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Off topic a bit, but something that always fascinates me
It seems alcohol is the grease for the social wheels of much of our society, much of our " mating rituals" etc.
Is society itself "alcoholic"?
Look at the cost of alcohol that they so willingly pay, the deaths, the ruined lives, the financial cost.
Normal" upstanding citizens" without loss of control who choose to drink and drive.
Is alcohol part of what keeps the people from more seriously questioning the way things are run? Does it politically anethetize the people?
I mean many none alcoholics seem to require alcohol at every social interaction. What do you call that??
It seems alcohol is the grease for the social wheels of much of our society, much of our " mating rituals" etc.
Is society itself "alcoholic"?
Look at the cost of alcohol that they so willingly pay, the deaths, the ruined lives, the financial cost.
Normal" upstanding citizens" without loss of control who choose to drink and drive.
Is alcohol part of what keeps the people from more seriously questioning the way things are run? Does it politically anethetize the people?
I mean many none alcoholics seem to require alcohol at every social interaction. What do you call that??
Interesting stuff going on in Italy right now. Alcoholism was formerly not an issue, and the people drank in moderation with meals. It was a big no no to be drunk, absolutely bad in that society. Now binge drinking and bars supporting it are starting up, some say as a reaction to many visitors (probably meaning Americans). Turning a civilized drinking culture, into a potentially drunken tacky one (super greasy).
there society is turning into like the US....sad
From Biblical times through the middle ages, you were typically offered a weak alcoholic drink instead of water, because the water was so unsafe. For what it's worth, people didn't live very long in those days!
Mike , great point too. What has gone wrong with human social skills?
I think maybe our lifestyle doesn't provide enough exercise and quiet time and the people use the booze instead to unwind.
I think alcohol has one function and that is to make people unconscious.
In this way, people have to think less. Thinking less about your problems by dousing them in alcohol can be beneficial if you have no other way to think less.