Fallon of the DEA
by Ballard Quass, the Drug War Philosopher
April 18, 2025
Enjoy the Exciting Adventures of DEA Agent Fallon, as he arrests minorities, violates religious liberties, and confiscates entire houses -- all in order to crack down on evil, bad, rotten, lousy DRUGGGS! (except for alcohol, of course, and antidepressants and caffeine and aspirin and coffee and Red Bull... full list of exceptions available for SASE and $1.00)
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In a sane world, we would learn to strategically fight drugs with drugs.
The Drug War is based on a huge number of misconceptions and prejudices. Obviously it's about power and racism too. It's all of the above. But every time I don't mention one specifically, someone makes out that I'm a moron. Gotta love Twitter.
They drive to their drug tests in pickup trucks with license plates that read "Don't tread on me." Yeah, right. "Don't tread on me: Just tell me how and how much I'm allowed to think and feel in this life. And please let me know what plants I can access."
Psst! Drug use has benefits too. Pass it on!
My impression has been that the use of cocaine over a long time can bring about lasting improvement..." --Sigmund Freud, On Cocaine, 1884
There are neither "drugs" nor "meds" as those terms are used today. All substances have potential good uses and bad uses. The terms as used today carry value judgements, as in meds good, drugs bad.
Capitalism naturally results in disease-mongering by a self-interested medically establishment -- and disease-mongering requires the suppression of medicines that work holistically.
His answer to political opposition is: "Lock them up!" That's Nazi speak, not American democracy.
That's why I created the satirical Partnership for a Death Free America. It demonstrates clearly that drug warriors aren't worried about our health, otherwise they'd outlaw shopping carts, etc. The question then becomes: what are they REALLY afraid of? Answer: Free thinkers.
It's a category error to say that scientists can tell us if psychoactive drugs "really work." It's like asking Dr. Spock of Star Trek if hugging "really works." ("Hugging is highly illogical, Captain.")
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