freethefly 6 #1 December 9, 2005 Watching TV the other day and an anti marijuana propaganda piece comes on the screen, courtesy of your tax dollars. The piece goes as such; "Hey Jane did you hear about Sarah? She got HIV.". Jane, "I heard. She smoked pot and had sex.". The piece goes on to state that if you don't smoke pot you won't get AIDS. What kind of message is this sending the kids? Smoking pot is the cause of HIV/AIDS? Some kids may take this as saying "as long as I do not smoke pot, I can have sex and not worry about AIDS". Are kids really so stupid that they will buy into such a blatant scare tactic that has been used in the past and failed. Or, is it that the Federal government is hoping to brainwash another generation as they come of age. There is very little truth in what is coming out of Washington, D.C.. Most notedly, the Whitehouse. What should be said is the truth. That is all anyone needs to hear. The Federal war on marijuana has cost billions upon billions of dollars. Far more than they are willing to spend on educating the public on AIDS/HIV. As new HIV infections and deaths started an upward climb a few years back, one would think that more would had been done to fight this. Not one thing to stop the climb was done. The most they could do is to make a false connection that states that smoking marijuana leads to AIDS/HIV. I for one would like the truth for once. I would rather see my taxes being used in a positve manner. But asking for truth is a Federal offense and could lead to an investigation. This government is at war with everyone and everything. Or, so it seems. And, it seems that they do not like to admit defeat. The Federal goverment will continue on in its errant ways. There is no real check and balance. And it is appearant in the war on marijuana and all the other so called "wars" that the Federal government as started with no exit plan in hand."...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #2 December 9, 2005 QuoteWatching TV the other day and an anti marijuana propaganda piece comes on the screen, courtesy of your tax dollars. The piece goes as such; "Hey Jane did you hear about Sarah? She got HIV.". Jane, "I heard. She smoked pot and had sex.". The piece goes on to state that if you don't smoke pot you won't get AIDS... Facts about the ad here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #3 December 9, 2005 Quote The video on the site never said anything about Pot. Unless they have another one out there, it is just about drug use in general making you judgment cloudy and making it easy to catch HIV. drugabuse.gov goes into more of HIV being passed by needle or through prostution due to crack than weed.Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites miked10270 0 #4 December 9, 2005 Hmmm... I'd really love to see the comercial in question before making an informed comment. Wait a minute!!! This is Speakers Corner! It seems from the post that the advert claims a CAUSAL link between drug abuse and Aids, rather than (correctly) warning of an increased risk of contracting HIV as a result of differing behaviour and associations as a consequence of being within the Drugs subculture. Then again, maybe they had to get the message across in a way that the MEDIAN American (Homer Simpson) would understand. Hence...: If You Do it, then BITS OF YOUR BODY WILL FALL OFF!!! Tscheuss, Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freethefly 6 #5 December 9, 2005 Not the same ad, John. The one I saw had two girls at a party talking as it flashed on a girl and a boy smoking pot and making out."...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jimbo 0 #6 December 10, 2005 Maybe you just don't remember it correctly because you were stoned. - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Guest #7 December 10, 2005 Quote Maybe you just don't remember it correctly because you were stoned. - Jim "I was stoned and I missed it, I was stoned and I missed it..." mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Loonix 0 #8 December 10, 2005 weed/pot is actually a drug that generally does not make you do things you would not do sober. But government "info" campaigns doesn't seem to care much about truth, at least where I come from, and seemingly that is the case in the USA as well. I don't know if most people actually believes the crap over there, but here the only thing we generally know about anti drug propaganda is that most of it is bullshit. And the remaining part drowns in the bullshit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
miked10270 0 #4 December 9, 2005 Hmmm... I'd really love to see the comercial in question before making an informed comment. Wait a minute!!! This is Speakers Corner! It seems from the post that the advert claims a CAUSAL link between drug abuse and Aids, rather than (correctly) warning of an increased risk of contracting HIV as a result of differing behaviour and associations as a consequence of being within the Drugs subculture. Then again, maybe they had to get the message across in a way that the MEDIAN American (Homer Simpson) would understand. Hence...: If You Do it, then BITS OF YOUR BODY WILL FALL OFF!!! Tscheuss, Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freethefly 6 #5 December 9, 2005 Not the same ad, John. The one I saw had two girls at a party talking as it flashed on a girl and a boy smoking pot and making out."...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #6 December 10, 2005 Maybe you just don't remember it correctly because you were stoned. - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #7 December 10, 2005 Quote Maybe you just don't remember it correctly because you were stoned. - Jim "I was stoned and I missed it, I was stoned and I missed it..." mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Loonix 0 #8 December 10, 2005 weed/pot is actually a drug that generally does not make you do things you would not do sober. But government "info" campaigns doesn't seem to care much about truth, at least where I come from, and seemingly that is the case in the USA as well. I don't know if most people actually believes the crap over there, but here the only thing we generally know about anti drug propaganda is that most of it is bullshit. And the remaining part drowns in the bullshit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
