Dealing with Addiction

Thanks for posting that! I enjoyed the video! That is an interesting idea that would probably solve the drug problem, but drug cartels and prison systems are in the business of making money. They would never let that happen.

 

I think he has nailed it. He is not giving all the answers but he is directing society on the path to follow to find them. Excellent video, shared to my Facebook dang I'm a Facebook and forum addict.

 

But before they became drug addicts, the wrong attitude was already there. The want for fast money like driving a trike. And it's not true that beggars can't be picky, not in the Philippines. Or maybe more of: "You can lead a horse to the water but you can't make him drink"? I know of a retiree who tried to create jobs for his neighbors but failed. Education should have been dealt with seriously since 1898. Portugal, in the video's example, is smart to use their own language in educating their people. With English, Filipino professionals had the choice to work outside the Philippines instead of contributing their skills to the nation not only leaving the ignorants behind but pampering them with cash from abroad making them more dependent and lazy.

 

Ohhhhh so true. I see so many foreigners who think they are giving some poor person a better life by throwing cash at them but it does indeed turn out lazy, dependent people.

Our own ancestors , in North America, were often dirt poor. Many of them liked a drink and some even operated a still in the woods but few (that I am aware of) became alcoholics because they were busy and fulfilled. They were building themselves a better life and had no time to become addicted to some recreational activity.

My own father had a horrible alcohol and tobacco habit. Nowadays they would call it an addiction. But it wasn't really, because as soon as he figured out they were causing a problem in his marriage and family life he threw them both out, cold turkey. There was no psycho-babble about needing therapy to quit because he was addicted. He just did it.

 

The video was good and I hope the other countries who are faced with the same problem can learn from it and maybe the Philippines too, in the future? Here's an example of a simple problem in the Philippines and how they think to solve it: Pissing on the wall
Solution is a signage: It already smells here. You have to go to another wall.

 

What he has done, is driven it underground. Many known drug suppliers were openly talked about in the past. It was easy to ask around and find out who was supplying what. Since Duterte, the people who were 'rumored' to be suppliers are still getting richer but they say: "Oh no, we gave up all that drug stuff and we have nothing to do with it any more". Plus, before Duterte people were quite willing to 'advertise' where you could go get some drugs but since that time people are scared to death (with good reason) to point out who is dealing the drugs. So when you see people getting killed, you have to ask yourself if its the dealers or the squealers getting shot and are they getting shot by Duterte's mob or the dealer's mob?

Bottom line: The dealers are still there. The addicts are still there. The problems are still there. But its not talked about so w'ay problema.