Lowering the drinking age- Dartmouth MSNBC Debate

[Muttt13]

The MADD ppl always make the 3 same point, over and over again. But

1) The 49 studies don't ever clearly define 'alcohol related fatalities' & 1 of the most basic rules to any study in any field is that correlation does NOT mean causation

2) Even though the brain is still developing it takes SIGNIFICANT amounts of alcohol consumption to really affect it. Ask yourself this, is the rest of the world brain damaged?

3)Intoxication is more common in other countries, but wtf is 'intoxication' anyway?!

[irvgaddi21]

facts so if 18-20 year old brains are not developed enough to handle alchol neither is 21-24 yr olds, the point is MADD should not sit there and talk about science being on their side when in fact it is severly against it and in my opinion the drinking age should be 18 in respects to constitutional rights as well as a lot of other reasons, to me it just makes sense 18 all the way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sa17ma18ra]

LOL America is one of the few (only 3 other) countries in the World that still legalises discrimination based on age. You know how I know this? 18 year olds in America are classed as adults & share all the same legal rights but when it comes to alcohol they just simply aren't mature enough until they reach 21...that is blatant age discrimination. Thats like banning people over 50 years old from drinking because it is bad for their health. America is a shithole, just admit it guys...

[kamikazee55]

The drinking age should be 0. It is none of the governments business what individuals put in their body. Parents should work with their kids to decide when they can drink.

[58robbo]

@kamikazee55 thank you. all these fuckwit politicians should watch ntheir own kids and i'll watch mine

[AurelioErik]

zero brains, this wash-out.. glad this pouty face did not win.. fuck him into hell, where his fat cheeks will be lighting the caves for another 1000 years after he dies...

[doyla10101001]

i started drinkin at 16 i live in ireland i wasnt even the youngest person drinking. i love ireland i can drink at 18 so america lower the drinking age so the irish dont have to show you up every time we go to the states

[ProsperityGlobal]

The USA has a higher minimum Legal Drinking age than any Country in the European Union, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, China, Brazil, Argentina, Turkey, Indonesia , Taiwan or almost any other country with the exception of a few Islamic States.

Land of the Free?.

[Baudex1]

LOL silly american's, move to Canada.

[Tayl012]

im 18, your brain doesnt stop growing untill you're 26 not 21, i drink, but i havnt been "drunk" in a year

[fordconga]

You are fucking stupid. It is age discrimination, that is all it is. You know Bill Richardson was drinking way before 18. Bunch of ball washin bastards. It's all you WW II dinosaurs who are killing our generation with your damn rules. The drinking age should be 18 in this country, becuase I gaurantee if I can go to war I should be able to drink. Ages 18-21 is when you have the most fun anytimes anyways. The MADD organization can go to hell in my opinion.

[blinklov]

You can't teach 18, 19, and 20 year old ADULTS responsibility if it's illegal to do so.

[90Muffins]

ryrygbpackers- There right about puting you on the lawn if you cant act like an adult.

[ryrygbpackers]

There or They're? Fuck you cant even use correct grammar and I should be on the front lawn for story time?

Do I act like an adult when i get my draft number? Or when I pay taxes, or when I'm tried as an adult. Shit I think I act like an adult when I can vote to lower the drinking age, even when I can't legally drink. How illogical.

No European nation has a drinking age of over 18. I'm mature enough to drink.... only when I'm in Europe though, in the U.S. I'm only part adult.

[StraightOuttaDC]

You have to have a national commitment to treating ADULTS like ADULTS, you fuckin' faggot.

I hate these stupidass politicians when it comes to this subject. NONE of them answer the questions with any facts. Raising the drinking age did NOT HELP ANYTHING at all.

Anyone who thinks so, along with MADD, can get bent two times.

[scata99]

Why the fuck am I tried as an adult in court if I'm not considered adult enough to buy alcohol? Why the fuck am I considered responsible enough to put an assault rifle in my hands and go kill innocent people in afghanistan but I CANT DRINK A BEER? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?

[FranklyMisterShankly]

I've lost all my respect for Richardson after that statement. How does legal drinking equate to drug abuse, heart disease, diabetes and other health problems? If that's the arguent, then Richardson makes an excellent poster-boy for a prohibition on Taco Bell.

[RMPalm2000]

you can die for your government but you cant drink a beer. this is bullshit and this douche is avoiding the question.

[m16204]

Comprimise drinking age to 19 years old

[corykorn]

The drinking age is bullshit. I think that it may be ok for 18 yrolds to have some restrictions on alcohol, but to have alcohol totally banned from an adult (18) is a breach on the U.S. being a free country. Well guess what, this isn't a free country, otherwise 18+ would be able to drink beer... Fucking government just does whatever they want.

[jopageri]

well said.

