Whats up Blogggers??
As you all know I have been blogging about this debate on the drinking age for quite some time now, and you all should also know that this debate is still unresolved. The question now is what will happen if the issue remains unresolved? Technically right now this issue is not really open because currently the law is that people must be 21 to drink legally. Therefore, if this debate continues with no resolution then nothing is going to change; the law will just remain for the drinking age to be and stay at age 21. Unfortunately, I believe that if this situation were to occur there would still be tension with the issue and the debate would still somewhat go on. I also predict that if the issue remains unresolved then more groups such as the amethesyt Initiative and others will continue to grow and gain more strength.
If this issue continues to have no end then the affects are not going to be that devastating. On the other hand, I do believe that bad drinking habits will continue to be an issue among underage drinkers and could possibly start to get worse. According to these binge drinking statistics it is already a major issue, and causing many problems, are we just going to sit around and let it get worse?
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It seems, to me, that there is no right in this argument. If the drinking age were lowered then groups like MADD would protest until it was changed. There would also be immediate negative consequences. Such as increased accident rates and alcohol poisoning. If the drinking age stays were it is now then the argument that occurs right now will continue. There seems to be to great a disunity to find a solution. What do you think the solution to the problem is? Should the drinking age be lowered to please a group or should it remain the same to keep another group content?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your input darkmattertheorizing! It is interesting that you believe that there is no right in this argument, and in a way I can see why you would think that. There are definitely pros and cons to each side, and as a result the answer to the solution just starts to become unclear and contradictory because the pros and cons seem to cancel each other out. As far as your question goes (Should the drinking age be lowered to please a group or should it remain the same to keep another group content?) I do not believe that this debate should have a solution just to merely please one group or the other. I believe that it should be solved solely on the basis of what is going to have the most beneficial outcomes for this country as a whole.
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