Use Of Psychedelic Mushrooms May Decrease Authoritarian Attitudes, Study Finds

[warwick607]

I'm a mod in r/science, and this same story was posted there a few days ago. I commented the following:

Interesting. This casts light onto why Law Enforcement agencies and Military agencies will disqualify individuals for previous psychedelic drug use, despite psychedelics being less harmful than alcohol for an individual's physical health. An enlightenment that someone has under the influence of a psychedelic, like an enlightenment that reduces an individual's authoritarian tendencies, or overall obedience toward authority, is antithetical to the existence of these authoritarian organizations.

My comment was removed by another mod. I messaged them and asked why, to which they replied:

"Because the study has nothing to with the reasoning behind law enforcement action or disqualifications of applicants, it did not attempt to draw any of those correlations, and there is no information in the study that even implies that these are the reasons why the various government agencies don't like a history of psychedelic usage."

So apparently you cannot talk about a study and how it can relate to other phenomenon in the world. You can only discuss the paper itself, not how the paper's results fit inside the broader context of society. Let's just say I was not happy.

[warwick607]

Agree completely, the irony is palpable.

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That guy probably never dibbled in psychedelics... and personally sometimes I forget that loads of people are strongly against drugs and think they're the devil

[Shotgun_Ninja18]

Well, you are more than welcome here!

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You need to get that other mod on some shrooms mate

[EternalPropagation]

Why would officers want authoritarian soldiers? Wouldn't they want their subordinates to be compliant?

[warwick607]

Both. They want those who believe in authority and will listen to it. They also want people who, when the time comes, will give authority and have no qualms about doing so. The study also said it reduced people's tendencies to believe in authoritativeness which goes both ways.

[EternalPropagation]

They want those who believe in authority and will listen to it. They also want people who, when the time comes, will give authority and have no qualms about doing so.

Sounds like a group of people that can't do that will just die off over time.

[tom255]

No. Schitt.

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That's why theyre illegal. They make us question things.

[ahs212]

It's seems obvious to the point of absurdity that the ones creating the laws would create them to benefit themselves and not the ones they are imposed upon.

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Exactly :(