It is a pretty universal idea that people want what they cannot have. This is true for everything. Preachers kids always go over the edge because their parents restricted them their whole lives. Bella CLEARLY only wants Edward because he isn't "normal." What a super slut. But one of the main things that authorities have tried to ban over the years has been alcohol. Now, of course, alcohol is legal if you're of a certain age, but it hasn't always been. In the 20th century there was Prohibition, and you know what people did? They drank more! The law didn't stop them, it simply made alcohol a 'forbidden fruit', therefore a prized possession. My friend Chad, a very credible and reliable source actually told me that "the "mixed drink" came about during the prohibition era.. the bathtub gin that people were making was soo terrible that they had to mix it with something just to get it down." Fun fact, but just more emphasizes the point that just because you say don't do it... doesn't stop people. It possibly provokes it more.
I believe that by making the legal drinking age 21, they are doing the exact same thing. What other freedom comes about at that age? Nothing. Alcohol now has it's own platform, which pretty much glorifies it. The legal drinking age should be 18. You're body is essentially done maturing by this age and EVERYTHING else is unlocked to you. You can buy cigarettes, buy a lottery ticket, join the military, vote, etc. By placing alcohol at a higher age... you really are just tempting us more. If you can go to war and fight for your country, you should be able to have a beer. If the legal drinking age were 18, I strongly believe that there would be less teenage drinking. Because it is not on it's own, glorified level, it really loses it's luster.
So, yet again, int he government's attempts to control our lives, they are really just sabotaging us. Okay, that's a bit dramatic. But still. (I'm not an anarchist)
Of course, what does my opinion really matter. Vote for me for president!
Happy Monday.
This page has some noteworthy points that directly address your opinion. Personally, I believe that more laws cause more problems in the long run, but I still respect the arguments opposed to my own. Most of the time.
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So basically, it ends up being about Federal Funding for states. .
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ReplyDeletesounds like a typical motivator