With something like drinking, as I have previously stated before, everyone is different. Not only in their ability to drink responsibly (or lack thereof) but of their natural physical limits on how much alcohol they can drink. Are you saying that every person who wants to drink would be tested to see if they are capable of the "privilege" of drinking? That is unworkable. I agree that in theory it is a good idea, but would never be a practical option.
How is it the same as the pot argument? With that you have to light up. Breathing involves little or no effort. It is also not an hallucinogenic. Now you are just being pedantic >_>
*holds* I know, I was commenting on the fact that no-one had said it was. OMFG SKINS IN 5 MINUTES D:
Lol, also governments make too much off of alcohol in duty to ban it again. Almost certainly the reason why cigarettes aer still around. Most of the price of cigarettes (in the UK at least) is from high taxes both to discourage people from buying them and to make the government a quick buck. Anyway, could there also be medical benefits? It has been proven that (even though this is an extreme example <_>) small amounts of radiation help you to build up an immunity to radiation. Could drinking in small amounts help your body protect itself from the negative side-effects? Also, there is a thing called the resilience of youth. I have never had a proper hangover to date xD But then again I'll probably be crying some time down the line with cirrhosis of the liver. Meh
;D I know =3 I is bored tis all *shakes fist at ICT essay*
................apparantly not <_> *cough*
The reason that driving is a privilege is that it is not inherent to your life. You aren't born with the ability to drive. You have to prove that you are capable of doing so. This makes it a right as not everyone has the correct skills to drive. Consuming liquids is essential to life. People have the right to do whatever they want to their own bodies. As alcohol is not illegal (and may it never become so again) people should have every right to drink it. It is their conscious choice to do so. Also, the point about the right to bear arms is an extremely dodgy one. The American Supreme Court (I think it was that one) is reconsidering giving Americans the right to bear arms for the first time in hundreds of years, possibly the first time ever. Just because something was decided way back when doesn't mean it is still applicable. In this case (the gun thing) especially so. I just think that treating teenagers as children until they turn 18 is bad enough without raising the age to 21 and saying that they aren't trusted by the rest of society to not drink dangerously. I for one am sick of it. EDIT: @Repliku: What's happened to you lol I was expecting longer xD Oj. I just thought my post would have been drowned out by your usual amazing and mind-bogglingly long posts *salutes you*
Since when was drinking alcohol a privilege? Alcohol is fine in moderation. The reason it is a problem in todays society is because people take it way to excess. Also, I think people are drinking themselves to oblivion (mostly socially) as they are bored with life. Getting completely off your face makes you forget about things for a time (and sometimes forever :S). It is an escape for a lot of people. That is a problem with the mindset with a lot of people today. I am still against the age being raised.
Technically no two people see the same way. Everyone's eyes are different so colours will differ by tiny tiny amounts. As for ghosts and death, who knows. People may see it but assume its normal so never tell anyone. I don't see it so I don't see why I should care.
Our sun doesn't have enough mass to implode. Our star will most likely become a red giant. It's diameter will increase to a degree that Earth is engulfed. There are also theories that state when the outer shell of the sun is released the resulting shockwave will push the Earth into a further orbit so that it is not engulfed. But it will still be unihabitable.
@Darkwatch: You have really nice eyes @.@ Here are some photos of me, apparantly impersonating Gok Whan (Or however you spell his name >_>) Impersonations at school~ .......and then at a friends house We watched Saw 4 that night, I was incredibly unimpressed. I wasn't even slightly scared >_> This is a photo of the vile sludge medicine I had to take as I have a bad cough
I wish I had them ;_; I HATE BEING 16/17 D: It is the suckiest age known to man ._.
Creamed potato and leek soup is nicer biatch D<
I saw this on the news also. No matter whether people loved him or hated him, it has to be agreed he was certainly a unique man. Survived hundreds of assasination attempts on his life and Cuba has one of the best public healthcare systems in the world Who would have thought xD
Nope its in Southern France It's where the Nice biscuits come from =D
My nickname is Orange Water O_O And I will: Die on February 18, 2077 Die of Too much internet usage You will feel pain False So close to my 87th birthday when I die ;_;
UGH so useless >_> ~o~ Me want linky nao D< Pwease ._.
Do we really want to know what they were up to at a hotel together? <_> Oj ;D
Stop talking about pirating before you get banned >_> inb4lock
I've never watched Death Note ._. Am I the only one D:
