Well decriminalization means it's legal.

People will find ways to throw their lives away no matter what we do. Making it illegal makes it taboo. There are always going to be people who will get into this sort of thing to be badass. I know a few of them from high school.

At the very least our government(s) need to be realistic and provide drug screening facilities so people who take drugs can do so safely.

Actually, decriminalisation and legalisation aren't the same thing. Addiction is a mental illness, and while not everyone who uses will become addicted, increasing access to drugs will increase the rates of drug abuse, addiction, and overdose.

Marijuana should be legal.

Thats not unpopular, thats popular opinion

I hate the LGBTI acronym and the way that people assume they should all be viewed the same, because I'm all for homosexual and bi sexual people and their normalisation within society. But I'm really not a fan of the transgender movement.

I have the what I assume is unpopular opinion in that I'm not phased if it's legal or not. It doesn't really concern me. If it's illegal, I personally can't use it because of work drug screenings plus I can't afford it. If it's legal, the same.

Probably my only judgement on the situation is if it's legal, it'd create a hell of a lot of jobs in a variety of forms. So maybe it's a good idea?

It is definitely interesting how they get lumped together regardless of the issue. A perfect example is the recent Seattle legislation which requires pre-op trans people to use the bathroom of the gender on their birth certificate (your birth cert gender there can be changed once you are post-op). Now all the companies and individuals who are protesting it are saying that it is anti LGBTQI, that it is homophobic etc.

Now you might argue it's transphobic (I don't believe that personally), however to conflate that with issues about sexual orientation isn't valid. Rather it's just a political ploy to magnify an issue by falsely claiming it affects far more people than it really does (i.e. the whole LGBQTI spectrum rather than just pre-op TI individuals).

Agreed

Not around these parts. There are even kids at my high school who think marijuana shouldn't be legal. High school kids!

And you kents think I'm uptight.

Fruit juice has just as many sugar as soft drink

Carbs are also suppose to be similar to sugar in weight gain (bread/pasta/rices )

Shall we tax these as we????

If you want to reduce obesity then make heathy food and sport/activities cheaper and aceessable...

Unpopular option -aboriginal history should be taught correctly in school not what some whites wants people to believe (I'm white btw)

History is written by the victors - Walter Benjamin

That would be easy:
40000 BC - invented the stick
1788 - new neighbours arrive

It is LGBQTIA you exclusionary fascists. You must identify all of the perverted deviants, not just those you are comfortable with.

And the rest....

Not the ennui but peace allows the weak and worthless in a society to fester. All children should be forced to do a year of national service after high school, but the nation should not be Australia. Somalia, Syria, Iraq, Rwanda etc, send them all to the nastiest conflict available to toughen them up. Those that don't get beheaded will come back grateful for what life has to offer and more resilient.

No, covered everything of note.

It should be optional not mandatory. Because I'm sure a big part of it is spiritual.

This would be a great idea if every six months the government laced all free drugs with a lethal dose of poison. Crime would be virtually eliminated within one electoral cycle.

Woah what..?

:lol: excellent idea.

Just helping natural selection to get back on track since bleeding hearts made safety labels a thing :lol:

Who would defend the country if we had no soldiers?

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Of course.

I'm positive that at least a couple of those are just the original creator taking this piss.

Edited by salmonfc: 11/4/2016 03:15:30 PM

Cory Bernardi and Eric Abetz are charismatic figures and are dominant figures in Churches

What an educated and well thought out response. Thank you for taking the time out of your day, presumably spent thieving oxygen, to articulate your thoughts on drug use and enlightening me on your vast knowledge on the subject. Your contribution to this polarising subject will be forwarded on to all the major Universities around the world telling them that "hur dur drugz are bad".

Is it really too much to ask for a bit of thought in a response?

I'll help you out a bit. The reason why I believe that we should go further than decriminalising the personal use of drugs and legalise them is because I strongly believe in personal responsibility.

I made four quick and easy to read points in my Unpopular Opinion post stating my reasons for legalising drug use. Can you explain to me:

1. Why it is better for criminal orginisations to profit from the sale and distribution of drugs rather than regulated business and the government?

2. Why people being able to openly discuss the effects drugs have on the body and educating themselves on addiction before trying drugs is better than people learning from experience and getting second hand information through less than reliable sources (dealers)?

- 3. Why forcing addicts into a life of crime to fund their addiction a better alternative than being able to safely access the substances they need? Yes, I know it would be better if they didn't take drugs at all but lets try to be honest here

- 4. Why is it better to allow drug users to consume unknown substances, which can be seriously harmful and lead to overdoses instead of letting them know exactly what they are taking?

I'm also assuming you have never been at a point where you have used drugs on a regular basis or had close friends/family who have sold drugs. Criminalising drugs makes it more accessible. Country towns are littered with dealers and people will walk up to you in any major city and straight up offer you drugs.

Don't take my word for it. Try it for yourself. All you need to do is drive around your neighbourhood and find a house with shoes hanging over the powerlines. Stand out the front wearing a hoody and see what happens.

To address your point regarding alcohol. Did you know they once tried to make alcohol illegal? You should look it up. Just search prohibition in Australia and the United States of America in Google and educate yourself on how well that worked out for everyone. I'm assuming your too lazy to do that so I'll provide some spoilers.
- People still drank alcohol.
- Organised crime supplied it.
- Criminals got rich.
- There was a huge increase in people dying from alcohol poisoning.
- It was a massive failure just like todays war on drugs.

Edited by vanlassen: 11/4/2016 06:13:34 PM

This.
I'm obviously against bullying and transgender teenagers topping themselves , but changing the rest of society to ignore scientifically grounded truth to accommodate some people's self-deception (even unconscious self-deception) is too much.

And note, I understand there are hermaphrodites but transgender =/= biological hermaphrodite

Edited for accuracy

Edited by Aljay: 11/4/2016 06:20:40 PM

A simple wikipedia search is advisable for anyone claiming that trans people are 'in denial' or in contravention of 'scientifically grounded truth.'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_dysphoria

Pearl Jam's Ten is better than Nirvana's Nevermind.

There has been mass shootings in Australia since Port Arthur (Monash 2002 should count)

Political correctness (pretend tolerance to racism, lgbtqi) has made everything more difficult to achieve

Used the wrong word, thanks for pointing that out.

Double post

Edited by Aljay: 11/4/2016 06:25:06 PM