“For a decade Americans have been steeped in the rhetoric of "zero tolerance" and the faith that virtually all problems from drug addiction to lousy teaching can be solved by pouring on the punishment. Even without a Commander in Chief who pledges to rid the world of evildoers, smoke them out of their holes and the like, we would be vulnerable to the temptation to brush aside frustrating complexities and relieve intolerable fear (at least for the moment) by settling on one or more scapegoats to crush. To imagine that trauma casts out fantasy is a dangerous mistake.” WorldHas BeensMomentsProblemWould BeMistakeFantasyImagineTeachingDangerousDrugAddictionCastsTraumaDecadesTolerancePunishmentHolesTemptationVulnerableChiefsSmokeSettlingComplexityCrushZeroImagine ThatRhetoricBrushesFrustratingCommandersPledgePouringDrug AddictionDrug AddictCommander In ChiefScapegoatZero Tolerance Author:Ellen Willis
“Love is a vulnerable thing. Falling in love is like a great drug.” FallLove IsDrugFalling In LoveVulnerableLove Is Like Author:Patricia Arquette
“Love is a vulnerable thing. Falling in love is like a great drug. But then to really be known and really let someone else be known is very vulnerable. It's a weird thing.” FallLove IsKnownDrugFalling In LoveVulnerableLove Is LikeWeird Things Author:Patricia Arquette
“When I came out in the public about my struggles with alcohol and drugs, that's probably the most vulnerable I have ever been in my entire life.” StruggleDrugAlcoholVulnerableMy Struggle Author:A. J. McLean
“If the drug war was waged in those communities it would spark such outrage that the war would end overnight. This literal war is waged in segregated, impoverished communities defined largely by race, and the targets are the most vulnerable, least powerful people in our society.” PeopleIfsWarEndsCommunityPowerfulRaceDrugVulnerableDefinedOur SocietyTargetSparksOutrageLiteralWar On Drugs Author:Michelle Alexander