Comment on Saw this at the store this morning, took a double take

richardisaguy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• saltesc@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I mean, most countries drink 3-5 (some 7) years before Americans. By 21, people have kind of gotten over it and having beers for weekend chats and hangs is just normal. Drinking with intent or excitement to drink doesn’t exist without underlying mental issues.

  This advertising wouldn’t exist because it would be aimed at actual kids and teens. Whereas in the US you join the military, kill people for them, then after a few years of that, you’ve earned a beer with some alcohol in it.

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  • richardisaguy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Yeah… In my country we can drink at 18

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  • baronvonj@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I have more than once witnessed 18-20 year old service members drinking openly and legally in bars and restaurants by using their military ID.

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  • cosmos8188@leminal.space ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    actual kids

    Thats the thing about it, we’re concentrating on the sake of children not teenagers - this is the easiest mass to essentially manipulate and indoctrinate. Even if the whole thing applies to teenagers aswell, the children have it the worst in this case due to biological factors and that some parents are in on it.

    In an ideal world drugs shouldnt be advertised to Anyone: children, teenagers and adults alike.

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