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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a nondrinker, I can not understand people's need to consume alcohol. Eliminate alcohol consumption and you eliminate many social evils and disease. What is this addiction in our society that makes it impossible for people to give up alcohol?  Is it at all possible to have a great party without alcohol. If you need alcohol to enjoy life, maybe something is wrong.

Thoughts?  [/quote]

Do you eat meat OP? As a non-meat eater, I cannot understand people's needs to consume meat. Eliminate meat consumption and you eliminate many social evils and disease. What is this addiction in our society that makes it impossible for people to give up meat? Is it at all possible to have a great party without serving meat? If you need meat to enjoy life, maybe something is wrong.

The difference between you and me is that I would never actually say the above (despite it actually being accurate when phrased the way you did it). I just choose not to eat meat and let people who choose to eat it eat it without me looking over their shoulders passing judgment. I even - GASP - serve it when I have parties because people like it. I guarantee there is something you enjoy (perhaps meat) that others do not and could easily be perplexed by you. So just shut up. [/quote]

I'm the OP and I am a vegetarian. So end of conversation?

If a person can handle a glass of wine and never let it affect their mind, fine. But I think it's abundantly clear many people can not. The recent story about the UVA story of HG prompted me to write this thread. And it needs to be brought up and should be openly, honestly discussed. You don't like that it makes you feel judged? Sorry. People are injured or dying every day because of alcohol related issues, certainly not limited to the recent case of HG and DWI. So you don't like that I bring it up? Too bad.[/quote]

The point was that you could substitute ANYTHING for "alcohol" in your post and come out with a bunch of people who enjoy it, and a bunch of people who don't; a bunch of people who think it's a detriment to society and a bunch of people who don't; a bunch of people who feel judged by it and a bunch of people who don't. And it's irritating for anyone to have some snarky woman come on here, who undoubtedly has her own things that she enjoys that other people don't and feel are harmful judge them in some generalized way. You're very naive in your thinking. [/quote]

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