Pic Of The Moment: The Trump Administration's Drug Policy Begs One Question...

[EarlG]

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[ck4829]

1. Oh they're on something. Not sure if it's crack. Might be worse.

[PatSeg]

3. Power addiction

Primary side effect is compulsive lying.

[Gothmog]

2. K&R

[RoBear]

4. I visit DU almost every day,

and usually remain silent, but the grumpy old fart English teacher in me won't let this go:

The drug policy does NOT "beg the question"! That is a phrase in logic that is not correct in this construction.

Try "suggests the question," "presents the question," or something similar.

Enough violence is being done to the language by Trump and his media minions. Please: don't be a party to destroying communication.

Thanks!

[Adsos Letter]

5. "Beg the question"

I agree, it's one of the most often misused phrases.

[Towlie]

11. Right! I prefer "raises the question."

https://www.google.com/search?q=begging+the+question

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. Basically these assholes don't know what the fuck they're doing

[panfluteman]

7. I Beg to Differ (Am I Using Beg Correctly?) They DO Know What They're Doing!

When Donald Trump made all those campaign promises about treating heroin and opioid addiction, he DID know exactly what he was doing - he was lying to get into the White House.

When Donald Trump slashed funding for heroin and opioid drug treatment programs, he ALSO knew exactly what he was doing - he was cutting the funding for those programs to give his billionaire buddies a tax cut. After all, they're wealthy campaign donors, so they come first.

[Midnight Writer]

8. Ding Ding Ding. You, sir, are correct.

[Lithos]

12. Yes, they know what they are doing - however, it's different than "lying"

Yes, it's lying if you look at the facts... however, that is not the art they are practicing...

They are practicing the art of the sound bite. They tailor the message to suit their audience - a painting of "feelings" they use to modify the "mindfulness" of the audience. They are giving the audience a mental message to get them aligned with what they want them to do.

TL;DR - They are selling "emotion", not facts.

[yuiyoshida]

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[Warren DeMontague]

10. I'm not gonna complain too much about slashing funding for the ONDCP because we need a new approach.

Prohibition and filling prisons with drug users doesn't work.