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Originally Posted by aico
The Puritans LEFT England because they didn't like how "loose" they were... The Roots of America's uptight attitude is a little thing known as the Bible.
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Who knows, but it probably started at that time and developed into a "nation under God" with the associated arrogance, hypocracy and racism to match.
Part of this scenario involves *control* and keeping the flock in order and deciding what is best for em, giving the idea of protecting em and acting in their best interests in almost every aspect of life, but leaving the concept that there is both "freedom" and "democracy".
Ingoring the pros and cons of pot - this is another element of "we know what is better for you" and rarely does it make sense, tho there will be many articles/discussion from biased groups on both sides.
Several countries don't have a problem with pot and the results, at least so far, have not shown any significant problems by having this "legal".