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Anon is anti drugs (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

especially when the booze is kind of subsidized by the state due to it being a "national treasure".

What?! Even in Russia vodka is not subsidized.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not directly subsidized, but definitely different treatment than other drugs thanks to successfull lobbying in Germany. Alcohol can far more easy sponsor and advertise e.g. Or the rage of the conversatives when weed got legalized (badly in comparison of course) this year, while they really like to take photos at Germany's greatest drug convention (Oktoberfest) or get themself "elected" to Wine Queen/Beer Kind of boring region X.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

§8 (10) MStV:

Werbung für alkoholische Getränke dürfen den übermäßigen Genuss solcher Getränke nicht fördern

Advertising for alcoholic beverages must not encourage the excessive consumption of such beverages

Of course, that's vague AF to the point where you can argue both that anything but "Hey let's portray binge drinking as cool" is a-ok and on the other hand that portraying any kind of positive association with alcohol is not ok. And considering how the regulators somehow refuse to shut down right-out scam call-in shows there's not much hope for them to interpret that in a way advertisers would disagree with (advertisers have their own rules because shitstorms against their behaviour are not good advertisement).

Talking about political strategy though, I don't think that's a particularly good point to start, the first step should be warning labels, akin to tobacco. And yes I'm completely fine with the same kind of labels on coffee and tea and while we're at it ultra-processed food.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In Hungary, it kind of it is, if your manufacturer is in the right circle.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Please fix. Don't be worse than Russia.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Most ethanol in the US comes from corn, which is absolutely subsidized heavily.