[damasa]

Originally posted by sigmagrrl

And people can restrain themselves from breaking the law, I'm not arguing that point at all, that is a moral issue and a topic for an entirely different thread. I'm sorry but I don't think that you can know for fact that "people want it to be legal is so that they can not stress about fighting their desires and cravings for this substance." I think you are getting more along the lines of substance abuse, and just because the drinking age was lowered, IF it was lowered doesn't completely guarantee that the abuse will rise or fall. Underagers are going to drink anyway, those of legal age are going to drink anyway, but it's up to them to decide how they are going to handle it, that is mandated from within not by legislation.

And to be quite honest, I love the taste of beer, I enjoy a nice ice cold one going down. I don't have to drink 10, 12, 14 to get drunk, one or two can do it for me, like a soda or juice can for someone else. And it is a persons choice to drink alcoholic or non-alcoholic. Beer and or alcohol is a beverage, just as a soda, water, juice or milk, people do drink it for the taste believe it or not, and even if it didn't have physical effects, people would still drink it. Like water, what does it do? It doesn't really have a taste, but people will drink it to drink it, the same goes for beer.

I would support a lowered drinking age just because that's how I feel, and as long as my opinion counts to me, I give credit to myself for it.


No, but you have to exercise self restraint to not break the law! Sorry, but the law is the law right now. I highly doubt it's going to be lowered. And truthfully, the whole reason people want it to be legal is so that they can not stress about fighting their desires and cravings for this substance. And again, alcohol is only desired for the effect it causes, NOT for the taste and appreciation of it. Tell me the true reason and I will give that person credit: you want to get drunk and get loose without worrying about getting in trouble....If it's truly the taste, drink alcohol free! But it's not. This is probably where I have the most problems with the arguments people are putting forth: they are not being truthful, in my opinion. If alcohol didn't produce the physical effect it does, it wouldn't mean a darn thing...It doesn't even taste that good (that's probably why, when I do drink, it's an ice cream concoction with chocolate syrup and stuff). I'm so weary over this because, no matter what, people are still going to say "If I can die, blah blah blah..." and "You need to learn to tolerate it, so start earlier..." when they are avoiding stating the obvious reasons: getting wasted! And maybe this is exactly why you need to mature emotionally a bit more before you can legally get you hands on the stuff.