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by those who are under their dominance wherever the taboo was related to ideas of gods and demons automatic punishment was expected from the poser of the godhead in other cases probably because of a further development of the idea society took over the punishment of the offender whose action has endangered his companions the violation of a taboo makes the offender himself taboo certain dangers resulting from the violation of a taboo may be exercised through acts of penance and ceremonies of purification we may say we deal with a series of restrictions which these primitive people impose upon themselves this and that is forbidden without any apparent reason nor does it occur to them to question this matter for they subject themselves to these restrictions as a matter of course and are convinced that any transgression will be punished automatically in the most severe manner the most peculiar part of it is that anyone who has violated such a prohibition assumes the nature of the forbidden object as if he had absorbed the whole dangerous charge both this word and the system corresponding to it express a fragment of psychic life which really is not comprehensible to us and indeed it would seem that no understanding of it could be possible without entering into the study of the belief in spirits and demons which is so characteristic of these low grades of culture taboos are a big business in the united states aside from drug enforcement drug rehabilitation centers fulfill the role of providing acts of penance and ceremonies of purification for those caught using taboo substances the drug rehab industry receives multi billions of dollars in federal funding each year through medicare medicaid samsha and other hhs programs until a cure for addictions can be found drug rehabilitation programs offer fairly effective addiction treatments when combined with therapeutically prescribed drugs unfortunately more than 95 percent of people needing drug rehabilitation in 2023 did not receive it despite the promising results offered by psychedelic compounds for addiction treatment lobbying costs for legalizing psychedelic use and therapies comes from psychedelic startups and not big pharma pharmaceutical companies are certain to lose revenue from drugs they currently market if any of their products are made obsolete by easy access to non patentable psychedelics and thc any individual who stands accused of assuming or absorbing the forbidden nature of a drug according to taboos that equate the drug with a drug s consumer is a victim of an insane process leading to schemes that demonize and brand people prejudices and stereotypes make drug wars possible authoritarian governments promoting punishments of those whose drug use offends a particular culture s god guru or religious beliefs are virtually guaranteed to foment wars and inquisitions the bloodiest european battle ever fought was the thirty years war 1618 1648 eight million people were killed with what began as domestic clashes between established catholics and dissident protestants despite all the warring parties progress in combating drug taboos and drug wars is still achievable by employing education that reduces chemophobia through increasing public awareness of basic chemistry and other sciences as with all social changes there are obstacles to overcome people avoid studying science or chemistry because it is abstract and therefore difficult the topic requires studying physics and complicated math as well as chemicals and their molecular interactions science demands different ways of thinking from people who may have been continuously persuaded by ethnocentric cultures to never think for themselves science studies can take up much of a person s time some students fear focusing on science because the workload could result in lowering their grade point average time spent on science studies can also force students to cut back on their social activities another problem for american science education is that various religious groups deliberately steer their members away from science altogether books about dinosaurs are sometimes prohibited from appearing on the library bookshelves of publicly funded primary schools science instruction in some school districts is limited to middle and high school students even then it s only offered in the form of elective courses an ignorance of science is preferred to that of initiating quality science teaching early on in public primary schools where it can prove most interesting and mentally stimulating to younger audiences among many other anti medicine cults sects and religions that reject modern medicine the christian science religion doesn t believe in the germ theory of disease or the use of drugs to treat disease it demeans science knowledge among its members while promoting a theology of fatalism that says deaths from illnesses are predetermined and inevitable despite the existence of medicines that can treat or cure afflictions the drug taboos pertain to christian science children as well as adults jehovah s witnesses believe blood transfusions are taboo in their world view a blood transfer from one person to another is a form of cannibalism so they reject common surgeries requiring transfusions that can save their own lives or the lives of their family members mormonism treats tea and coffee as taboo despite growing scientific evidence showing that moderate levels of caffeine in tea or coffee can help reduce the onset of dementia then there are the anti vaxxers reversing the annoying trend of america s paranoid chemophobia would profoundly improve public health people who seek to understand their own brain chemistry and that of others typically make better choices about drug use and vaccinations along with nearly everything else health related rather than saying no to drugs they just say know to drugs resulting in longer happier and better lives posted in servetus 11 comments inside the new terrorism of drug prohibition posted on february 4 2026 by servetus on february 25 2025 the u s state department under the direction of marco rubio accused several major drug cartels of being terrorist organizations the accused include the cártel de sinaloa cártel jalisco nueva generación cjng cártel del noreste the gulf cartel la nueva familia michoacana and cárteles unidos each now bears the label of foreign terrorist organizations ftos or specially designated global terrorists sdgts designating groups as ftos and sdgts makes a convenient political weapon out of the word terrorist individual terrorists are rare so there is a belief that such individuals represent something unique or abnormal in practice this is not the case people have propensities wars against drug users and alleged terrorists fail because normal people are predisposed to do what they do they take drugs or they commit violent and irrational acts against political foes individual predilections are inalterable since they predate the behavior in question and because pre existing temperaments are a big part of being human american politicians speak of a war on terror when they really mean a war on certain non conformists or anti authoritarians who commit violent acts in contrast to wars on terror drug wars target not only drug cartels and their members but also drug consumers who may or may not make informed personal choices about their drug use and who are typically non violent toward politicians and