tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643903654727514393.post4268064815302860268..comments2023-05-20T03:24:14.689-07:00Comments on The Green Pen: We Call Ourselves "Sapiens," Wise -- Are We?Mike (The Green Pen)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00300579042329116356noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643903654727514393.post-2311043658225759772011-05-03T14:49:35.350-07:002011-05-03T14:49:35.350-07:00Friend Mike Marthaller (a 30-year Army and Air For...Friend Mike Marthaller (a 30-year Army and Air Force veteran) writes:<br /><br />I have known many who died violently. I have known many who died or ended careers, which is a form of death, believing they were making a difference.<br /><br />I have observed and been part of organizations that were formed by people who had been on the "Mean streets" and shared their own experiences and Mike (The Green Pen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00300579042329116356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643903654727514393.post-28798997822189143182011-04-28T11:50:24.594-07:002011-04-28T11:50:24.594-07:00Right you are, Bernice. I made no claim that any o...Right you are, Bernice. I made no claim that any of it was always effective. Only more cost-effective than interdiction. Actually, the more important point was that most effective in the long run would be "discovering and rectifying what it is about our socioeconomic system that creates the alienation, anomy, and despair that lead to drugs".Mike (The Green Pen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00300579042329116356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643903654727514393.post-4217155955252216892011-04-28T10:04:02.702-07:002011-04-28T10:04:02.702-07:00All points well taken, except for one that I think...All points well taken, except for one that I think needs to be reconsidered.<br />It's not always the case that AA or Synanon are effective. Sometimes, failures in these programs cause more problems than they solve. <br /><br />This is important, because, when acknowledged, it could lead us to a search for alternative causes and alternative approaches to minimize, if not alleviate, the drugBernice Goldmarkhttp://www.bernicegoldmark.comnoreply@blogger.com