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While I know that people have a point about the serving your country and not being able to be served a drink, I still don't think believe that the drinking age should be reduced. Think about how most people act on their 21st birthdays...they don't say "cool, I'm 21, I think I'll have a drink", they think "alright, I'm gonna go to the bar with my friends and drink shots until I can't walk!" I feel about alcohol, how I feel about cigarettes and cursing: if it wasn't such a big deal, kids/young adults wouldn't care about. Now, that may sound contradictory, but it's not like we can say, "okay, starting tomorrow, it won't matter anymore and we're not going to make an issue of it" because it does and we will.
Part of me wants to agree with aephi alum about being able to drink with your family, because I know I did. I grew up being able to have a glass of pina colado, etc., at family functions and now, as an adult, I don't really care much about alcohol and I've never been drunk in my life. However, not everyone has responsible family members. What if your parent is an alcoholic? While having wine at a restaurant with your family doesn't sound bad, I still don't believe alcohol should be able to be purchased under the age of 21.
I also think Sigmagrrl has an excellent idea about taking licenses away from young adults until they are 21 if caught drunk three times.
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