Sorry for continuing an off-topic thread, but I just have to . . .

On Mon, 10 Jun 1996 12:25:36 +0100, Mary Broadfoot wrote:
>For the proponents of free market - do you support drug dealers advertising
>their wares and services?  Just wondering....

Unfortunately, there is no such thing as good censorship, nor as just a little.
The same mentality that would tell people what they may say will also tell
women not to expose their breasts for any reason.  While I might like to
forbid the discussion of things I disagree with, I get very upset when
someone else restricts MY freedom of expression.  I want to be able to
discuss reproduction in schools, including the prevention of sexually
transmitted diseases!  How can I then try to limit the advertising of harmful
substances?  Rather, I would make the correct information freely available,
and let the users make their own informed decisions.

BTW, fighting market forces never works.  The only thing accomplished by
prohibition was the making of many evil millionaires.  If we want to end illegal
drug trafficing, the logical way to do it is to remove the profit by
allowing the
sale of such products in drug stores.  Find a way to reduce the profitability
of ABM and everybody will breastfeed!

Jonathan
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