Why are North Americans so afraid of alcohol?

Question

North Americans, and Americans in particular are so afraid of people drinking alcohol? They introduced the Volstead Act and have made several attempts to marginalise and attach negative connotations to drinking of alcohol. Many American outlets (i.e. MADD) go so far as to label regular drinkers as "alcoholics," trying to stigmatise drinking. Can someone explain this?

Answer 1

sorry you are wrong. americans are not afraid of people drinking alcohol. if that were true it would not be legal.

Answer 2

Lol who said that?They drink like crazy over here like everyday.We live in California.

Answer 3

"Why are North Americans so afraid of alcohol"

- this is a wide statement and I dont think "so" many Americans are afraid of drinking alcohol.  There are to many broad generalizations and this is one of them.  madd has how many members / population of the united states.  

poll 100 random people and see how many have a problem with casual drinking.

see how many people who respond to this question are against drinking...

Answer 4

Becuase they are losers. I am an american who can honesly say that i like to drink, and i can handle myself when i drink without making a fool of myself. Some people just don't know how to act when they drink.

Answer 5

Americans drink all of the times.  Alcoholism is when it affects your daily life, which happens to a lot of Americans because they constantly drink.  Drunk driving is bad, hence MADD, it kills people.  Of course they label some people alcoholics, as some people are and need help to stop.  Drinking too much can give you alcohol poisoning and kill you.  Anyhow.  Americans drink all the time, since way before they turn 21 in most cases.

Answer 6

Not all Americans do. Some of us...myself included...fight to educate people about the benefits and the proper usage.

As far as why many of the others are so uptight about it...

America was founded by puritanistic immigrants that were kicked out of Europe for being to conservative. That puratinistic sense of governance has continued to be prevalent in out laws and thinking ever since. Even though many of our law makers are anything but pure...going to jail for bribery charges...getting busted for soliciting prostitutes...and asking undercover police for g*y s*x.

Anyway, if were founded by religious fundamentalists, what makes you think that their influence would still exist?

That and the media has learned that controversy sells. People don't tune in when everything is great. So they like to create villains when ones don't exist.

Answer 7

we love alcohol

but it is always the minority voice that is the loudest

Answer 8

um no......americans love alcohol. the avarege age in america for people to start drinking is 12

Answer 9

MADD is a bunch of morons. Nobody here takes them seriously.

And the Volstead act was almost 100 years ago.

Seriously, if you're not actually living here I can see why you'd think that. But all those anti drinking messages are because we drink like MAD, and it leads to a lot of drunk driving and other assorted violent death (I blame the fact that cheap p**s water is our most popular beer).

Answer 10

cali drinks like no other : ) i no cuz i live in nor cal

Answer 11

Hasn't scared me yet, and nobody I know either for that matter.

Prohibition was a farce and waste of time (glad I wasn't alive then), and any other organizations are in general politically motivated.

Answer 12

Nonsense.  Its the influence of a few that gets the press.  Perhaps if you lost a child because of a drunk driver you might understand the motives of MADD.

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Answer 13

because they no that they cant get dirty will drinking it because there fat asses and cant get on top of each other at night time  I THINK THEY ARE ALL STAYING VIRGINS BECOME A HOT *** MEXICAN AND IT WILL HAPPEN EVERY NIGHT AND PS s*x IS HEALTHY FOR YOU TO BAD YOUR GOING TO BE UNHEALTHY:((YOU MITE SMOTHER HIM) (I CAN HEAR HER  BONES CRACKING)  LOL NOT JOKING

Answer 14

You must be mentally retarded for thinking that. haha.

I live in France and I know for a fact that Americans are not afraid of alcohol.

To the girl above who said Americans are fat, um, no.. you have that wrong.. Mexicans are ugly and Americans are dead s**y. :) This is coming from a French girl.