The Prince of Pot - on CBC

[Kanada Kev]

So, you thought that they might be doing a doc about me? Well, no ... this one's about Marc Emery.

FYI:

The Prince of Pot…Canadian Marc Emery, Canada's most prominent marijuana legalization activist, is at the top of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency's 'Most Wanted List' and now faces extradition to the U.S. and possible life imprisonment. His crime—selling marijuana seeds over the Internet. An occupation he has never denied. And now, according to the DEA, he’s one of the most wanted men in the drug world, up there with the heads of Columbian cocaine cartels. The Prince of Pot airs on CBC News: The Lens, Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 10 p.m. ET/PT and Saturday, Oct. 27 at 11 p.m. ET/PT on CBC Newsworld.

[\/\/illy]

Marc is an idiot.

[Esau.]

Marc is an idiot.

Agreed.

[Hux]

Total idiot.

[NewRider]

I perfer my Marc's with an O on the end!

[MarcO]

thanks, dude!

Emery = an absolute embarassment.

[edger]

Yeah I remember feeling particularly poorly represented when I went to hear him speak a long time ago... if there was ever a stoner stereotype to be fulfilled...

To equate him with a colombian cartel is pretty laughable though...

[\/\/illy]

I'm happy to hear we're all on the same side when it comes to Marc. I half-expected to get yelled at.

[phishtaper]

all it takes is one "idiot" to change the laws ... they thought Paul Magder was an idiot ...

[Esau.]

That may be true in some cases, but in my opinion, holding rallies and protests in front of police stations and lighting up doesn't help things one bit. Nothing good usually comes out of taunting the cops, especially on their doorstep.

[Sarahbelle]

..I'm not too sure what to think of Mark cause I have actually met him.. and he was kind of..a pig lol. But at the same time I admire his out spokenness. BUT again I agree with Edger that his public speaking skills are not the greatest.

[Velvet]

More idiots please.

[nibbler]

WW2 era poem

When the Nazis came for the communists,

I remained silent;

I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats,

I remained silent;

I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists,

I did not speak out;

I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for the Jews,

I remained silent;

I wasn't a Jew.

When they came for me,

there was no one left to speak out.

NOFX

"Re-Gaining Unconsciousness"

from the album War On Errorism, 2003

First they put away the dealers,

Keep our kids safe and off the street.

Then they put away the prostitutes,

Keep married men cloistered at home.

Then they shooed away the bums,

Then they beat and bashed the queers,

Turned away asylum-seekers,

Fed us suspicions and fears.

We didnt raise our voice,

We didnt make a fuss.

Its funny there was no one left to notice

When they came for us.

Looks like witches are in season,

You better fly your flag and be aware

Of anyone who might fit the description,

Diversity is now our biggest fear.

Now with our conversations tapped

And our differences exposed,

How ya supposed to love your neighbor

With our minds and curtains closed?

We used to worry bout big brother,

Now we got a big father and an even bigger muther.

And still you believe

This aristocracy gives a fuck about you.

They put the mock in demockracy

And you swallowed every hook.

The sad truth is you would rather

Follow the school into the net

Cuz swimming alone at sea

Is not the kind of freedom you actually want.

So go back to your crib and suck on a tit

Go bask in the warmth of your diaper.

Youre sitting in shit and piss

While sucking a huge pacifier,

A country of adult infants.

A legion of mental midgets

All regaining their unconsciousness

Edited October 18, 2007 by Guest
Thought a little poetry and music was appropriate for the discussion