DaveC
Blue Crack Addict
I've noticed something.
It seems that there's a pattern of drug use correlated with the party of the current president since Kennedy. It seems that uppers come in with Democratic Presidents, and downers are major with Republican Presidents.
1960-1963: Kennedy (Democrat) major drug of choice: hallucinogenics (uppers - beginning)
1963-1968: Johnson (Democrat) major drug of choice: hallucinogenics (uppers - hippies)
1968-1974: Nixon (Republican) major drug of choice: marijuana (downers - hallucinogenics until about 1970)
1974-1976: Ford (Republican) major drug of choice: marijuana (downers)
1976-1980: Carter (Democrat) major drug of choice: cocaine/amphetamines (upper - disco/nightclub scene)
1980-1988: Reagan (Republican) major drug of choice: marijuana/quaaludes (downers)
1988-1992: Bush (Republican) major drug of choice: marijuana/crack cocaine (downers)
1992-2000: Clinton (Democrat) major drug of choice: marijuana (downers- the only exception so far)
2000-2008?: Bush (Republican) major drug of choice: marijuana (downer)
A lot of this is just opinion, and I could have messed up the uppers/downers thing, but I think the general idea is right.
This initial idea comes courtesy of Hunter S. Thompson.
It seems that there's a pattern of drug use correlated with the party of the current president since Kennedy. It seems that uppers come in with Democratic Presidents, and downers are major with Republican Presidents.
1960-1963: Kennedy (Democrat) major drug of choice: hallucinogenics (uppers - beginning)
1963-1968: Johnson (Democrat) major drug of choice: hallucinogenics (uppers - hippies)
1968-1974: Nixon (Republican) major drug of choice: marijuana (downers - hallucinogenics until about 1970)
1974-1976: Ford (Republican) major drug of choice: marijuana (downers)
1976-1980: Carter (Democrat) major drug of choice: cocaine/amphetamines (upper - disco/nightclub scene)
1980-1988: Reagan (Republican) major drug of choice: marijuana/quaaludes (downers)
1988-1992: Bush (Republican) major drug of choice: marijuana/crack cocaine (downers)
1992-2000: Clinton (Democrat) major drug of choice: marijuana (downers- the only exception so far)
2000-2008?: Bush (Republican) major drug of choice: marijuana (downer)
A lot of this is just opinion, and I could have messed up the uppers/downers thing, but I think the general idea is right.
This initial idea comes courtesy of Hunter S. Thompson.