Do you consider yourself a dissident?

[valcucine]

That's unfortunate, I never read it.

In my brief experience here, the mods seem to be quite zealous.

 

[NiteTiger]

She made a post regarding how we as 'dissidents' felt about the board mods absolute control here, and whether that was a conflict.

Hence my reply, and the spookiness of the deletion

 

[pieceofmyheart]

Actually I was just saying how hard it is for dissidents like us not to question authority.

I think that anyone who opposes government authority, structure, or policy is a dissident to some degree, just as the technical definition states. But that opposition, as a role of some sort, is not the end-all in itself, as a goal of contrarianism or something.

When the internal 'knowing' we possess tells us that we control our own lives and bodies, and that 'knowledge' smacks straight into oppressive policy that defies natural law concerning ownership of the self, then the policy itself casts persons into the role of 'dissident.' Simply because the 'dissidents' in question have continued to take charge over those aspects of their lives that have always been theirs' to control, but involving actions which now contradict (corrupt) policy.

As a person who was supposedly born free, my mind, body, soul, and original thoughts are mine alone. No lien holders; government or otherwise. When someone in a position of (corrupted) authority insists on taking charge of those things that are mine alone, without my consent, then I am going to act -consciously- as a dissident.

Not because of boredom or contrarianism, but because I despise bullies, tyrants, and thieves.

And that's what such policies and force in government represent when they tread on persons' rights to be left alone to govern their own lives; they transform otherwise legitimate government into a force of mere bullies, tyrants, and thieves. All the while eating and drinking, and bolstering their (illegitimate) authority from the incomes of those they persecute.

(To those authoritarians I say, "May you die painfully, and -soon-!!")

Cannabis isn't just a plant that gets folks stoned, provides some amount of introspection, potentially offers fiber and food, and causes munchies; it's also a modern symbol of tyrants' of all stripes, in their continued and ancient willingness to persecute others with less power, in the name of ignorance and unnecessary social controls.

That's what cannabis represents to me, beyond its other more obvious benefits; that we're still living with witch-burners in positions of power.

Yes, I am a dissident.

"We have a moral obligation to defy unjust laws." (Stated slightly differently by both Albert Einstein and Martin Luther King, Jr.)

moose eater

Great post Moose, I agree with you completely.

and I have been advised not to ruffle feathers in someone else's nest......

even if it means not questioning......Ill just toke....

 

[NiteTiger]

puff puff pass to POMH

with a little bubble on top :wink:

 

[Mr. Nevermind]

A dissident, broadly defined, is a person who actively opposes an established opinion, policy, or structure. When the term is used though is may refer to a number of types of dissidents, including political, social, and militant dissidents."


By definition I quess. But when laws are silly why follow? I mean the people in the 1800's in the northern USA didnt have slaves and slavery was an established policy. Looking back they were they true americans but at the time they were dissidents . so i feel the same as MJ. While governemt may look at us as dissidents now, in the future historians will look back and laugh at our countries current MJ policy.

I feel the law is wrong not my actions. There are no victims from my actions. I dont involve myself in black market nor do i deal. So my MJ use is just that mine. And seeing as noone dies from MJ there isnt a victim. Now if i were at home drinking everynight , which is legal, i would die after a few years and i think thats wrong. I work , pay taxes ( alot of em!!!) , i dont commit crimes, i give to charity , i dont drink alcohol ( i had a total of 6 beers last year) , i dont smoke cigs, but i do smoke MJ. If i am a criminal i dont see how





Nevermind

 

[GMT]

Nite, I just checked back, and everything I have seen in this thread is still intact.

 

[Guest]

Im a master of trouble of all sorts......dissident is a bit broad for a trichome production assistant.

 

[valcucine]

I think growers definitely ARE dissidents. I'm more curious if many see themselves that way. Interesting responses. It seems to be quite varied.

 

[NiteTiger]

Nite, I just checked back, and everything I have seen in this thread is still intact.

Nah, there was one there that POMH made regarding mod stuff. I'm not the only one who caught it and replied to it

Not worth ruffling any feathers, not even worth revisiting here, let's get back to the base topic

 

[Patsheba]

Censorship at it's finest, eh?

But us dissidents have an interesting source to quote now:

"And in all we do, we must remember that the best health care
decisions are made not by government and insurance companies, but by
patients and their doctors. "
- George W. Bush, State of the Union Address, July 23, 2007

What a strange thing, to feel I'm being quoted by GWB? What new strategy is this?


31 years ago, my slogan for the HS graduating picture in yearbook, "Look for me in front row of the revolution"

That's where I am, only it's gets lonely here.

 

[Verite]

Diss-a-dent
Dere-a-dent
Everywhere its metal bent
Old drunk driver on the road e-i-e-i-oooooo