug war may be the most obvious irrationality because the logic is basically 'you are paying us to protect you from yourself'. It's very insulting at its core to say the least. I look at all the people protesting Milo and I find it hard to believe they are all really protesting Milo. Instead I think Milo is just a scapegoat for them to behave unruly. What incentive do all those people have to be doing what they are doing? Something just isn't adding up. They are too brazen. The individuals attacking people and destroying property know the crowd isn't going to turn on them. Was the intolerant left even a thing in America before the drug war? Thoughts? Am I over valuing the effects of the drug war?

I regret creating this post. It was petty and in poor taste. Especially after watching the slow motion train wreck that was the Berkeley riots tonight. Changing the way insane intolerant radical left thinks definitely takes priority to changing the way Jeff Sessions thinks. I wish it were possible to do both. I hate seeing people rioting over free speech. And where the hell are the police when these riots are happening? It might just be my bias distorting my perception of things but i swear it seems like there is never a shortage of police around when I am trying to commit my misdemeanors. Self knowledge es numero uno. I think every topic can be traced back to self knowledge one way or another.

I know this isn't a good reason but I fear the call will become about my life and I'll become so emotional in the moment I won't even be able to think straight. It's not like my life is unique. There have been other callers that have been through what I've been through almost verbatim. So the lessons are already out there.

I wasn't sure if anyone was even going to acknowledge I said that. I most likely would never kill a cop. I have sympathy for what cops are going through and that sorta counter balances the resentment I have. But at the end of the day they are the ones who initiate violence when they try to arrest you. If I strongly believe drug laws are immoral then I think resisting arrest is logical. Idk... I'm not exactly certain about what I'm saying. That's why I'm here attempting to refine my thinking. I'm sorry for the aloofness and entitlement I've displayed. If you are still willing to schedule my objection I will email you. The only problem is that I think I've already changed my mind so there might not be anything left to object to. When I made this post I was trying to make an ends justify the means sort of argument against the untruth about Jeff Sessions. The end being he shouldn't be a politician. The mean being he doesn't deserve the help of having his name cleared of the lies told by the media. Its like if you are working at a restaurant and you know one of the cooks spits in the food and someone lies about them and says they are talking shit about the boss. Do you defend them and say they never talked shit about the boss or do you hope the lie causes them to get fired because they spit in the food and don't deserve the job anyways? I'm just not sure the ends justify the means anymore. Sessions doesn't deserve to be lied about even though I want to see him ass blasted for perpetuating the war on drugs. I'm aware I'm reaalllly pushing my luck here but I would appreciate your wisdom on the matter thou kind philosopher king. If you still pass then no hard feelings. I understand I am not entitled to your expertise.

I didn't really understand that he wouldn't explain his disapproval unless I call in when he asked. I care deeply about truth and critical thinking. Two things that are found in abundance at FDR but very rare almost everywhere else. I think what brings me here is probably no different from anyone else. I'm not certain I understand your question.

I honestly don't even know whats going on here anymore. I don't want to be the villain of this community.

How dare I ask you to elaborate even though you're already here anyways mocking me. I have other reasons I don't want to call in. I guess you already explained well enough when you said the video is just a current even used to highlight the mainstream media's dishonesty.

end something that is already illegal kek

Too much defense. We could be out there dribbling the ball in between people's legs instead. I want to see some pep in your step. Go long Jonny blue 42 blue 42 hut hut. Good hustle. Butt pats all around. What's the point of being Mike Tyson in the 90s if you just have thumb wars and play fighting simulators with your cousin?

