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> But they do not advocate banning alcohol Don't they? I'm pretty sure liberals already tried and succeeded at banning alcohol back in the 1920's. They gave up
by TheCoelacanth 10y ago
> But they do not advocate banning alcohol
Don't they? I'm pretty sure liberals already tried and succeeded at banning alcohol back in the 1920's. They gave up on the idea when it turned out to be a complete disaster.
- exolymph 10y agoAs a fairly classic liberal who would prefer more gun control (though not outright banning) but doesn't think alcohol should be banned, here's my rationale: I'm interested in outcomes more than principles. Like TheCoelacanth said, banning alcohol worked out terribly in practice. But based on the example posed by Europe, stricter gun control could have a positive effect on America.
- paulddraper 10y agoOutcomes-over-principals approach is exactly why I compared the two exercise of freedoms on their empirical effect on violence. With that in mind, would you support more alcohol control, analogous to whatever level your desired gun control is? (Perhaps registering containers of alcohol, prohibiting felons from owning alcohol, consumption permits requiring background checks, etc.?) --- PS Using Europe as a model of legal gun restrictions is a convenient choice. Mexico or many South American countries would be less convenient examples.
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