Drinking Age

[adam]

I agree with what seems to be the consensus. If you can fight to defend the freedom of your country at the age of 18, you should be able to enjoy a drink at such an age.

If this is too much of a problem, raise the age to serve to 21. Either way, I don't think the two should be different.

[Gustaf]

Here in Sweden people band together at each other's houses and drink till they pass out. Or they get together in a park and drink till they pass out. Or they get together in the street and drink till they pass out. It's pretty sad.

[Gustaf]

Oh, and some of the issues raised here are fixed easily: simply raise the voting age and the drinking age. As far as fighting goes, that has to do with obligations and we all have obligations without necessarily having rights.

[AkSaber]

Hmmm. This is something I've been thinking a lot about lately. I guess it's cause I want to go into the military coupled with the fact that the people we're electing want to invade any Mid East country just to bump off an Arab leader.

Anyway, I think it should be 18. I think it is ridiculous and insulting that I can die for my country but they won't let me have alcohol. I'm mature enough to be trained to kill with a rifle, pistol, bayonet, even with my bare hands, but having alcohol is something only for mature adults.

[Mr. Paleoconservative]

I think the issue ought to be returned to the States.

To keep people from crossing State lines for the purpose of buying booze (when they would be underage in their own State), they would be carding the individuals to see their State of residence, then would or would not sale based on if it would be a violation of that State's age law.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Here in Sweden people band together at each other's houses and drink till they pass out. Or they get together in a park and drink till they pass out. Or they get together in the street and drink till they pass out. It's pretty sad.

Congratulations on being one of few countries in the World worse for drinking than us

[Tetro Kornbluth]

Here in Sweden people band together at each other's houses and drink till they pass out. Or they get together in a park and drink till they pass out. Or they get together in the street and drink till they pass out. It's pretty sad.

Congratulations on being one of few countries in the World worse for drinking than us

And this non-drinker will tell you that Ireland is even worse!