Case in point: this week I've been researching Mexican drug cartels. Whoa. Think of the worst Hollywood-type shoot-em-up blood-n-guts scene you can possibly imagine, then times that by ten. These boys are some kind of bad--the most evil, vicious kind.
Which makes me wonder about the ongoing "war on drugs." Don't get me wrong. I think drug use is--putting it mildly--a sin. It destroys bodies, families, souls, and society. But (and I've always got a big but) think what if for a moment...
What if drugs were legal? Bam. End of cartels. They'd be out of business. Just like Prohibition ended the booze gang-bangers.
Of course, that would open up a whole new can of worms. There are no easy answers, which is why I write fiction. I can play around with scenarios and no one gets hurt.
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4 comments:
You have gone deep today. That is exactly the dilemma going on in today's culture - would it end the horrible cartels and drug gangs? But then, at what expense? How does anyone decide that?! I totally understand the making drugs legal and getting rid of all that. Great thoughts here. And yes, keep writing, then you can justify to the NSA why you are researching terrorism. ;)
Yeah, I don't usually jump feet first into the deep end, but every now and then, I like to mix things up. This is a controversial topic, especially among conservatives. I wonder, though, if sometimes we ought to give people over to their own sins and quit playing God.
Great post and very thought provoking. What ifs always keep the brain running in overdrive, so I try to limit my intake of them. ;-)
If you get pulled in for questioning, just plead the 5th and hand out copies of your novels.
HAHAHA! Great idea!
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