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I am no tetotaller but I do thank the Prohibition and many church movements for a few things in that regard, one of which was assistance in building a culture of moderation involving drink.

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Moderation is fine and the way to go, but I find the whole prohibition movement and past prohibition laws (in the USA) really quite ridiculous and totally in-effective.

It is officially illegal to serve alcohol to minors (less than 18) in Australia. Yet in Europe often in countries with a wine culture children brought up drinking small amounts of wine with meals from as young as five. Wine and alcohol is not a mystery or something forbidden.

Guess where the incidence of binge drinking occurs, and it is not in the cultures which start kids off responsibly at relatively young ages.

The Aussie wine industry has always marketed wine strongly associated with food and to drink responsibly. Also wine (and beer) in some ways are "food". A person drinking a glass or so of wine especially red wine, or a beer a day is generally healthier and less likely to have heart problems than someone whom totally abstains.

Hopefully that makes some of the NE members happy!

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John aka NitroX

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