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> but banning alcohol now would be a totally different situation Yes, because the last few decades of drug prohibition have shown how differently it works nowa
by messe 4y ago
> but banning alcohol now would be a totally different situation
Yes, because the last few decades of drug prohibition have shown how differently it works nowadays.
- ehnto 4y agoI did not suggest it is a good or functional policy.
- messe 4y agoI'm not saying you did, I'm just disagreeing that it would actually be a different situation nowadays. Apologies if that came across incorrectly.
- ehnto 4y agoOh I see, I guess I just meant different motives and intent. I agree that it would probably play out the same though, even if the motives were health related this time.
- messe 4y agoAh I can see that that could've been the intended reading. I agree the purported motives would've been different this time. I'm overly cynical about this particular matter though. Here in Ireland, the government recently introduced minimum unit pricing, selling it as a public health matter—completely ignoring the fact that about a decade ago they had suggested the same policy, but with the motivation that it would encourage people to go to pubs rather than drink at home (among many other moral problems with that bill).