Comments by "Bettina" (@Bettinasisrg) on "VICE News" channel.

  1. If we never got involved there would be no drugs problem. People would be safely happily smoking opium, pot, chewing cocoa Now it's 100% worse and millions have needlessly died or had their lives ruined. Also we've spent trillions and the drugs have gotten stronger and more deadly as a result.
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  2. All thanks to the prohibition of alcohol and drugs we've created this money monster that no one in control wants us to stop.
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  3. If we just decriminalized all plants so much death and suffering would end.
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  4. You can't decide to not drink but instead recreationally do drugs as an adult in your home without hurting anyone or get thrown in priosn, but you're allowed to be greedy to the extent where families, Veterans are forced to be homeless so you can make millions? Wtf!
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  5. They make you say you've got OUD=opiate use disorder no matter why you've been doing it and whether or not it's been legally prescribed and taken or not. But once you're on the list then if ever you need opiates in the future you've been labeled an addict. I have been on same amount of meds for 16 years but was severely tapered after my doctor passed away. I used Kratom but that's another story. Good luck to you.
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  6. You're kidding right?
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  7. Actually they've found murder rates used to be solved a very high rate before the 1,960s because people talked to the police but when they started this drug war in full force that went way down because the police became the enemy of the common man. The drug war has killed many more than it has saved.
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  8. On top of all that millions are going on disability because they've had their pain medication cut to a level which where they're now unable to work. This country is becoming like All Qaeda!
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  9. Fueling wars is most likely a big reason they're kept illegal. If they became legal, regulated and taxed there wouldn't be that black market money for these warmongers.
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  10. These are the people that look so "perfect" but behind closed doors they're truly sickos!
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  11. I fell in love with drones when someone used them to expose the secret factory farms horribly abusing animals, mostly pigs and got them to pay and change (although not near enough). Thanks to all these eco-warriors who are doing what shouldn't have to be done. We only have one planet and money won't help an environmental disaster
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  12. These racists look EXACTLY like Isis members it's like the took their playbook. Ironic
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  13. Please let those idiots be pummeled by waves and flooding that mangroves would've helped with.
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  14. Another wonderful thing coming from American prisons, gangs!
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  15. When the government decided to cut legitimate Pain patients off of their medication so many of us were truly saved by kratom. There is no reason to take people in immense pain, including cancer and sickle cell and cut them off. We never sold or diverted meds, passed all uas and had quality of life. Now in 2022 prescriptions have been cut by 50% and overdoses have gone up by 60%!! Also many suicides, so much for helping people!
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  16. My father died when I was 9, our family was already dysfunctional and I felt like my dad was the only one of a family of 7 kids, all half siblings that actually liked me so when he died there was no grieving and I felt alone and hopeless. I remember I was on a swing and I realized I'm not a kid anymore. That set the stage for a lot of unknowingly bad decisions. I'm in my 50s now, single and just finding myself. Thank the Universe I survived and have beautiful kids and grandkids but it's no joke.
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  17. Legalization of all plants would help in so many ways! And.if an adult wants to do drugs and take the risks then there it is. We first need to have good rehabs and no more felonies for nonviolent drug possession, let people actually have a chance but if they don't want to stop I know its harsh but it's their choice.
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  18. Decriminalizing plants and opening good in patient rehabs would end this problem. Or just legalize and regulate all drugs.
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  19. And the Church wonders why people are leaving in droves!! Abuse, sexism, no birth control, no gays and outdated views on marriage but especially Celibacy!!! I'm sure the Romans thought their Gods would be worshiped forever too.
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  20. What we need now is an underground railroad for women who need to terminate pregnancies. I am still in absolute shock at the madness of America right now and if I didn't have family in America I would immigrate to Mexico.
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  21. Private prisons are bad, and nonviolent offenders shouldn't even be in prison! It's a total racket!!
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  22. Vote blue!
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  23. Redemption?
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  24. Yup, the next step in the DE-evolution of humanity. Let them have their country and soon they will self destruct. What happens if a citizen becomes poor, violent or terminal? So many unanswered realities.
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  25.  @justintime8922  I do it and I taught my Mexican American kids to do it too!
