November 19, 2024
Jo Jorgensen asks: Do you know how to change someone’s mind about drug prohibition?
…or any social issue, for that matter.
The title of Christina Dent’s book is “Curious: A Foster Mom’s Discovery of an Unexpected Solution to Drugs and Addiction.”
Like this episode of Gracearchy with Jim Babka, that book is a personal journey of new awareness – of conversion. And, like Jim…
I believe that exploring how people change their minds can give us real insight. We can learn how/why people come to understand one of our libertarian positions.
The Process of Change
Christina Dent was raised as a conservative evangelical. She assumed that bad people use drugs. But then…
She met someone who struggled with addiction.
Her conversion process began with a relationship. A young mother named Joanne didn’t match what Christina had been told about addiction.
This drove Christina to read and research. She wanted to learn more. Her mind was blown when she discovered the Rat Park experiments.
Do you know about Rat Park?
Things started to click — to the extent that she wrote a book and founded an anti-drug prohibition organization.
What can you and I learn from Christina’s process of change?
OR…
Can you help a person change their mind on drug prohibition?
Do you want to?
If so, then you’ll want to check out Part 2 of the Christina Dent series.
Part 1 was titled “Why This Evangelical Works To End Prohibition.” That episode is designed to speak to her tribe. It’s about Christina’s spiritual journey. If, like me, you’re not a part of that tribe, then you would listen because you want to know what you’re about to share with a conservative Christian friend.
This new episode, Part 2, starts to cover arguments that can be made against drug prohibition. But what it really does is tell us a lot about the process of change.
- What causes a person to question their views and values?
- What moves them to change their mind?
In just 29 minutes — commuting time — you’ll learn the answers to these questions by listening to this brand new episode of Gracearchy with Jim Babka, titled “A Christian Conversion On Drug Prohibition: Christina Dent Pt 2.”
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Jo Jorgensen
2020 Libertarian nominee for President
P.S. This series is sponsored by The Foundation for Harmony and Prosperity.
Jim Babka is the Zero Aggression Project co-creator. Yet the views expressed in the show are not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project (Downsize DC Foundation).