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I'm not trolling. I think America would be better if people didn't drink. I drink sometimes, but I also eat fried foods and skip the gym and do other things I'd acknowledge people shouldn't do.

Nor am I criticizing unrelated beliefs. I don't disagree with SJWs that we live in a society dominated by the attitudes and culture of white European Americans--including their drinking culture. I typically disagree with them on whether that's a bad thing, or how we should frame that for kids, or how that should affect legal relations between people. But I don't disagree with the notion that aspects of American culture adapted from Europeans--in this case drinking culture, but I'd also throw parenting culture in there, and individualism--can have negative impacts on minority groups.



> m not trolling. I think America would be better if people didn't drink

America simply drinks too much

We Italians are usually described as people who love to sit and drink all day.

On average Italians drink half the alcohol of Americans yearly.

Consider that in Italy non drinkers are ~25% while in America 36% of adults described themselves as “total abstainers”.


Fair enough! I stand corrected.




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