Eyes of the man who said the world doesnt need drugs vs. eyes of the man who says the world needs drugs. I think this sums up the 1960s Eyes of the man who won that battle vs. the people who want the eyes of the other man to back into postion and possibly win. I think this sums up now. Now the irony, i barely know what this means. I hope this attracted people to this thread. Good luck and id also like to hear your thoughts... True Reality awaits us.
"Drugs",,an unfortunate and inaccurate term, to say the least. We are made up of chemicals, elements, compounds, atoms, molecules, formed into enzymes, amino acids, proteins, etc. etc. etc.,,all sorts of chemicals, naturally occuring. Then, when we eat, we ingest other chemicals, some of which are nutrients, supplying our physiological make-up, in order to both stay alive, and thrive. Other of the things we ingest, whether naturally occurring or artificially created, are simply products that either already exist in our physical being, or enhance that which exists. What is the line between a "drug", and merely a "chemical", whether naturally occurring or man-made? When chemicals are pronounced "drugs", then the connotation becomes somewhat negative, or at least potentially so, whether "legitimate" or "legal", or otherwise. I'm not surprised that the word "drug" isn't as commonly used on the front of stores anymore ("drug store", or "drugs"). Now, it's "pharmacy", or just "Walgreens", "CVS", etc. But usually, historically, the word "drugs" has been used pejoratively, to condemn their usage. ("Those hippie drug addicts...") Caffeine and alcohol are drugs, but aren't necessarily given the same connotation by those in authority. That's because of existing laws, but even more so, due to social stigmatization of certain other chemicals, associating them with blacks, musicians, artists, free thinkers,,rebels. It's one way to "keep THOSE people in THEIR place", lest they "infect" society with their "epidemic" drug usage. All the while, "acceptable" society continues to treat alcohol as a perfectly reasonable recreational refreshment, rather than a "drug". Go figure,,or not.
