Originally posted by be happy
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It is wrong of you to assume we are interested in this ban because we think we will all "die if we don't drink". I haven't had a drink in Indonesia for about half a year, I'd guess. For me the issue is that these people want to legislate morality, based on their own religious dogma. They want to tell me that I can't drink... but they have no good excuse to do so. It's about the government imposing morals upon me, not about the alcohol.
Addit: How would you feel in a religious group wanted to ban people from eating meat in the area where you live? Eating excessive amounts of it is bad for you. The production and consumption of meat contributes to famine, health problems (including the emergence of antibiotic resistant germs), degradation of the ecosystem, poverty, etc. The world would clearly be a better place without it. Are you going to support a ban on it? Not even for your family? Yeah, I probably wouldn't either, even with a bunch of good reasons to do so.
If you want to tell me I'm not allowed to do something you should have a good reason for it. Your religion isn't a good reason (for me).
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