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Originally Posted by gearslut
I'm still not sure what the original point is other than your own preference of what people may or may not refer to you as. I think of it like this. It it's illegal and you engage in it then you're a criminal. Anything else is a rose by any other name. Just because something gets legalized won't change public perception of an activity that some people don't support in the first place. Do you think that all the Staff edit, Spice- prohibited topic removed smokers in Colorado have won over the respect of people who did not support that change in the law?
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I'm not going to repeat myself if you don't understand the OP then reread it. It's pretty simple. As far as something getting legalized and still not changing public perception that is an extremely flawed viewpoint. How do you think it was legalized in the first place? You guessed right public perception. ;-) It's not about the religious purists who did not support the law as they're only a portion of the public. If the law gets changed then public perception of the majority changed the law. Pretty simple.
The prohibition era is a good case study you should read about. People overcame that era and now clubs, bars, and pubs are flourishing like never before and lets not forget about that cold 6-pack in your fridge. ;-) all of which was illegal at one point.
What's happening in Colorado and California is called progress. It takes time to get rid of all the government and religious instrusion in our lives ;-)
PS: Personally I find alcohol much more dangerous than what they're fighting for in Colorado and California.
