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$\"\"$ <\/a>I debated whether this was something appropriate to mention on my blog or not, but in the end I have decided to do so.<\/p>\n

I was rather shocked by a recent instance of blatant, public drug use, without apology or apparent shame.<\/p>\n

Someone whom I deeply respect and admire, a person of profound moral conviction, right before my eyes and those of everyone who is his friend on Facebook, used \u201c drug<\/a>\u201d as though it were the past participle of \u201cto drag.\u201d<\/p>\n

What should one do? Will I be complicit if I just blog about it but don\u2019t say anything to the person in question? Will I just be pretending if I think I can carry on as usual and not have it affect the way I think about that person?<\/p>\n

Or should I just forget about it and recognize that there, but for the grace of grammar, goes me?<\/p>\n

At the very least, I can end this post with a plea: Say No To Drug!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"