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hey its kinda fucked up that in the US someone can be old enough to go to war, but not old enough to buy a beer.

10:10 PM · Aug 30, 2021

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I have a lot of battles to fight and this isn't one of them but if I had infinite time I'd be crusading to end that 21yo drinking age

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I’ve thought the same many times, but let me ask you: why should the maturity requirement for one be consistent with the other? What do you consider to be the reason for each requirement?

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BourbonicPlague

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You don’t have to be mature to take a bullet. That’s the cold hard reality.

Mark Summerhays

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Or firearms 😳

@1234_abcdef1234

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Correct, which is why drinking and smoking age should be lowered to 18 in my opinion.

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@failninjaninja

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Yup it’s absolutely absurd. I hate the big brother/nanny state

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it’s only illegal if you get caught

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I’m pretty much fine with a 21 year old drinking age, but it seems like there should be some sort of exception for those in the military and deployed to hostile zones.

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