They aren't purposely not challenging guests to make a profit LOL wat. The Trump train made perfect sense to me because Hillary was so corrupt. Jeff Sessions is an angel compared to Hillary. For me the debates are naturally more interesting than the shows where more relatable guests come on. There is more for me to learn and grow from when I see conflicting ideas duking it out opposed to 2 people agreeing with each other for an hour. I think Stefan is not benefiting as much as his audience from the debates. I want to learn preferably without getting ass blasted by Stefan on youtube but I appreciate the offer. I get that you believe we have misconceptions. I'd be totally satisfied if you could help to clear them up. Preferably in a straight forward non cryptic manner. Since I am well aware that main stream media is dishonest what lesson about how to think am I going to gain from an hour long video about why Jeff Sessions is obviously not a racist? I think you think going after Jeff Sessions for being pro drug war is irrelevant or unimportant because you've already covered drug war in the past. Does that sound about right?

I'm not here to make demands of anyone. Just proposing a minor criticism. Of course I don't think FDR should 'disassociate with anyone that doesn't share my views on the war on drugs'. That's ridiculous and not even the issue because I know Stefan believes the drug war is wrong. I think Stefan is making a compromise by supporting Sessions and that's what I am criticizing. Stefan is the most rational person I've ever seen but his pro Jeff Sessions and anti drug war views don't make a lot of sense to me. It's a contradiction or atleast a compromise. There is a huge difference between a lawyer just going along with the law and Jeff Sessions stating for the record that no good people smoke marijuana. That is an insight into the way he thinks and it's very ugly. I have no idea what you're talking about when you say "taking full responsibility". Will you elaborate? I'm not a millionaire yet but I will be successful. I am working at the moment to develop the skills to effectively interpret charts. I trade currency right now with live money and I'm raking in exponential profits. I increased my account by 23% in one day last week. I'm not scared to take huge risks. I hope you can say the same. What do you know about success?????? I can't just up and move to Colorado right now (or vote with my feet as you put it) but I will be successful regardless of your assumptions. This isn't about being successful though. It's about freedom. It's about right and wrong. I would be saying the same thing even if I didn't do drugs but because I do them I am directly effected therefore it matters more to me. I am here making the case that we shouldn't support Sessions because what FDR thinks matters to me. Isn't that "doing something" ???

I knew someone was going to try to frame me as a leftist. And with all due disrespect that is incredibly simple minded. You seem to have tricked yourself into thinking you're anti collectivism. But the war on drugs (aka the war on people as Stefan would say) is a perfect example of collectivism. Morality is not a one way path that leads to pedophilia. This is about freedom and liberty. You don't have to think it's smart or like it but if you aren't allowed to ruin yourself then you are less free than if you could. I value freedom more than some vague sense of the greater good and I look down on you for not doing the same.

It sucks being looked down on by someone you respect. It sucks more when you are alienated by everyone around you. I don't expect you to tell me drugs are ok. I know they are bad and I'm not looking to justify my own bad behavior. But I do expect you to have the courage and wisdom to say "its not okay for people to imprison you and destroy your life because you do drugs" despite what the finger wagging baby boomer Jeff Sessions type people have to say. huh?

Dude I am well aware you run the show here. I am not trying to take credit from you by saying we. Please allow that to be overlooked. I just meant that when anyone clears up negative untruths about someone else you are helping them out by doing that. Al Sharpton wasn't really a good example. My point is that there isn't enough time to cover every untruth in the world so you have to pick the ones that are most important. When you guys made the Sessions video I saw that as a confession that you think its important that we understand Sessions isn't a racist. Its like focusing on how well Obama has improved the cost and quality of school lunches when you could be focusing on isis, doubling the debt, fast and furious, etc. You are a lot wiser and smarter than me Michael. Go easy on me man. If I'm wrong please explain why in the simplest least snarky way possible so I can understand and adjust to reality. I need things to be explained to me like im a stupid child. I'm not proud to say that but its the truth.

