Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/18

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Subject: [Leica] Advice needed - absolutely OT
From: amr3 at uwm.edu (amr3@uwm.edu)
Date: Sun Nov 18 22:10:27 2007
References: <200711190010.lAJ08eo4018128@server1.waverley.reid.org>

Quoting Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be>:
> I always wander: why such strict laws? Is it impossible then to teach
> responsible use of about any substance in every social environment
> and 'class'?
> Philippe
>
> Op 18-nov-07, om 23:45 heeft Brian Reid het volgende geschreven:
>
> > There are cases (not very many, but some) of parents in the USA
> > being prosecuted for serving alcohol to their under-21 children in
> > their own home.
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Probably from the early Puritan influence - taking any pleasure in living 
would
be sinful.
This would seem to explain the American fear of (true, or natural) 
sensuality,
and the fascination or tolerance of violence.

Alan

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