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Originally Posted by irishjayhawk
That has nothing to do with the absurd double standard present. We have established the LEGAL adult age as 18. However the LEGAL age to drink is 21. The contradiction is right there. The military part is a powerful ploy to empathy. And it is still accurate.
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I agree that there is a contradiction. It is just a pet peeve of mine that when people make that specific argument, it often has nothing to do with any real outrage.
When troops use the argument, I agree, it's very powerful. IMO it loses any meaning when people who have never had any inkling to join the military make the argument.