Should alcohol be banned?

No.

If Alcohol was banned, the economy of most countries would be in an even worse state than it's already in. Yes, Cannabis is banned, partly because they cannot tax it as they can tax alcohol, because alcohol in the form in which it's bought is much harder to obtain by the average person, but tax from alcohol and tobacco is what keeps many countries flowing. If alcohol was banned, less money would be in circulation as, with the inaccessibility of Alcohol after, many people would likely resort to a substitute for alcohol.

As much as Alcohol kills many people, a bad economy kills more in the long run, and that's why Alcohol shouldn't be banned.

 

Everything should be legal, and obviously not murder/rape/molestation, etc. But when it comes to controlled substances, none should be controlled.

 

Actually, as much as I agree that it shouldn't be banned, your reasons are the ones that "SUCK".

That is a completely redundant point and for some this is completely untrue. In my opinion, Alcohol is the scrooge of late-night society in many cases, but I am willing to allow others to drink it if they like - it's their choice. Despite this, Reason #1 sucks.

You're basically taking one argument and taking it completely out of context. Alcohol is far different that a merry-go-round. Merry-go-rounds don't inherently affect people unless there is an unexpected occurrence which causes injury, or death. While people can allow their children on merry-go-rounds KNOWING it CAN cause Injury etc., the risk is minuscule, and if people are going to worry about simple things which aren't inherently CAUSING an injury, they may as well sit inside a bubble all day. Don't cross roads, because somebody might be speeding or your ears may deceive you, and then you'll get hit by a car and die. We still cross roads.

Alcohol, however, is a guaranteed, confirmed, documented cause of health problems and death. Your analogy is broken.

People choose to slit their wrists with the razor blades, and they aren't sold with the purpose of doing so. If this reasoning is to be right on why alcohol shouldn't be banned, then nothing should be sold in case it's used in the wrong way and causes injury/death.

Another pointless 'reason' to defend alcohol. Suggesting that death by Alcohol is even comparable to being hit by a car is completely absurd, because once again people don't CHOOSE to be hit by cars, and cars aren't sold with the purpose of running people over. In the majority of cases, people hit by cars are hit by accident. Alcohol comes with the risks it has, but these two things are in no way relatable.

Go ahead, if you like, but then I'll do the exact same back knowing your reasoning is completely bigoted and one-sided in favor of alcohol. As I said at the start, I don't believe alcohol should be banned, but for completely different, VALID reasons in comparison to yours. Make sure when you respond your argument isn't made out of straw.