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If you live in the U.S. then presumably acknowledge that you are already in such a circumstance by virtue of the repeal of the 18th Amendment?
by NovemberWhiskey 4y ago
If you live in the U.S. then presumably acknowledge that you are already in such a circumstance by virtue of the repeal of the 18th Amendment?
- georgeecollins 4y agoOr what about tobacco? In my lifetime smoking has decreased incredibly in the United States while always being legal. I don't have a moral problem with that. The government "paternalisticly" discouraged use through taxes and advertising? Also, btw how do you have a government that maintains its sovereignty over its people without from time to time being paternalistic?
- chatterhead 4y agoThat's the framework they use now, yes. The impetus for that was not what it has become. If you don't know this history stop assuming the context. Carry Nation, women's suffrage, equal rights; these political groups banned together (not unlike LGBTQIQKDNO...) for the purpose of advancing their agendas. One of the major ones was banning spirits (whiskey in particular) as a means of salvaging the moral character of country. During that time the average American consumed 3x as much liquor as they do today. Domestic abuse was magnitudes higher. Orphanages were overcrowded. The circumstances were not the same. But, politicians certainly learned how to leverage the outrage to create a scheme - that much is true.