Here I thought the Nick & Norm anti-drug TV commercials were no more. Yet, I've seen them twice recently.
The latest one attempts to, er, discuss legalization. The smart older guy says something like "make them available everywhere like Cheezios... crack on the schoolyard, heroin in vending machines, etc. etc."
While I'm sure some extreme libertarians think that all drugs should not just be legalized but that they should be available everywhere, I don't think that represents a majority opinion. Personally, I have problems with legalizing things like crack and PCP.
But, I find Nick's (or maybe the smart one's Norm) misrepresentation - deliberately only addressing the most extreme opposition points of view - quite disturbing. Why is our government spending our money to lie to us?
I realize you can only stick so many arguments into a 30-second commercial. So, I think we should take Nick and Norm out to lunch and discuss this issue with them. Now that'd be a good commercial.
WarOnDrugs · Wed, 04/23/2003 - 21:06 · · Importance: 1
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