Drinking age poll

[Warren DeMontague]

42. I have a lot of alcoholism in my family, too, so I hear you.

I'm personally convinced that there's something fundamentally physiological at play, at least with many forms of it-- carried by genetics... as such, there are some people who simply shouldn't touch the stuff. I'm one of them; last time I drank, Bill Clinton was president.

And there's no question that the drug is dangerous, causes volatility, and can turn lots of people- not just alcoholics- into stupid, mean and violent bastards.

(For me, growing up and then given the people I hung out with, like in college, the whole notion of "drinking socially" or "recreational drinking" was pretty skewed- my idea of "recreational drinking" was always to get plastered. Someone like my wife, who has a half glass of wine and is like "oooh, I'm tired" and stops there... that was really not on my radar.)

I'm generally anti-prohibition on a lot of things- starting with, because it doesn't work, as you mention... but I certainly think laws against or around alcohol make more sense from a public health and safety stdpt. than they do against, say, pot.

I'm sorry for your experiences. I can sympathize with them, and I know a lot of others can too.