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...if it is a time-bound prohibition, maybe in the order of a few weeks, so society can rethink about their consumption habits.

Indefinite prohibition, of the kind that was amended in the US constitution, denies the human desire to consume alcohol and pretend it can be legislated away. A cursory reading of the Wikipedia article on the capital-P Prohibition showed lasting effects in alcohol consumption (I guess, good in the sense that there's changes in domestic abuse patterns, for example?) and organized crime (bad, with Al Capone and people like him)

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[-] kibblebits@quokk.au 9 points 1 day ago

Banning Jesus would save more lives.

[-] Aeao@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Oh you poor fool. You think these monsters give a crap about Jesus lol. They’d just pick a new Jesus and continue doing this shit.

[-] kibblebits@quokk.au 7 points 1 day ago
[-] Aeao@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I’m not a “the world is ending” type of guy but trump lines up more with the Antichrist than Jesus.

[-] DomeGuy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Thankfully we know he can't be the anti-Christ because he didn't even fool everyone in his own country, let alone the whole world.

[-] plant@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 1 day ago

Useless comment, we'll do both now

this post was submitted on 19 Sep 2026
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