No two situations are the same, and demanding consistency at an arbitrary level of reasoning means disregarding everything you would see when looking closer. Fo

No two situations are the same, and demanding consistency at an arbitrary level of reasoning means disregarding everything you would see when looking closer. For example, banning something that has been legal for a long time is difficult because of the economic aftershocks and cultural resistance. If something new was invented that was just as harmful as alcohol, it might be best to ban it and leave alcohol legal. FWIW, I probably mostly agree with you on policy. Just wanted to chime in on why people might object to the reasoning.