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[prettyobsessed]

and in that moment, i’m wrenched out of the dream. tossed into the harsh glare of reality, where everything soft turns sharp again.

it hits like a cruel rewind: the finish line in sight, only to be told to start over. i stand there, dazed, holding fragments of something that was never real to begin with.

to fall in love with an impossibility is to love a mirage, to keep reaching, knowing your hands will always come back empty. it’s a beautiful kind of ruin, the kind that leaves you breathless, staring at what could never be, and still… wanting it all the same.

[donkeyman876]

I hate everything and everyone and I have no idea why. I am such an outgoing person, volunteer at every chance I can and try my hardest to make everyone happy. I feel that I am only doing what we are all obligated to do, if we have to be here then we may as well do our best to make it better for everyone else. There are so few people on earth that I actually respect that it is sad. I can really only think of 5-6 people that I actually respect (if you are reading this on Tumblr then you are likely one of them). I think I just want to meet someone who agrees with me, who I can talk to and sort out my brain.

[donkeyman876]

[donkeyman876]

Hypocrisy really drives me insane. The way that I feel is that if you do not feel comfortable with others doing it then lead by example. For me a life is meant to be shared. Everyone, even if they do not realize it is an influence on others. By 'sharing your life' I mean you are literally sharing your identity and actions with others. Each person should act as they wish others would act. Even someone who acts by their own standards of 'right' has absolutely no right to tell others how to act. If anyone wants someone to act in a certain way they a two-way conversation is needed to decide which way of acting is better, if an agreement on which way of living isn't reached then neither should change. It's really a simple concept which if everyone followed it would lead to an improvement. 

Thank you if anyone read these. I write these more for myself than for others but to the few people that I know in real life I do hope they read it and just understand how I think and why I am the way that I am.

Thanks.

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[donkeyman876]

So now that marijuana has been legalized in some states I feel as though an opinion on my part should be shared. I think many potential readers know my opinion on alcohol within society and I do have a similar view on pot. I feel that marijuana (and alcohol when used as a drug) are immoral because they are derogatory to society. What I do feel is that if people are going to be pot users than the government may as well control it the best that they can. With this being said, tobacco regulation is on the rise and it would seem as though smoking and tobacco use will be either outlawed  or die out on it's own in the not-too distant future, for this reason legalization may have come at a bad time. 

Legalization will give governments a new and fairly large source of income which they can use for social programs, much of which will likely go towards anti-drug campaigns and treatment for users. This could be good but my fear is that the criminals will just become the businessmen. This can be good because it will get them out of illegal activity but many have histories which could follow them.

I do think  that it should be up to the individual to decide what they want to do with themselves but I also feel that the individual should avoid such substances. I do not know the details of the new laws but I feel that on private property individuals should be allowed to use marijuana if they wish as with alcohol. I do not think people should drive while impaired from any substance nor use in public spaces.

There are worse things for individuals and society than marijuana which are currently legal so I feel that as long as those things are allowed then so should marijuana. If the government can make some money off of something that people would use anyway then they may as well. My opinion is muddied because as much as I don't want people to use any non-medical drug I feel that as long as alcohol and tobacco are allowed then so should pot.

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[donkeyman876]

I am a fairly conservative thinker but I am in favour of some necessary social reforms.   Nutrition facts should be mandatory on all alcoholic beverages. Currently legislation in Canada and the US exempts alcohol from needing nutrition information on it's packaging. This does not make sense, these beverages are made to be consumed so it does not make sense to withhold this information from a consumer. People currently are wilfully blind to how bad these drinks are for them and most will not go out of their way to look up nutrition information on their own. I feel that this is a reasonable first step towards alcohol reform and encouraging moderation mainly among the demographic of young women, who tend to drink higher calorie drinks with greater sugar. One Orange Bacardi Breezer for example has 385 calories in it and 56g of sugar. We cannot force people to practice temperance or abstain from drinking but I see no reason why people should not be better informed.

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