How do we solve the alcohol problem? It is often pointed out that religion is the opium of the masses along with various forms of capitalist-produced mass entertainment, but what about the greatest of all – alcohol? Before someone has an apoplectic rage over "muh booze", let's look at some of the facts concerning this poison:
There is nothing redeemable about this poison and the negative effects it has in the social domain. If there is one thing you need to do, remember this adage: ==Thinking workers don't drink, drinking workers don't think!==
With the victory of socialism incremental steps towards the curtailment of alcoholism and the use of alcohol in general will and must be taken. This will not be an instantaneous program, so whining about Prohibition has no relevance in this thread, but will form an important part of the education and ideological development of the socialist man and woman. Under socialism it is the task of the dictatorship of the proletariat to fight the ideological and cultural war against any and all bourgeois and reactionary culture. Alcohol forms a part of these social ills in need of elimination, along with idleness, individualism and other forms of outdated thinking. Alcoholic animals are in need of re-education and sober camps should be set up to ween them off of this poison. It is truly an addiction of immense and frightening proportions – this thread shall serve as a testament; the alcoholics will rush in and cry that their precious poison is under attack and threatened. Fun does not mean healthy or conductive to a good society. For those of you who feel driven to this poison, please seek another way, dedicate yourself to the revolution. Follow the example of Rakhmetov.
trot poster is gonna come and tell you why you can't take away his booze
Jackson Stewart
He is one of those who is severely addicted and in need of help. To punish the alcoholic is counterproductive. They need to be rehabilitated for the good of all. The alcoholic fears the teetotaler, because he is afraid of facing the reality of this system.
Julian Fisher
I say just raise its price, what else can you do besides straight up banning it (which as we all know is an awful solution). Also, I prefer the "religion is the heart of a heartless world" quote compared to the opium quote, the former was also said by Marx.
Gabriel Wood
It's better to offer options for recreation and socializing which don't center around alcohol. Growing up I had a tough time with this - most of the places for fun in town were bars. Places which were open to people under 21 often had cover charges, and many of the bars straight-up barred entry by people younger than 21. Just dancing or talking to people are too connected to boozing - I'm not anti-alcohol, but I think if you want to solve this a big part of the solution will be allowing for more cheap recreation.
Charles Walker
Putting high excise taxes and educating people against alcohol are the best options. Launching an alcohol version of the War on Drugs would be immensely unpopular and overly burden the people the policies would be implemented to benefit (i.e. working people)
James Hall
Religion is called the opiate of the masses for a reason: you can make similar cultural observations about actual drugs. Societal decay leads to alcoholism, not the other way around. People aren't idiots, the negative effects of alcohol are common knowledge in any place that alcohol is legal; they abuse it anyway because it is an escape from the psychological toll of a hard life. Psychoactive substances should not be left unchecked, but hardline policies always backfire horrendously.
David Torres
I have said all of this in the OP and throughout the thread. We are in complete agreeance
Caleb Wilson
ok free crack for the blacks just don't drink booze ok?
James Kelly
i just said free coke for blacks crackhole=yes boozehole=no
