Comment on Russia arrests German for carrying cannabis gummy bears

• Municipal0379@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The down votes are because only a moron would take an illegal item into an authoritarian state. The downvotes have nothing to do with the actual item but it’s illegality in an authoritarian state.

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  • BumpingFuglies@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Fair enough. Guess I was just feeling combative after seeing a few especially bad Hexbear posts, and replied without thinking.

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    • Municipal0379@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      All good. Cheers.

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• TakiMinase@slrpnk.net ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s about tempting the lion. Not very smart. But hey, bet Putin Is smoking meth.

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  • z00s@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Is that what’s giving him the shakes?

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• Oszilloraptor@feddit.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There is a difference between “this law is stupid, we should get rid of it” and “this law is stupid. Therefore, I will just ignore this”

  Would I be happy if I could travel to other countries with a few spliffs in my purse? Absolutely!

  But I still check every single pocket thrice before I leave the country.

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  • BumpingFuglies@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    True, pragmatism trumps idealism. I’m just so tired of having to be pragmatic in a world where the worst of us (politicians and corporations) get to follow their ideals.

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