dynoho
Aug 21, 2007, 2:46 AM
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skinner wrote: I wonder if those who have been condemning the possible climbers who profited, would be willing to forfeit the portion of their racks, if they were to discover it was manufactured by someone who got their start as a result of selling recovered jet-fuel pot? They couldn't sell the gear either or they would be just another dealer down the line 
^Funny.
The posts on the RC and ST threads have very different vibes about this story. I have bit my tongue here for awhile.
Too many here have bought into the theory that because it is illegal, it is wrong/taboo/sinful. Do your research and you will find the reason it is illegal is wrong. Many doctors believe that alcohol, tobacco/nicotine and caffeine are more dangerous but deemed legal. This is a point I don't care to argue here. There weren't school yard sales, assassinations of judges or other unsavory associations with terrorism and drug deals, this is all DEA propaganda.
The fact is, this is history, and it is our history, that of our sport. It occurred in the climbing Mecca of the US, if not the World. If you don't want to buy the book, don't. If you want to believe that many of the great climbing luminaries were saints, go ahead. I might add, that with this rationale, you should also turn off the radio for fear of listening to the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zepplin, Grateful Dead, Doors, Pink Floyd, Snoop, Willie Nelson..... I could go on and on and ON.
Before you flame, if you are a real climber, I would request that read the thread on ST. It is very interesting.
Edited: Grammatical error, there may be more.
-Jeff
(This post was edited by dynoho on Aug 21, 2007, 3:35 AM)
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