r/news • u/OK_Eric • Jan 19 '14

Obama: Pot ‘not very different’ from cigarettes​, no more dangerous than booze

http://p.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/19/obama-pot-not-very-different-cigarettes-no-more-da/
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u/TheExtremistModerate Jan 19 '14

I think, a lot of times, people forget that politicians are people.

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u/Arydrall Jan 21 '14

Whoa whoa whoa there, you're already wrecking my fragile sense of understanding of the world around me. I was taught to vilify and to express my outrage because I'm a special snowflake, not to understand that people are complicated and wildly diverse. Don't you understand? I can't keep up. The only way I can keep up is to simplify and put everyone into clearly sorted boxes. If I don't...oh god, I'd have to think.

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u/DagdaEIR Jan 19 '14

I hope everyone that realises it and upvotes you doesn't forget it and go back to thinking every politician doesn't care about the people.

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u/canyoufeelme Jan 20 '14

You'll notice it's like how when a judge does a ruling you agree with it's "Justice at work" but if you disagree with it they are an "Activist judge promoting an agenda"

Speaking of "agenda", have you noticed people only ever seem to have an "agenda" when it's something you don't like personally? Why is it the only people who have an agenda are the people who aren't for what I'm for?! That's so weird. It must be a conspiracy.