Youre probably right that I am mistaking the world for myself when saying that "98% of the anti cop attitude comes from the drug war." I dont think there is anyway to prove how much drug war is effecting sentiments in USA. To be fair though I specifically said "I believe" before I said that so I'm atleast upfront that its my opinion. I think sentiment towards the drug war are underestimated because there is no good reason to publicly come out in support of doing drugs. Even if you dont even do drugs and you are simply advocating freedom most people will just look down on you. Its an inconvenient hassle to hold an unpopular opinion. I love Stefans arguments about drugs. The show he did with Gabor Mate is my favorite one yet. I've learned so much about myself that I was unaware of. Understanding the truth about why I do drugs is a great start but it's doesn't make me feel any better. I feel a lot of emotional pain that I don't know how to cope with any other way than doing drugs. I spoke to MMD personally thru emails a few years ago and took his advice to seek out therapy but that didn't go well. It was good to talk to someone but I realized this particular therapist I was seeing was saying the exact opposite of what Stefan and Gabor Mate say. He was telling me that im a genetically predisposed to doing drugs. We basically established that I have serious daddy issues but he never dug deeper to understand what is causing the daddy issues. I decided to stop seeing him because not only do I disagree that drug use is some predetermined thing, I think I would be a lot worse off if I believed that because that would mean I was predestined to be a drug user because of genes which is absurd.

The women in my family wont even admit that make up is used to attract men. They just say they do it for themselves because it makes them feel good. Then I explain to them thats only half the equation and the reason it makes them feel good is because they know they look better to other people. If they were on an island by themselves there is no way in hell they would put on make up "because it makes them feel good". It doesn't matter if you have make up on if no one else will see it. It actually pisses me off so much that they can't follow my simple logic. Intellectual dishonesty runs deep in my family.

When Stefan makes untruth videos about Trump I look at it as supporting Trump. There are a million untruths in the world but we pick and choose which are important based on who we want to see succeed. Helping clear Trumps name of falsehoods is a way of helping him. I'm sure there are probably some untruths out there about Al Sharpton but we don't make videos about it because we don't care if he succeeds or not. I get the message of the video... people are trying to slander Sessions as a racist and hes not one. But I don't want to see Jeff Sessions succeed because he is notoriously pro drug war. I guess what I'm trying to communicate is that its a matter of priority here. I strongly believe its more important to criticize him for being pro drug war than it is to pat him on the back for not being racist. I care about this alot because I smoke weed and live in North Carolina which is a bible belt state that is probably going to be the very last to legalize. I've been to jail before just for possessing a few grams of weed. I am absolutely not ok with that. I really really want to side with the police. I think most of them are good people that just want to help their community. I am in a very tricky position with police however because I strongly believe I am doing nothing wrong and I do not want to go to prison because some cop is just doing his job. I know you guys aren't going to like this but in that particular situation i think its ok to consider killing the cop to avoid prison because at the end of the day they are escalating violence against me by trying to arrest me for smoking weed. No one forced them to become a cop and escalate violence against people who aren't bothering anyone. Can you really blame me for escalating the violence even more? Why should I allow them to rob me of a year or whatever of my life without a fight??? I believe 98% of the anti cop attitude coming from this country is caused by the drug war. I think its only going to get worse the longer it lasts. It's like a slow chipping away/erosion process. I want to fix that and see a country that respects the police. I don't want to kill anyone. I don't even want to consider it but my hand is forced by self proclaimed authority of the government. Jeff Sessions is on the wrong side of history...

I like poker as a comparison to trading. They are alike in a lot of ways. I think its kinda foolish to say trading is all luck though... Investing is the industry that has created the most billionaires in the world. They couldn't have all gotten there by luck. I doubt even one of them got where they are because of luck. I always find it funny when people think it's impossible to do things that someone else is already doing.

Does anyone here trade on the forex or stock market? I'm curious to hear about the success of traders here. What are your thoughts and insights? I know there are better places to ask questions like this. However I thought I'd ask anyways since I think the average person here may be smarter than the average person on websites specifically related to trading.

couldn't even believe my ears when I heard his comments about how great race relations are in America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PipbG7SL8YM&t=0s