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Anon
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No, drinking has become such a part of culture now. I agree that things can change, after all in Elizabethan times Laudanum was part of "culture" but it was also a highly addictive opiate. Smoking is going out of fashion now... who knows in ten years drinking may have too. But in the UK especially, going down the pub for a pint is still very much in vogue. Fathers takes their sons, mothers take their daughters,friends, stag nights and hen nights and office parties and a quiet glass of red in the house... it's too embedded now. |
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davidmi711
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He who does not learn from history is doomed to repeat it. |
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Vaughn
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There was a drinking ban in the USA called Prohibition, in the 1920's, and it worked horribly. It contributed directly to the rise of organized crime. So I don't recommend it for the UK, either. Deal with the problem through social programs and education rather than through an outright ban. |
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Katie
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Ever hear of Prohibition? The government banned it in the 1920s, but it didn't work. Everybody drank anyway. |
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red
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I do not think it would be banned but i do think that banning drinking out in public places would be a good move. It worked in Scotland , i was told to go inside with my bottle whilst having a cigarette a couple of years ago by the local police as apparently it was not allowed. The plus side would not having to put up with drunk idiots on a nice sunny day at the park or tha beach!!! |
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Aviator - THE Resolution
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It is illegal to drink and drive just like it is illegal to smoke around others. The idea is that any action that causes harm to others is illegal. |
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sleek
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NO! America enjoys it's revenue from taxes :) |
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anon
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The ban on smoking came from the UN. This was tried once - it was called prohibition. The problems with alcohol stem from social acceptance of being wasted instead of being shunned like the old days. |
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goldspider79
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The U.S. tried that once already; it failed miserably. Organized crime was never more powerful than during prohibition. |
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Gen. Stiggo
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There already was one. It didn't work out very well. |
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Brenna
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No, there never will be an alcohol ban. People's irresponsibility has and always will result in death. Drunk driving is a MAJOR issue, and I beleive the consequences of drunk driving need to become so strict, where it ACTUALLY effects someone's choice in how much they drink, and having a DD or cab ride. |
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hthr_jacobs
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There already was a ban, a constitutional amendment in fact. It's never going to happen again, simply because of the trouble it caused the first time. Banning it only makes people do dangerous things like buy illegal (and often much stronger or unsafe) alcohol. Smoking is far less dangerous, but much more intrusive. Anyone within a large radius can smell the smoke from a cigarette and is affected by it, thus why many places will not let you smoke in public but have no problem with drinking. |
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sandand_surf
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Um, I think there was a ban in this country earlier in the century. Look up Prohibition. |
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bill
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Just a small point but smoking has not been banned, you can still buy and smoke as many cigarettes as you want and your argument about driving while drunk well that is why drink driving is and has been for a long time illegal |
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Sandie B
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Alcohol was banned in America; the Prohibition Days! (bootlegging booze)
In regards to drinking vs smoking, there is no reality to either being banned completely because of taxes, jobs, economy, and so on.
Check the facts: amount of deaths between the two, short term vs long term health issues, children/teens drinking more or smoking more, effects on the brain & other body functions, etc... Alcohol is wins every time. |
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Pinyon
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What, Prohibition again? We've been there, done that! It didn't work! Remember? |
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Big Dave
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It happened before and failed, why would it be successful this time? As long as those who abuse drugs or alcohol are prosecuted for the misdeeds they do while under the influence, I see no problem with allowing it to go on. If you allow the government to tell you what is good for you and what you should be doing then that country turns into communism. |
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SomeWIdude
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There will NEVER be a drinking or alcohol ban in this country.
reasons:
1: it made drinking rates go up last time america banned drinking.
2: over 90% of Americans drink; any politician who proposed a ban with any seriousness would lose the next election
3: our political system is so screwed up that it would be near impossible to get anything of that magnitude done. |
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M G
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It's more likely they'd ban smoking. Banning alcohol would be 'unamerican' |
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John S
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if you knew your history you would know that was tried in the 1920s, it didn't take long to figure out it was a very bad idea. |
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Felipe
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they did once but it made people drink even more so they just left it like that and raised the taxes lol |
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N
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It is a problem of having responsible people.
I have seen people in the US turning 21 and beeing totally irresponsible with alcohol.
In other countries where people start drinking "socially" there are by far less case of alcoholism and a bit less drunken people on the roads. |
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rogerglyn
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Impossible, the Government would go bust.
People would brew their own anyway. |
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Dragoner
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In Eire, it is already against the law for a driver to drink so much as a single drop of alcohol.
We ought to follow this sensible Irish route and do likewise and pretty soon.
All we have at present is a criminal record and a ban if a person is caught over the limit.
Note the word caught above. The fuzz actually have to stop a driver in order to find out by a breath test if he/she is over the limit. In a lot of cases this obviously is not happening, hence the continuing high death toll on our roads resulting from drink drive. |
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Jake
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they had prohibition in the 1920s and it didn't work so it was repealed..smoking doesn't inhibit your body like alcohol does |
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Henry VIII
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If you open one of those unused and dusty history books you must have lying around somewhere you will discover that there was a period in US history where all alcoholic beverages were banned. It started in 1920 and ended in 1933. It is referred to as prohibition. That was a period of bootleg booze, increased organized crime and corruption. People died from drinking home made hooch. There were people turned on to drinking alcohol who would never have thought of doing it otherwise. The speakeasy helped turn good girls to naughty girls because they could break the law and likely not be caught in visiting a speakeasy.
Oh yes, we have banned alcohol in this country and 13 years later reinstated it. Banning it caused more problems than we had when it was legal.
Alcohol has played an important role in our history besides prohibition. The pilgrums landed at Plymouth Rock rather than go on to Virginia, their actual goal, because they ran out of beer. The whisky rebellion is also an important event in history when President Washington had to send troops to quell a riot over taxation of home made whisky. |
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john_galt0
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Let me point out to some of you that this questioner appears to have come from Britain. Stop the USA stuff, we tried prohibition and it didn't work. Let the Brits alone (he said pints). |
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vdv_desantnik
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I hope not, despite being a non-smoker and only drink occasionally. The reason I hope not is that tax revenue from alcohol and tobacco generates around £6 billion a year for the treasury. If the government banned smoking and drinking outright, that shortfall would have to be made up from somewhere, that somewhere would be your wages so expect an 800% income tax rise if it is ever banned |
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Alexzondra T
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unfortunately no
becuase really they cannot do that because even Jesus' Decipal (speling) drank wine, tho i dont really think that would count.
But then we would all move to Canada and Germany! ha ha
and kis will be going to England so they can drink ealier!! ha ha
anyway no, as much as i would LOVE for them to have that and also a smoking ban in this country they most likely wont |
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nicole1t2002
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well i thought u did not have yahoo on gose to show what lies men tell |
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nancye1962
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Absolutely yes. But- in bringing back prohibition, America should most certainly be prepared. It could get ugly. Back in the 20's, it caused a lot of deaths. Maybe they could be better prepared for the corruption if they brought it back now. But you'll find a lot of people don't agree with banning alcohol, (including politicians) because they are alcoholics.
Then again, now, as an example of just how much the government is taking aim at our rights, in a lot of places, it's illegal to smoke in restaurants, bars, malls, grocery stores, etc. already, but now some areas are claiming it's illegal to smoke in your own car, or on the sidewalk outside your own home. "Smoke-free" counties they call them. I just wonder why they didn't do that to alcohol first.
So it's as always, a 50-50 toss up. No matter who would win, there'd be a battle and corruption anyway. |
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