Why do right wingers think Islam is a greater threat to our freedoms than the proliferation of illegal drugs ?

Question

Organized crime has infultrated our school system and continues to preys on our children for $$$, making our kids additcted thus limiting their freedom of even live a normal life. This does not even include the number of adults who have fallen victim. Drugs does not only limit the freedoms of individuals but literally can bring down a country to its knees. America is doing the best that it can to fight illegal drugs but if you look at all the things being spewed out of the mouths of Repugs, its all about the war on terrorism.

Answer 1

Because right wingers are in the business of scaring people, or else they'd never win an election and they think Muslims are more frightening than drugs.

Answer 2

Don't generalize. I do believe if we allow islam into our country nothing else is going to matter. After this tho I believe more important than drugs is the fact most all our social ills start in the home. Until we get the family structure back and the right values are taught drugs is only going to be a part of the problem!

Answer 3

They are both problems but they are not the same thing and can not be dealt with the same way.

It is not Islam that is the threat it is Islam extremists who choose to blow up people and places to make their point or do their "duty".

Drugs are bad I will not argue with that but more parents have to take responsibility for teaching their kids the dangers of drugs and adults need to take responsibility for their actions. I don't know of any drug dealers who are blowing up public places killing thousands at a time. Also we need to help law enforcement do their jobs not keep making it harder.

Most politicians and political types have a stance on the drug problem but at the present time the media isn't paying attention to it so you don't hear about it. It is not the issue of the moment.

Answer 4

So, the integration of illegal drugs on our culture, began by the crazy hippies in the 60's, promoted by "guru's" and other open-minded people, is now something that the "Repugs" are ignoring? B.S., the war on drugs is being fought as best it can be, as you said, but the glamorization of drugs use pushed by Hollywood and musicians should be addressed first, not handed to Republicans with a note that says "It's all your fault".

For goodness sake "Weeds" is nominated for how many Emmy's and this is the Republicans fault? Give me a break!

Answer 5

Besides the customary stereotyping again on your part, let me get this straight...

You're blaming the proliferation of drugs on conservatives yet liberals are going as far out of their way as possible to legally defend every single drug dealer to get them back out on the streets as soon as possible (after going through the supreme drug treatment programs we have - with success rates at about 18%) and contending we (conservatives) are at fault.

That blows away part of your claim.

Speaking of organized crime infiltrating our school systems... Which political party turns tail and refuses to fund police departments to fight gangs? Generally liberals.

That blows away most of the remainder of your claim.

Nothing in your question (feeble rant) parallels right wingers viewpoints on Islam being a greater threat to Americans than illegal drugs.

Who's forcing schools to cater to specific religions and cultures for the volume of brand new young students (and their extended families) by allowing them the freedom to act and behave as if they're in their old Country while condemning our own children and families who've worked their entire life in this Country by more or less living in "the environment" we've built for the past 200 years... Which is crumbling to pieces more and more each day at the hands of far-left liberals.

Is THAT what you're attempting to blame on conservatives?

Answer 6

Considering thier zeal for both the War on Drugs, and the similarly-structured, and also stunningly unsuccessful 'War on Terror,' I'm not sure they do feel that way.

But, in any case, drugs are not a threat to freedom. Criminalizing them is a fairly minor infringement on our freedoms, and the enforcement actions of the War on Drugs are often used as a pretext for greater infringements, but the drugs, themselves, are just chemicals.

Answer 7

drugs are ultimately a choice, although I hate that dealers target little kids sometimes. Islam allows no choice. Trust me, you dont want Islam to take over. Fight it while we can. Why let it get out of hand, as everyone did regarding to Nazism? heck, this is not a left or right issue, which you try to make it out to be. Its a right or wrong issue. If parents buy their kids alcohol and cigarettes and also weed, what is the govt supposed to do? Some parents just try to be drug buddies instead of parents. The Dems nor the Reps can do anythingn about it except discourage it. Keep drug education as well as birth control/abstinence education in our schools. However, you cannot expect the schools to raise the children, thats the parents' job.

Oh yeah, its Repubs, not Repugs. I dont call you a lieberal or Democrap, dont call me a Repug. Try to keep this forum as respectful as possible. Thanks!

Answer 8

Ever hear the one about walking and chewing gum? Why is it that you think support for the global war on terror means that we're unconcerned about the proliferation of illegal drugs? Thinking like yours amazes me.

But since you asked, I think we should legalize drugs. Let the pharmaceutical companies make and sell the narcotics. They'd be cleaner, purer and safer and it would pull the rug right out from under the drug cartels. Inner city gangs would go back to shining shoes over night. Some idiot wants to take drugs? Go for it. They're their own problem.

Answer 9

Okay, the War On drugs and the War on Terrorism both have many similarities. The main one is that neither war can be won. We been fighting the war on drugs for like 30-40 years. The same goes for Gang violence. And sadly the same thing may be true for terrorism. The rights wingers your speaking of are a new crop of conservatists called Neo-Cons. There agenda seems twisted and they dont seem to listen to reason or logic.
And Drugs have been around for hundreds of years, they dont really bring nations to their knees, and if they do which they rarely do, eventually you recover out of them. As the past has proven and if you look at statistic charts, the best way to reduce drugs and gang violence is to put prevention programs in place and after-school activities and basically giving kids something to do. Its arguable the same thing could work for terrorists...but basically thats its....

P.S. if you dont know already, Ron Paul is running 4 president, he is against the iraq war and income tax, search for him on google and youtube.

Answer 10

Alright I'll try to keep a straight face for this.

In the case of adults, the drugs have the potential of harming only those who choose to use them whereas terror is an actual physical threat to life.

In the case of children, parents are the ultimate authority and best first line against drugs.

Answer 11

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