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Alcohol is probably only legal because it's easy to make and has existed in the culture for ages, nothing to do with any ailments. History defines the laws far
by ultramancool 10y ago
Alcohol is probably only legal because it's easy to make and has existed in the culture for ages, nothing to do with any ailments. History defines the laws far more than logic does.
- aaronbrethorst 10y agoSpecific background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-first_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-first_Amendment_to_the_... And the Ken Burns documentary is fantastic: http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/prohibition/ http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/prohibition/
- smcl 10y agoWhat do you mean "nothing to do with any ailments"?
- ultramancool 10y agoJust that the harm caused by it is not a major factory in its legal status.
- smcl 10y agoAH ok - I wasn't sure if you were suggesting it wasn't responsible for any health issues, but quite the opposite :)