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Jun 9 2013 02:28pm
Quote (joodz @ Jun 9 2013 09:48am)
After prohibition was over there were states that the age was 18 and some had 19, 20, and 21, also depending what kind of alcohol it was (wine/beer). 

I stated my opinion that I think it isn't fair that an 18 year old can choose to join the military, vote in elections, and choose to smoke, but they cannot choose to have a beer.

Regardless what happened during the 70s I still think it isn't fair.


Life isn't fair kid.
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Jun 9 2013 02:34pm
There's two bars in town that are in a sort of cabal with the local police (shit, our police deputy owns a fifty percent partnership with one of the bigger bars in town) and they allow 18 year old whatevers to drink in the bar as long as they can provide their recruiter's phone number. It's not always as restrictive as you'd think. Shit, I'd buy beer for an 18 year old marine if he asked me to.
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Jun 9 2013 03:38pm
Quote (joodz @ Jun 9 2013 09:26am)
The drinking age used to be 18 and is 18 in many other countries. 

If you can fight in wars for your country you should be able to have a beer.

Americans aren't responsible enough to drink under 21. Maybe one day they will be as responsible as their superiors to the north.
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Jun 9 2013 07:02pm
Quote (DieTryin' @ Jun 9 2013 04:38pm)
Americans aren't responsible enough to drink under 21. Maybe one day they will be as responsible as their superiors to the north.


One would hope so.
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Jun 10 2013 01:08pm
Quote (Surfpunk @ Jun 9 2013 11:08am)
First straw man, then ad hominem. And I'm the one incapable of debate?


Fun fact: what i was doing wasn't a strawman. I wasn't making an argument for you. I was kindly providing the correct logical framework for one (not necessarily you) to reply to my utilitarian argument because everyone else was making purely emotional arguments, including yourself.

It's not my fault very few people here can construct a rational argument based on evidence and logic...or even understand basic logic terms, which you've failed to do time and time again.

Lets not forget, constructive criticism is not Ad hominem as well. Sure it can be construed as derisive speech, but it's tiring constantly holding invalid's hands through a debate and watching them fail time and time again to construct cogent arguments.

Maybe you should pick up a logic textbook before you start tossing around terms you clearly don't understand.

Once again, you've proven to be incapable of participating in a legitimate debate so i think we're done here.
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