Americanists....worldwide!
From Lugano to La Jolla....what a remarkable amalgam of ideas, insights, and perspectives. Welcome to this site. Mr. Izsa (TASIS) and Mrs. Shaul (LJCDS) invite you to join us in our conversations about the history and the realities of America's history and culture--from a decidedly international perspective.
Each month a new series of questions will be posted here by Mr. Izsa and Mrs. Shaul. Please click on the blog posts and write in your comments for the questions below, per your teacher's instructions.
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With every blog session assigned, one or two can be direct responses to the questions, but at least one MUST respond directly to the students who have already written posts, answering one thread per question (more is welcome, this is the minimum requirement).Be specific. Explain why you might agree or disagree with their (his/her) opinions. Feel free to "debate" or "discuss" with your international counterpart. Make sure we can identify you with your name so you can receive credit for your contributions.
This conflict differs from other state-fed scenarios because it contains a medicinal cause. The common mistake from the people when it comes to the legalization of marijuana in certain states is that they are not knowledgable of the proper use of it. The drug was legalized in most states for medical use only. Therefore, the difference is that even though it exposes more the drug to the people it is most of the time legally used in a healthy manner.
ReplyDeleteMarijuana is viewed differently among the states, just as slavery was back in the 1800's. Sates decide whether they want to legalize marijuana according to the peoples vote, although most of the Nation is counter-marijuana. The more liberal sates such as Colorado and California have legalized marijuana. The legalization of marijuana should be state decision rather than a federal, because of the diverse views of marijuana among the more conservative and liberal sates. This concept also goes for slavery back in the 1800's the more religious(conservative) states wished to emancipate the slaves, whereas the South was pro-slaves.
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ReplyDeleteI believe that the conflict between the federal and state government about the legalization of marijuana is very similar to the one about slavery. Some say that each state should make its own decisions while others believe that the laws should be created by the federal government and should apply to the whole nation. The federal government is against marijuana, just as it was against slavery in the 1800s. Some states, however, that don't agree, legalized marijuana anyway. Similarly, when the Southern states didn't agree with the federal government's stand against slavery, they argued that each state should do as they wish.
ReplyDeleteI think that those conflicts are different, because legalising marijuana doesn't involve spending big budgets. Furthermore, legalising marijuana isn't even a political party dependent issue, since Colorado and Washington, states, which legalised the recreational use of marijuana, are republican and democratic states respectively. Legalisation of marijuana didn't depend on the economical conditions of the state.
ReplyDeleteDebates about legalization of marijuana and slavery are completely different and have nothing to do with each other. First of all, the constitution says nothing about drugs, neither slavery, however it is clear that it is in some ways against it since the first line of the Constitution states that all men are equal. Second of all, marijuana is not a home made drug, it is grown in nature, and it does not harshly damage peoples health and doesn't make them addicted to it. It is used as a medicine for some decease and does not make people violent or do some crazy things. So basically, states for sure have a right to legalize marijuana since everybody has different opinions about it and look at this debate at different points of view. Finally, legalization of marijuana is not a global debate which will be argued on other continents. Some countries such as Holland have it legalized and people and other countries say nothing bad about it. however if slavery would be permitted that would be a global issue. Finally, it does not require big spending and documents signed. Selling it will even benefit countries budget.
ReplyDeleteThe debate over Marijuana and it's usage is quite similar to the slavery debate in the 1800's. The federal government was against slavery while states in the south believed they had the authority to choose whether slavery was to be permitted or not. In today's society, the federal government frauds upon the use of Marijuana, but many states decided it was within their power to legalize it either medically or for recreational use. Although the situation is similar in these two cases, the severity of situation is very different. Slavery consisted of buying humans, forcing them to work for you, and treating them as property. On the other hand, marijuana consists of smoking a naturally herb for personal pleasure or medical benefits. The people in the Fed. Government fail to realize marijuana's medical and personal benefits and it's true harmlessness. While individual states such as Colorado and Washington may take pride in the benefits and lifestyle that it provides them with.
ReplyDeleteSlavery is a much bigger deal than marijuana because the first one involves violating basic human rights (which already existed by the 1860's) and the other one is just a matter of how the drug is being used. Marijuana can be used in many good medicinal ways while slavery is a violation of human rights. Although if we take into account the difference in time period, it applies the same way to the society of that respective time period. The debate wether gay marriage should be legal is the equivalent of slavery in the 1860's. It is for each to decide if its legal or not. The only difference is that slavery involves human rights, so that is why it was banned nation-wide.
ReplyDeleteThe debate of legalization of marijuana is similar to legalization of slavery. Both go against the human morals, have a huge amount of money coming from there business and they both enslave other people only in different ways.
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ReplyDeleteThe debate to abolish slavery or not is very similar to the struggle of states and federal government coming to an agreement of legalizing marijuana. The concept has nothing to do with each other, although the scenario is very familiar. I believe the debate over slavery was much more complex to agree upon, but depending on each person, the concept of legalizing marijuana or not is equally as serious. The revolt of the states against the laws of federal government fits both ways, Southern states in 1800's believed slavery should be accepted because of their own beliefs, and states now a days also argued that marijuana should be legalized, due to their own personal ideals as well. In my opinion the only think that differs both situations is that the legalization of the drug was for medical purposes is bearable, although the usage of slavery was must not be practiced at all at any historical period.
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This dispute can be dated back to the time of slavery, where the South agreed with the ideal of state powers while the North believed in Federal Power. This modern dispute on drugs can relate to another modern conflict due to gay marriage. Some states allow gay marriage and want is as a federal law while other forbid it and want to maintain state powers so that they can maintain their opinion against gay marriage.
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There is a similarity between the debate over marijuana and the slavery issue in the 1800's. Initially, the Constitution doesn't specifies about the use of drugs, but it did not specify about slavery too. Also, back in the 1800's, the conflict between the abolitionists in the North and the slaveholders in the South, about whether to approve a federal law to make slavery illegal (what the North wanted) or to use the popular sovereignty in each state (what the South wanted). The legalization of marijuana is no different. Some liberal states want to make its use legal by law in certain circumstances while the Federal Government is making a strong campaign against it.
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