[Joe Beerman]

I am human. I dont get high. I dont drink, smoke, no drugs.

That's great. You are obviously of a higher moral caliber than the rest of us. I wish you nothing but success and happiness.

Beer is not the foundation of anything

The earliest civilization had to stop hunting and gathering to grow barley...for beer.
If not for beer, we would still be hunting goats with speers.

Wife beating? crime? alcoholism? drunk driving deaths? Unwanted pregnancies or catching an STD? Yeah alcohol is a big contributer to those things

Yes, you're right. Many people should not drink alcohol. Individual responsibility is the key, and always has been. We are not all created from one blueprint. Some people enjoy peanuts. Others will die from eating a peanut. Many would be better off if they used pot instead of alcohol.

I encourage those who have a drinking problem to find an alternative that they can safely use. Prohibiting the safest alternative to alcohol does not lower wife beating and drunk driving. Prohibition encourages the behavior you despise.

I know people love beer ok? They nearly *worship* it.

The followers of the goddess Ninkasi are many. Have they not the same freedom of religion as you?

It aint going away. It never will go away

Marijuana has been illegal for 68 years. It has not gone away and it will never go away.
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[Names Ash Housewares]

_I am human. I dont get high. I dont drink, smoke, no drugs._

"That's great. You are obviously of a higher moral caliber than the rest of us."

jeezus no dude, just a data point ok? Just that it is possible.

[CompSciGuy]

The earliest civilization had to stop hunting and gathering to grow barley...for beer. If not for beer, we would still be hunting goats with speers.

Specious argument, agriculture came before brewing. Brewing was a side product of civilization, not a foundation. (Beer was drunk because of poor potable water quality.) The word is spears by the way (spell check is your FRiend).

Cheers,
CSG