I think that driving drunk is a uniquely American epidemic. Not to say it doesn't happen in other countries, but it seems like much less of an issue in places with less regulatory laws. It seems to me that mandating a drinking age turns it into a much bigger deal than need be, which urges people to drink more, which breeds the spirit of competition as to who can drink the most... and everyone gets a bit dumber with every drink past number 3.
Basically setting laws as to when, where and how much people can drink just raises a challenge. Making such laws raises the attitude of "who's going to stop me?" instead of the rarely cultivated attitude of "why do I really want to drink so much anyway?"... That "Why" goes out the window as soon as reasons like "we're old enough" or "we're sure not to get caught" arise.
I think that driving drunk is a uniquely American epidemic. Not to say it doesn't happen in other countries, but it seems like much less of an issue in places with less regulatory laws. It seems to me that mandating a drinking age turns it into a much bigger deal than need be, which urges people to drink more, which breeds the spirit of competition as to who can drink the most... and everyone gets a bit dumber with every drink past number 3.
BastionKnight 8 months ago
Basically setting laws as to when, where and how much people can drink just raises a challenge. Making such laws raises the attitude of "who's going to stop me?" instead of the rarely cultivated attitude of "why do I really want to drink so much anyway?"... That "Why" goes out the window as soon as reasons like "we're old enough" or "we're sure not to get caught" arise.
BastionKnight 8 months ago
smoke & think ^_^
MEMYSELFnFAM 2 years ago 3
Title track: THINK!!
Artist: BRICK CASEY
Album: PSA TAPEZ Vol. 1 (2007)
in store now.
AwarenessMedia 4 years ago
What song is that?
gthb101 4 years ago