[WaterDragon]

Even as the tobacco companies were targeted, and now as "fat" is being targeted, an attempt to criminalize the use of alcohol is underway.

[fporretto]

Self-ping for later reading.

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Francis W. Porretto
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[bassmaner]

Worth a WOD bump.

Another front in the WOD, harking back to the golden age of Prohibition (1920-1933), coming soon to a tavern near you, courtesy of the harpies at MADD.

[jmc813]

WOD Ping

[jmc813]

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Ping

[cinFLA]

Even as the tobacco companies were targeted, and now as "fat" is being targeted, an attempt to criminalize the use of alcohol is underway.

Perhaps you should read again. It says they are shifting focus to the suppliers, not the users. Isn't this what the druggies want? Decriminalization of the use of drugs?

[Wolfie]

...it is an article of faith that diminishing per capita consumption across the board can contain the social consequences...

Hey, works for the Drug War, why not booze?

[MrLeRoy]

Even as the tobacco companies were targeted, and now as "fat" is being targeted, an attempt to criminalize the use of alcohol is underway.

It would serve "conservative" pro-WOD drinkers right to have their drug of choice banned, and then as they try to undo the ban to be told, "The same logic that supports relegalization of alcohol supports relegalization of drugs; you don't want that, do you?"

[aristeides]

Anybody got an explanation for the RWJ Foundation's zeal in this cause?

[tacticalogic]

RWJF sees this as a "health care" issue, and therefore fair game for government control as a means of controlling health care costs. They see gun ownership, "urban sprawl", and mandatory public school education in gay and lesbian "lifestyle" issues the same way.

They advocate "single payer" healthcare, under centralized governemnt control guided by healtcare industry interest groups (them). Their idea of what constitutes "health care" is about as malleable as what Congress considers "commerce".

[johnb838]

I don't see why acohol shouldn't be the most regulated mind-altering substance around. I can't think of any drug more dangerous except maybe PCP.

[tacticalogic]

FWIW, I'm going to apologize to you for any feed of the trolls I did on this thread. I think the issue is important, and the thread didn't deserve to get side-tracked like it did.

[Dan from Michigan]

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

A bunch of gun grabbers too if I remember right.

[E Rocc]

Even as the tobacco companies were targeted, and now as "fat" is being targeted, an attempt to criminalize the use of alcohol is underway.

Hmmmmm.....wasn't this tried once before?

-Eric

[k2blader]

I don't think the anti-alcohol movement will ever gain much of a foothold.

Folks like their booze.

[B Knotts]

Well, you can certainly see the true aims of these people.

I believe the proper term is "control freaks."

[realpatriot71]

Dear alcohol/toabbaco/cheesburger lovers,

Welcome to the party

love,
Marijuana Smokers

[winstonchurchill]

The RWJF scored a major victory in 2000 with a federal .08 BAC mandate, and can claim credit for restrictions on alcohol in localities all over the country.

Wait a minute. My desire to see that boozers can't aim high powered cars at my wife and grandchildren on the road doesn't translate to trying to forbid them from getting sloshing drunk in their own garage or family room. Drunk drivers kill.

Take their keys away and then help the gene pool let them drink all they want.