common citizens despite what marco rubio or anyone else believes drug smugglers and consumers are not in any way terrorists or terrorist collaborators terrorism is defined as politically related violence the first recorded instance of terrorism was in 6 ce when rome imposed direct taxation on judea in retaliation a jewish sect known as the zealots infiltrated roman cities and assassinated roman soldiers along with the military s jewish collaborators the zealots believed that submitting to foreign taxation and rule implied accepting human rulers instead of a god and that it threatened jewish identity and culture the sicarii or dagger men a zealot subgroup specialized in assassinations and carried out attacks during crowded festivals for extra effect since the first century terrorism has been frequent the world s largest terrorism data set the global terrorism database gtd has catalogued over 190 000 terrorist incidents since 1970 hundreds of distinct perpetrator groups are spread throughout 163 countries comprising 97 7 percent of the world s population the distinction between groups and individuals is critical for understanding terrorism individuals tend to get along together when they first encounter one another in a peaceful setting while differing groups of people typically do not group behavior can turn tribal one result is the emergence of terrorism which poses an opportunistic disregard and reckless contempt for the lives of innocent people it imperils while the primary aim of the terrorists themselves is merely to gain the attention of an already fearful public recent acts of terrorism conducted by the u s department of defense involved the planned and deliberate bombing of suspected drug smuggling boats off the coast of venezuela the government gained worldwide attention from aerial photography depicting precision strikes on fast moving waterborne targets exactly as needed for its drug war propaganda the attacks pose a terrorizing prospect for non commercial fishermen operating in the caribbean in addition to murdering operators of fishing boats kidnapping a foreign leader is considered a criminal and terrorist act under article 2 4 of the un charter kidnapping foreign leaders violates the established legal order anti drug zealots within the u s government are culpable for numerous war like crimes which lately include aiding and abetting the kidnapping of nicolás maduro and his wife cilia flores by staging drug busts on alleged narco boats in which exonerating evidence and potentially innocent victims are sent to the bottom of the ocean never to be seen again the labeling of drug cartels as ftos and sdgts by rubio s state department is absurd drug cartels do not bomb fishing boats drug smugglers do not terrorize american citizens by attacking them during holiday festivals drug kingpins do not assassinate or kidnap political figures they buy them off instead any act of violent terrorism by the cartels against american citizens or citizens anywhere would be bad for business and the cartels know it the principal aim of smugglers is to deliver products to people who want them if cartels didn t smuggle drugs then someone else would what emerged from the boat strikes is that practically no one believes the political or military actions taken in venezuela were initiated because of illegal drugs smuggling by venezuelan officials what remains in the end is the sad picture of a broken government that believes its dirty tricks using faked drug accusations still work in the information age the original master dirty trickster of them all richard m nixon of watergate fame the president who originally declared war on drugs on june 17 1971 by calling illegal drugs a national security crisis would have tears in his eyes were he alive today to witness the ineptitude of the current government s drug war propaganda the united states is reduced in its greatness by these events to a nation whose terrorist influenced public officials commit human rights crimes while filming it all in glorious detail for the convenience of the federal prosecutors who will one day put them on trial posted in servetus 1 comment should venezuela legalize marijuana posted on january 14 2026 by servetus regional political changes are a window of opportunity to fully legalize marijuana in venezuela and other countries south of the u s border done properly it could lead to ending marijuana smuggling in the western hemisphere marijuana in venezuela is currently illegal in all its forms medical and recreational in 2010 penalties were softened so that up to 20 grams of marijuana and up to 5 grams of genetically modified marijuana for personal use did not land a person in jail revocation of a person s driver s license is still possible trafficking cannabis is punished with one to two years in prison venezuela s marijuana penalties exceed many of those currently found in most parts of the united states venezuelans convicted of possessing small amounts are sentenced to a stint in rehab or sent to therapy forced to do community service or directed to a social reintegration program as if anyone really wants to reintegrate into extreme poverty and the insanity of marijuana prohibition eighty seven percent of venezuelans lived below the poverty line as of 2017 a domestic marijuana industry would boost the local economy by creating new jobs and boosting tourism latin american countries more lenient on marijuana than venezuela include uruguay the first country in the world to legalize marijuana it has state licensed cannabis pharmacies home cultivation and marijuana social clubs argentina allows personal possession and medical use home cultivation is legal brazil has national legal decriminalization for users plus a medical regime in colombia personal use is acceptable ecuador does not see drug consumption as a crime only a health issue in mexico small amounts of cannabis for personal use are legal mexico s supreme court rulings have declared marijuana prohibition unconstitutional medical cannabis is legal and regulated in chili cannabis is illegal but small amounts for personal use are tolerated and medical use is legal and regulated bolivia prohibits medical and recreational use of cannabis the bolivian state s focus is more on coca leaf regulation than cannabis liberalization moving the clock forward by liberating cannabis in venezuela would be the least the u s could do to compensate venezuelans now that secretary of defense pete hegseth has employed deadly and unwarranted force on venezuelan boats to create blurry photo op propaganda as a way to justify siphoning off the country s huge oil reserves so it only ships oil to those the president chooses if donald trump is really in charge of venezuela as he claims it should be a straight forward task for him to persuade the country to change its marijuana laws liberating cannabis in venezuela would provide a template for doing the same in latin american countries where marijuana use is still restricted in ways that deprive citizens of the plant s health and anxiety reducing benefits president trump says he wants to end all wars if so he should take a closer look at ending drug wars a western hemisphere that frees the weed will also free itself of marijuana smuggling and its related problems domestic production and local consumption of marijuana will assure a lasting drug peace ending cannabis smuggling could ease international tensions by giving the president one less excuse to invade...