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<blockquote data-quote="muttmeister" data-source="post: 186789" data-attributes="member: 135"><p>It does make some sense to me. When I was growing up, we lived on the Kansas border, where you could buy 3.2 beer when you were 18. Most people I knew drank much less as soon as they turned 18 and it was legal. Also, about a year after I turned 21, the legal drinking age was lowered to 18. This was during the VietNam era and part of the thinking was that if you were old enough to die for your country, you were old enough to have a drink. During that time, it seems to me that, with the young people I knew, there was less binge drinking. As far as the article goes, you can believe whatever research you want because when somebody is trying to make a point, they can always skew the data to support their conclusions. I'm sure, if I wanted to take the time, I could find data that says just the opposite. Most countries in the world do allow drinking in at least some situations at a much lower age than 21. Twentyone used to be the age of adulthood. In this era, kids are both physically and psychologically maturing sooner. I really think the age 21 law causes more problems than it solves. Kids who are living on their own, making their own money, and doing all of the other things that adults do, are, in most cases, going to drink. Criminalizing it is stupid. </p><p>Also, it needs to be pointed out that drinking, and drinking while driving are two different things. I don't know any thinking person who would be in favor of relaxing the laws pertaining to drinking and driving. However, in the last few years there have been numerous attempts to blur the lines between the two and treat them as one problem. </p><p>I don't know that I'm definitely in favor or lowering the drinking age but I think that our first reaction to say, "absolutely not" needs to be examined a little more closely. </p><p>Of course, I'm somebody who averages about 1 drink every 2 or 3 months so maybe what I think doesn't count.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="muttmeister, post: 186789, member: 135"] It does make some sense to me. When I was growing up, we lived on the Kansas border, where you could buy 3.2 beer when you were 18. Most people I knew drank much less as soon as they turned 18 and it was legal. Also, about a year after I turned 21, the legal drinking age was lowered to 18. This was during the VietNam era and part of the thinking was that if you were old enough to die for your country, you were old enough to have a drink. During that time, it seems to me that, with the young people I knew, there was less binge drinking. As far as the article goes, you can believe whatever research you want because when somebody is trying to make a point, they can always skew the data to support their conclusions. I'm sure, if I wanted to take the time, I could find data that says just the opposite. Most countries in the world do allow drinking in at least some situations at a much lower age than 21. Twentyone used to be the age of adulthood. In this era, kids are both physically and psychologically maturing sooner. I really think the age 21 law causes more problems than it solves. Kids who are living on their own, making their own money, and doing all of the other things that adults do, are, in most cases, going to drink. Criminalizing it is stupid. Also, it needs to be pointed out that drinking, and drinking while driving are two different things. I don't know any thinking person who would be in favor of relaxing the laws pertaining to drinking and driving. However, in the last few years there have been numerous attempts to blur the lines between the two and treat them as one problem. I don't know that I'm definitely in favor or lowering the drinking age but I think that our first reaction to say, "absolutely not" needs to be examined a little more closely. Of course, I'm somebody who averages about 1 drink every 2 or 3 months so maybe what I think doesn't count. [/QUOTE]
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