A compelling documentary on alcohol is attached to this Blog. It’s long-ish, but maybe you’ll find it as fascinating as I did.
After all – the ‘truth’ in regards to alcohol is a complex one. We’ve got it sold by huge corporate entities, or used as liquid leverage to stimulate tourism. We love to drink it at parties and gatherings, we use to amplify emotion, and to celebrate and to commiserate.
We are addicted to it…as individuals, and as a society who seems to want it ever more varied and available.
It correlates with crime and violence.
It facilitates a party.
It shores up confidence (or is it impulsiveness?)
Alcohol has very complex and interwoven truths that filter down through every layer of our society and social lives. It generates interesting and wild stories. Some such stories have tragic endings.
