The drinking culture in Scotland shows us in a bad light, we have a problem not many people recognise, it is maintained by bravado and the illusion that the entertainment value gained is worth the health risks.
Took part in the weekend binge culture when I was younger, went teetotal three years ago and don't miss it a bit. I find that I am asked to explain myself on occasion, interestingly.
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Quoting: schiehallion Very true
went alcohol free a year ago and don't miss it a bit
what i find interesting is the depth the society is in alcohol induced trace state
almost everything is built around alcohol consumption practices and so called tradition
i think it is now embedded on a genetic level, i certainly hope it is not so but centuries of drunkenness must have done something
most people who are so called normal find it surreal that i refuse to drink
well, someone here said that alcohol helps to remove barriers but we did create those barriers in the first place and I can also see bad side of alcohol that it creates two identities in one man
one identity is social mask which is working and living
another is loki mask used under alcohol when men and women take roles that are not normal
so what we have is a chemically induced personal disorder which is ideal for applying mind control systems.
and indeed those mind control systems are there and they are in the music <<< very integral part <<< movies, tv shows, and then social structure is reflecting it back on us
the alcohol mind control system hits on both sides
on the social mask - it usually not acceptable not to drink.
from youth years you are conditioned that you have to drink to be cool, to look cool and so on
also social mask represses human emotions, corporate jobs and so on, conditions, limits of expressions, and mostly external stimuli signals that the "true" expression is through alcohol (lady gaga etc)
on loki mask alcohol mind control system provides places with perceived high anonymity, less conscience, responsibility and so on (pubs, bars, clubs etc)
music induces trance/hive state of mind
those are places where agents work and plant information, ideas, start revolutions etc
currently government structures are based on alcohol mind control systems
they are using this system to control populations and also exploit through this system other governments (arab revolutions, russian protests, etc)