This is also behind the current attempt to ban tobacco. It takes away the equalizer and allows natural competition. In this sense it goes counter to the social movement towards equality and demonstrates that the movement is inherently hollow, idealistic, and has other motives than what is stated. Also in this sense it is brother to the movement toward banning firearms. They are going back to the pre-industrial age, perhaps back to a rustic age where living was precarious, want was universal, and violence excessive.