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On Stupidity, Ignorance, Greed and Love of Power.

American political satirist and author P. J. O...Image via Wikipedia

I thoroughly enjoyed the April Centre for Independent Studies 2009 John Bonython lecture by PJ O’Rourke (video online. http://vimeo.com/channels/cis#4435734 )

O’Rourke is well known for his combination of conservative economic views and libertarian views on vice such as sex and drugs.[3]

O’Rourke’s views on Individual Rights is a clue to lifting the dialog on drug policy.
I am keen to see Maxim Institute advance its position and acknowledge ‘free will’ market based policy for its ‘Adam Smith‘ efficiency, efficacy and equitably. (law=fist, reason=hand)

Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we’re looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn’t test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. P. J. O’Rourke

Drugs have taught an entire generation of American kids the metric system. — P.J. O’Rourke

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One Response to “On Stupidity, Ignorance, Greed and Love of Power.”

  1. Blair Anderson Says:
    June 19, 2009 at 11:11 am | Reply

    Dear Blair, Thanks for your response to last weeks Real Issues. PJ O’Rourke is an excellent commentator and always provocative and entertaining to listen to isn’t he. He definitely knows how to get a conversation going between people. With regards to your comments, it is true that it is not drugs that cause “stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power,” but I would suggest that certain drugs can definitely have the effect of exacerbating those elements of human behaviour. While we agree that freedom is important, I would suggest that it is also necessary to have checks and balances on a free market system to ensure the freedoms of all are protected from the tyranny of the selfish decisions of a few. The difficulty is working out where such checks and balances are appropriate. Once again, thank you for your email, we always appreciate getting feedback on our work. Regards, Jeremy Vargo

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