Episode 11: Surrendering The War On Drugs

Do you do drugs? Don't answer that! I'll respect your privacy. And which drugs anyway? Alcohol? Caffeine? Sugar? These all affect the mind enough to be properly called drugs – but they are the drugs modern industrial civilisation endorses, because they amplify its values of productivity, orderliness, political centralisation, cultural conformity and materialism. Other cultures in space and time have chosen different mind-altering substances as their own chemical allies in the pursuit of civilisational purpose, and give them nicer names, like 'medicine' or 'magic potion'. The chief argument of this episode is that if you are not hurting anybody else, then you have the absolute right to put whatever substance you want into your body, free from persecution. Especially since many 'drugs' allow one to explore one's own consciousness and sense of self; and if we can't have such a freedom, then what freedom do we have at all? So let's look at the case for why ALL drugs (or at least most) should be legalised and regulated; even those with a greater potential to cause us harm. We must see drug use in perspective as a fundamental human activity that can be good or bad depending on context and intention, and which like all things must be dealt with by education and consciousness, not by Big Brother beating us with a big stick. This is a controversial topic but if we can get this right, our societies will see immediate and exponential benefits, allowing us to flourish beyond anything we've come to expect.   VOTE JAMIE MCGLUE INTO THE DÁIL I am running for election in Dublin Bay North under the banner of my new political party, Gaelic Awakening; for Free Speech, Fair Borders, Full Sovereignty. We need 300 members in order to officially register, so please go to https://www.gaelicawakening.ie and become a member (for free). If we cannot be registered in time, I will be running as an Independent. Reach out to me at [email protected] if you have questions or suggestions, and do consider making a financial contribution via the website. If my words resonate like silver bells, consider becoming a Gaelic Awakening candidate. You need only be able to work hard, be respectful and peaceful even with those who scorn you, be brave, communicate clearly, and have a burning desire to see justice triumph in Ireland. The door is ever open!   AUDIO VERSIONS DWELL HERE: https://sites.libsyn.com/544787   THROW YOUR INTERWEB ARMS AROUND ME! Gaelic Awakening: https://www.gaelicawakening.ie FFF: https://www.fff.irish  Diaspora Irish: https://www.diasporairish.com  Personal website: https://jamiemcglue.ie  Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamieMcGlue   Universal Divine Consciousness: REACH OUT WITH YOUR FEELINGS