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  26. We need to somehow keep the momentum on this and other very important social issues
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  27. The only thing america is good at is creating the best shadow government that wastes billions in tax dollars keeping war relevant. Also using this so called security to keep poor Americans in line and protect the wealthy. We need a complete deprogramming and enforce the separation of church and state! Compassion and community are defunct and we wonder why kids are shooting their schools? We have also failed our planet most of all taking and taking until we create our own demise.
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  28. Good luck! There'll be a lot of poor people with access to a lot of firepower, and couldn't you just block their "breathing tubes"? One thing, this guy's making a fortune on stupidity.
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  29. Being in nature is the very best imho
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  30. What disgusts me is how the same people who say no abortion can say yes death penalty? What if the death penalty person was terminated because then we would've saved the innocent people they killed? Either way it seems hypocritical.
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  31. The drug war is the longest running war, most expensive and most casualties. Seriously. And drug use has only gone up. If we fought other wars like this the public outcry would be thunderous. Time to legalize ALL PLANTS.
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  32. As all other politicians his answers are ambiguous and unhelpful.
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  33. Not for white people but for rich people. I was raised by a single mom with 5 kids and grew up during the "disgusting rich" 1980s in high school and ended being a single mom raising 3 kids and have NEVER had enough money to make sure I had transportation, electricity, food etc so although I'm white I understand completely. I saw the direct carnage of Reagan's trickle down economics and every other dirty trick by politicians to keep the wealthy happy by throwing the poor further under the bus. We need to keep religion and politics separate and come together, all races to change things.
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  34. You can thank G.W. and the Homeland security bill that WE allowed to pass after 9/11.
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  35. I really hate those rich a-holes!!
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  36. Thanks for that!!
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  37. Why don't they get cops there? Have them go from giving parking tickets to Yellowstone?
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  38. I just read there's a group that's trying to get investors to build a apocalyptic ready city that could hold 50,000 people!! That's fine with me, all the rich idiots can keep trying to prop up the sickness of greed in our society that's causing the "fall" and the rest of us can start to build a compassionate, self sustainable society in the rest of the country.
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  39. Putin is out of control, megalomaniac! These types of poisonous horrible people have no business running things. There will always be violent predators that join militaries to be able to murder and since most military don't screen as good as the US a lot of sickos get through, and it even happens in the American military. There is a law that allows soldiers to refuse an order if it violates laws and/or the constitution, at least in America. Genocide of peaceful innocent people! I hope the next try to overthrow Putin is successful!
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  40. Rich people are idiots if they hire this guy, mark my words within 10 years he'll be in prison for embezzling or pedophilia.
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  41. Interesting how America has cut their opiate prescriptions by 50+% yet overdoses have gone up 60+%!! They take away medicine from good people who actually need it, don't abuse it and then the DEA busts good doctors yet people on the street can not only get whatever and how much they want then they get as much buprenorphine they need while people in pain are relegated to 90MME!!!! Chronic pain patients including terminal cancer patients are suffering needlessly! If an adult wants to use drugs that's their problem not the governments!
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  42. That is part of our freedom in America, we are allowed our beliefs but the Trumpers are the ones who use violence to try and make everyone like them!?!? That is NOT American freedom
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  43. Another country is a casualty of the utter failure of the war on drugs!!
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  44. At least they're finally recognizing that change is absolutely necessary! As it is now we're sending them to prison, making them worse and letting them go!?! Let's also stop locking nonviolent offenders up!
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  45. What a waste of police.resources, instead in force the clean water, no pesticides etc. The problem is it cost SO MUCH to make your grow legal that only rich companies can start a legal business!!
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  46. Well considering chemotherapy and radiation are also deadly and used to fight cancer why not tobacco! And since we still haven't figured out what causes cancer maybe it is those free radicals. Of course everything I just wrote is crap and I have no clue. But I do believe all plants should be legal and until they're 17 kids should not be able to do drugs.
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  47. Both my WW2 veteran father and grandfather are rolling in their graves because of the ignorance of thise people. They told me they fought for the freedom for Americans, to worship they way they want, to love who they want and to live freely. Read the inscription on the statue of liberty.
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  48. Other than enforce bullcrap laws the government does do much for the people. That one man was able to give out all that food! We need to help each other more which is exactly what the government doesn't want.
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  49. Yes in America they call it jail.
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  50. If the Jan 6 terrorists were minorities or hippies they would've been shot right there and any survivors would be tried as terrorists getting either life without parole or death. It is SICKENING they're getting off with less punishment than a nonviolent drug user!!!
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