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You can be in "moral panic" without instigating what you think is government overreach. People and especially kids drink too much soda but I don't think bans a

• Ajedi32 10mo ago
  Yes, but when moral panic reaches the ears and minds of people in government, who see government as the solution to every problem and don't tend to think much about limits to their own power (I'm a good guy with good intentions, why would you want to limit me?), this is the type of solution you tend to get.
• Aurornis 10mo ago
  Thinking kids drink too much soda is an opinion (probably backed by evidence), but I wouldn't describe it as a moral panic. Moral panic usually rises to the level where the threat is viewed as so severe to the fabric of society that excessive laws and regulations are welcomed as a solution. People engaged in moral panic start to believe that their normal baseline values for topics like freedom of expression and innocent until proven guilty can be suspended due to the urgency and magnitude of the threat. If you're just lamenting the fact that too much soda is consumed, I wouldn't call that a moral panic.
• fasbiner 10mo ago
  This sounds very reductionist to me.