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There are to many moralists in Australia. They abhor people having a fun night out.
by Khaine 11y ago
There are to many moralists in Australia. They abhor people having a fun night out.
- chris_wot 11y agoMoralising against the moralists, huh? There are far too many assaults caused by alcohol, and the levels of alcoholism and domestic violence caused by alcohol in Australia is a real problem.
- Khaine 11y agoProve it. Alcohol consumption in Australia has been steadily falling, and yet only now is it a massive social problem.
- chris_wot 11y agoSure, I refer you to: https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/health-topics/alcohol-guidelines/alcohol-and-health-australia https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/health-topics/alcohol-guidelines/al... Actually, alcohol consumption has always been a problem. It is only now that we are even beginning to try to tackle the problem.
- Khaine 11y agoSo consumption has decreased and yet violence has increased? Alcohol consumption in and of itself is not a problem. What is a problem is the behaviours a minority of people exhibit when they consume alcohol. Why is it the majority of people have to suffer because of a minority of arseholes? Because of wowsers.
- chris_wot 11y agoHow do you propose to prevent that minority from causing problems for the rest of us? I quite enjoy a drink myself, so I'd be interested in your solution.
- Khaine 11y agoSadly I don't have one. I wish our media was less vapid, and "think of the children"-ish. I mean the fact that yesterday the police spoke to a restaurant[1] over there wine list is absurd. 1 https://www.broadsheet.com.au/sydney/food-and-drink/article/nsw-police-questions-venue-over-wine-list https://www.broadsheet.com.au/sydney/food-and-drink/article/...
- chris_wot 11y agoOh, I totally agree that that was ridiculous overreach. The police didn't do themselves any favours whatsoever on that one. It's like some members of the Constabulary have no idea how to judge what is a serious issue and what isn't.