[dnp077]

you americans are way to irresponsible to even have the drinking age at 21.... restriction or not somehow you teenagers/18-21yearolds are gonna get you booze....so what the hell...do what you want amerika

[corykorn]

Say that to my face and see what happens! (dnp077)

[dnp077]

you americans are way to irresponsible to even have the drinking age at 21.... restriction or not somehow you teenagers/18-21yearolds are gonna get your booze....so what the hell...do what you want..its amerika

[beckib12]

hey, I saw you replying on another video and you said you liked to suck on large sausages and drink it all down. Your sick man!

[dnp077]

am i sick in the way you amerikans interpret everything wrongly?

[ryrygbpackers]

ya but its a 300 dollar fine, and 90 day suspension of your drivers license (in idaho) and alcohol classes for getting caught drinking, i can get ahold of it but its bullshit if i get caught. you know what they do when they catch you? make you and all other under 21 adults sit on the fucking lawn and get lectured and written up. SIT ON THE FUCKING LAWN like its 3rd grade story time. we arent kids. we are adults. treat us like adults.

[fissure226]

18-20 year-old anericans are certainly responsible enough to overthrow and occupy your country if our military wanted to

[dnp077]

oh I see.....the same way Irag and afghanistan are being "occupied"...please...go ahead and waste all of your money to invade our contry..it will definetly help your recession...

[fissure226]

the U.S. economy is not going through a recession, by definition. yes tax revenues are going down, but there hasn't been an increase in welfare, so therefore it's not receding.

[mikkelhanke]

yeah well at least, we AMERICANS know how to drink you foreign fuck....who fucking cares if we drink irresponsibly which we dont thats the fun of it dumbass, AMERICA should raise you're countries drinking age....yes i said america ...the world police cuz you are to fucking dumb to protect yourself so we have to do it. but anywayz your drinking age should be raised to like 80 that way when you do get drunk you're way to old and waisted to try and fuck with somebody! :P

[mikkelhanke]

yeah well at least, we AMERICANS know how to drink you foreign fuck....who fucking cares if we drink irresponsibly which we dont thats the fun of it dumbass, AMERICA should raise you're countries drinking age....yes i said america ...the world police cuz you are to fucking dumb to protect yourself so we have to do it. but anywayz your drinking age should be raised to like 80 that way when you do get drunk you're way to old and waisted to try and fuck with somebody! :P

[comatosecollin]

that's a pretty big generalization about americans. How do you expect us to respect you if you don't show us any respect. We're a country filled with people, not George Bushes. If an american disrespected you, thats not right, but to talk shit like that will only hurt you in the long run.

[crumlin08]

you have 2 admit puttin that man in office was just askin 2 be slegged really no harm americas great and all but my god if that man hade a brain cell itid die of lonelyness

[ryrygbpackers]

you are a fucking idiot. why do you hate bush? the war? might as well hate the whole us government becuase the senate votes to go to war before the president can even declare it. too many times do you forigen dipshits label bush as the government and too many times you hate him and dont even know why, "its becuase of the war" be more specific fucktards. guess what, kerry and al gore were pro war, so any other pres would be there too and instead of bush hate it would be hatred of them. fuck ups.

[5CFRIEL]

ok so i was wrong instead of one prick in office u have loads congrats why u pro war any reason 4 iraq that wasnt illegal or a lie?

[ryrygbpackers]

haha 7 months later...

im pro war because perosnally i dont think any leader in the middle east is innocent when it comes down to terrorism

[grizzlygreen7]

how about this because i like my beer and like to party i have gotten 4 mips and now am not eligible for most scholarships. ya its my fault for getting caught but damn i had a 3.7 gpa and now im going into the military to get my college paid for.

[gojomantle]

best of luck, grizzlygreen7.

[Nighr2001]

We ask young men to risk their lives in Iraq by volunteering at age 18, but can't buy them a beer when they get home. That's not right.

[jeepxjer]

thats exactly what gravel says

[caterpillero]

i joined the armed forces at the age of 18 in 2002.the armed forces were against us, younger servicemen from drinking.

[T850CSM101a1676]

Meh, my buddy in the nat'l guard doesn't get carded, but he's only a few months away from the big two-one.

[HHSQUAD]

El Paso Tx. The majority of the Alcohol related deaths in our city have all been above the age of 21, I believe if we lowered the drinking age to 18 would see an even larger decrease of alcohol related deaths due to the Forbidden fruit act. Teens want what is forbidden. Make them legal enough to purchase their own alcohol, the idea of teens having to spend their own money to purchase the alcohol and removing the forbidden factor will greatly reduce the want/need for drinking.

[jeepxjer]

im 18 and every time im out of the country, i am much more safe when drinking there than when i do here. Responsibility matters

[debsaypie]

Governor Richardson needs to take care of business in NEW MEXICO! The support staff at UNM hospital needs and deserves a living wage!

[ouilassie]

HUH?