Mr. Kimball is a conservative. He is "hoping that sanity [will] prevail against the neo-temperance activism that would have us endeavor to prevent college students from legally enjoying a few, or even several, beers." The libertarians must also be in favor of lowering the drinking age I can only assume... Who thinks it should be 21??? The God-forsaken religious right? (not a pun) Those who selfishly believe in perpetuating the same unfairness they once endured?
Kimball says he thinks the drinking age drives drinking "underground." Reading that, I couldn't help thinking about all those nights waiting outside Ghetto Gerbes for a friendly mid-Missouri methhead or thug to come save us from our sobriety. One time we made the mistake of driving one of them home in exchange for our Aristocrat and wine-coolers. He offered us an amazing deal on a flat screen television.
I think this story might help explain the real reason people don't want to lower the drinking age. The underground electronics market from theif to thirsty teen-ager is obviously a booming industry. The current drinking age is obviously a socialist-inspired policy driven by hatred of private property. Those lefties are so clever sometimes!!!
Thursday, August 21, 2008
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Is this the same argument for legalizing pot. Everything illegal and in demand has an "underground" but that doesn't mean we should legalize everything. That being said I have no problem lowering the age to 18. Adults, I use this term technically, should be able to drink if they want.
ReplyDeleteOk, I guess I assumed too much about "the Libertarians." Steve Chapman, whom Kimball quotes, is also a contributor for Reason magazine. Not sure if his views are of the standard Libertarian opinion, but I should have done more than only assume, I assume...
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