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Subject: Re: Why call 'em dirtballs
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Date: Mon, 2-Nov-87 10:22:46 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov  2 10:22:46 1987
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>  While on active duty in the Army I had occasion to witness what
> drugs did to the performance of friends and other individuals.  They no
> longer car about doing their jobs, they came to work late, they went
> AWOL, etc.  Drugs weren't the sole cause of this by any means, but they
> were a substanial reason.  What was the most prevalent drug used?  Pot.
> Yep, that drug most of you think is so harmless, was a cause of this.  As
> was Alcohol (more so admittedly than Pot), LSD, Coke, etc.

I was a young innocent when I joined the Air Force, and I existed in
an intense partying environment without any urge to join in. Then I
learned to drink (to excess) and had to learn a new survival trait,
Self control! I can MODERATE my partying. It seems to me that my 
coworkers (autopilot and instrument systems) were able to control
themselves too, because I never saw ANY examples of behavioral problems
on duty (Attitude problems were rampant, it IS the military,after all!).

Without trying to throw dirt on the service I notice that the Army is
a place where delinquents are often offered a second chance. ie: Join
the Army or go to work camp.

>  The fact is
> Alcohol is legal.  The others aren't.  I'm not for legalization either because
> that is a cop out.  Why do you need a chemical to alter your "perceptions."
> Did you ever try running, the brain is very effective at releasing internal
> chemicals that will make you high.

If you don't need a chemical to alter your "perceptions", why do you run?
This activity has been shown to release those very chemicals you are 
trying to avoid.


> And I'll be damned if I am going to support a bunch of junkies through my
> tax dollars.

I agree with you, and I'll use lethal force, if required, to protect
myself against anyone trying to act as you've described above. I don't
have a solution to the 'criminal junkie' problem, but it seems that
allowing organised crime to extort money out of a weaker human with
a behavior problem is an Evil activity.

Can you say International Illuminati Conspiracy?

Not if you value your life.

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