You know, it's funny. I didn't make an argument. I asked you a direct question in the hopes that you would defend your position. Rather than answer my question, you decide to make assumptions and pretend that I made an argument for one position or another, which I did not.
Your "case" is based upon your own experiences and preconceived notions, not upon evidence or anything based in the article that started this discussion.
I don't want to be involved in a flame war here, but I would like you to answer the question I asked before....
Just where in the article does it say that the alcohol industry is promoting or encouraging consumption of their product as a health benefit?
Unless you can answer that question or give any other evidence of the industry being involved in such a practice, your argument simply won't hold. Please defend your position with fact, and remember, you are the one who made the accusations to begin with. I am simply asking you to prove your point.