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> I don't think this stuff should be sold, say, in a gas station beside the humpty dumpty peanuts... but it does have its place. But alcohol (or tobacco) shoul
by virtualritz 5y ago
> I don't think this stuff should be sold, say, in a gas station beside the humpty dumpty peanuts... but it does have its place.
But alcohol (or tobacco) should?
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- SpodGaju 5y agoNo, they shouldn’t.
- moritonal 5y agoI believe this is an almost text-book case of the Straw man argument[1]. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man
- bin_bash 5y agoI think it's Whataboutism, not Straw man
- klysm 5y agoWell, there go the goal posts
- W4ldi 5y agoIf you think Tobacco and Alcohol are as dangerous as MDMA you have no idea about drugs. It can escalate far far far more easily and I hate those comparison. I'm speaking from experience.
- LocalH 5y agoAlcohol is far more dangerous than MDMA, both in long-term usage and immediate effects. Especially when you consider how socially acceptable it is to drink alcohol, and thus the total consumption of alcohol is far higher. Tobacco is largely dangerous in the long term, the immediate damage from tobacco is much smaller.
- bin_bash 5y agoI think a world without drunk driving would probably make them more equivalent. It's hard to overstate the cost to society drunk driving costs.
- Jxl180 5y agoI can’t speak for other states but my state does not allow gas stations to serve alcohol. Maybe beer at most, but that is tightly controlled and regulated via licenses, inspections, and tons regulations and liability on the licensee.