Pubdate: Fri, 02 Aug 2002
Source: Castlegar Citizen (CN BC)
Page 6
Copyright: 2002 Castlegar Citizen.
Contact:  http://www.mapinc.org/media/2331
Author: Alan Randell
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n1376/a01.html
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/dare.htm (D.A.R.E.)

NOTHING MORE THAN PROPAGANDA

Dear Editor:

Re DARE Program Visits Castlegar Rotary Club, Jul. 12

Whew, this is nasty stuff, hate propaganda pure and simple, designed to 
make us fear and/or despise the minority that uses or distributes a few 
supposedly harmful drugs the state has decided to ban.

If the purpose of our drug laws were to protect us from harm, wouldn't we 
have banned alcohol and tobacco too?  No, let's face the facts here.  Our 
drug laws were passed for one reason and one reason only: to persuade the 
majority to support a government pogrom to ruin the lives of a totally 
innocent minority.

Alan Randell, Victoria
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