Thread: At last.... A sensible view on alcohol

Originally Posted by Gerbil

So you're commenting on the article without reading it entirely. Are you a Daily Mail reader or something? (Oh and anthropology is a respected science, not particularly worthy of being sneered at. Maybe you are mistaking it with sociology? )

I meant I can't be arsed going into an in depth argument about other points I disagreed with, not that I hadn't read it. No, I don't read the Daily Mail and yes, I'm aware of the importance of anthropologists in furthering our understanding of the human race.

Originally Posted by Gerbil

Makes a lot of sense to me. Alcohol has been around since the dawn of civilization, The 'anti-social behaviour' which is being blamed on 'binge drinking' is a relatively new phenomenen. The point being made is that there is probably something much deeper to the whole issue and shouldnt be blamed solely on alcohol.

No, bad behaviour through drunkeness has been around as long as alcohol has. It's certainly nothing new in the UK, been the same (or worse at times) for hundreds of years.

The only deep issue is that Brits drink too much as a nation, and inevitably a certain percentage of drinkers cause trouble. What is the article stating about it thats new? And what is it proposing to do about it?

The subtext is BS, that people just act certain ways when drunk that society deems acceptable, and that drunks in the UK are somehow more violent and have less self control than the happy, civilized drunks elsewhere. Get enough people in a room anywhere in the world, give them enough alcohol and some will fight each other, some will go home and fuck each other.