Sub-version Any-One ?

Today, as it has been since the reign of Richard Milhouse Nixon, the greatest threat to Ethnobotanical & Entheogen research continues to be the “ War on Drugs ”.

That this “ war ” is actually a war against the citizens of this world, escapes the notice of many people.

That this “ war ” actually threatens our freedom to inhabit, to possess & to be nurtured by the natural resources of the world into which we are born, is concealed.

That this “ war ” on world citizens seeks to criminalize the use of all plants, to make nature itself illegal & unnatural, somehow also escapes notice.

Given that there is evidence supporting the hypothesis that animals gained cognitive self awareness through the ingestion of more evolved plants, these “drug warriors” can be seen as attempting to thwart evolution itself.

Given that evolution of the mind, intelligence & spirit seems required for restoring the integrity & sustainability of the ecology of our world, these “drug warriors” can be seen as recklessly endangering the safety & well being of our world.

These insights reveal the need to raise awareness of all of the deceptions of the “ drug war’s ” War on Humans.

Now, despite running a one – sided propaganda war since 1968, the “drug warriors” have not been as effective at altering private practice as public opinion.

This could be because human use of plants to alter perception is at least three times older than recorded history (15 to 25,000 B.C.).

However, it is the perception of a publicly accepted norm, - that human use of plants is bad, or dangerous, that allows the “drug warriors” to continue prohibiting & proscribing nature. These views are largely undisputed even by those who disagree.

Lacking the few billion in funds needed for a campaign to expose all the deceptions of the “drug war’s” War on Humans, we are left the option of subverting their own pogrom against itself . They have left a huge lever for us to do just that.

STOP SAYING NO a simple sticker, white type on red background “SAYING NO” to be placed on every stop sign. As with the “STOP” perhaps even white & reflective, to look as if it were always a part of the sign.

Why does this work ? It points out the very negative orientation. It suggests an escape from a double negative. It utilizes & subverts an existing & accessible billboard infrastructure.

It suggests the option of saying yes, which is a positive attitude & positive message, which suggests the possibility of co-operation, of pleasant & continuing discourse.

It cannot easily be misconstrued (thanks to the prevalence of “just say no”). It suggest that what we have been thinking & doing (saying no) is the wrong approach.

It advises us every time we stop our vehicle at an altered stop sign that just saying no is not productive.

It also indicates there is wide spread support for views other than the partnership for a drug free amerika .

So that’s my idea, I’ve thought about it quite a bit, for quite a while & have not had the resources to make it the big splash it needs to be. I realize the most likely immediate response, will be an increase in the penalties for possession of stickers & vandalism. However I really feel we must not discount the cumulative effects of small quantum experiences in shifting the paradigms.

We really must stop saying no.