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Because there’s this guy called Bonnie Prince Bob who called himself a socialist and openly and publicly advocates its use… despite the fact that “psychedelics” are drugs. Like cocaine is a drug.

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[–] darkcalling@lemmygrad.ml -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Drugs are bad. Don't use anything addictive or too mind-altering. I think even regular (daily) consumption of coffee is bad but it's one of those things that under capitalism I suppose I understand as a kind of necessary evil.

Mind-control MKUltra drugs which encourage frivolous hedonism, individualism, magical/irrational thinking are of course a weapon of the enemy and often directly fund them and their proxies as well. Escapism would not be a needed thing under socialism as well, they are at most a crutch and I am very suspicious of those who advocate their use. This person you speak of is not a Marxist and may well be a fed.

[–] KrupskayaPraxis@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Drugs don't have to be escapism although their use will probably decrease in socialism