Well if some people can’t eat the food they want, what about alcohol Sent from my iPhone
> On 17-Oct-2018, at 10:06 PM, Joao Barros-Pereira > <joaobarrospere...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The majority of Surlakars want to stop the sale of liquor in their > village. Who has given the villagers the right to stop some people > from drinking alcohol if they want to drink it? Is it God? Is it a > self-given right? Or is it going to be on a case-by-case scenario? > > Has Surla been elevated to the status of a State? A state can, and > some states have banned the sale of alcohol as in Gujarat, Kerala and > a few others where no one is allowed to drink liquor. But I have never > heard of a case where people in a village have the right to stop > others from drinking alcohol in their village. Is this a first? > > If some people want prohibition of alcohol in their village they are > free not to drink themselves; it is not their right to take on the > roles of religionists, policemen and, worst of all, judges of the law. > No one is forcing you to drink so please don't force anyone not to > drink. Don't get carried away. > > Where do we draw the line? We should not overstep our rights and step > on the toes of our fellow citizens. That is bad manners, and a way of > sowing the seeds for further discord among the villagers. It is a > social fire which could spread all over Goa as it is a deadly > misplaced moral force which does not respect the rights of others. > Only the self-righteous have rights? > > Today, it is alcoholic drinks and tomorrow it will be food, fashion, > and who knows what. Someone will object to mutton, someone else to > chicken, and another to lamb and other meats. Where will it end? > Maybe, a dispute of this nature can only end in great violence, human > violence and loss of lives. Is it worth it? It will also weaken the > social fabric of the state and might even lead to communal violence. > > We need to remind these people we are living in a democracy in case > they have forgotten or are suffering from the side effects of imbibing > too much of formalin-laced fish and other chemicals. They should be > warned of the fatal disease known as self-righteousness. > > When there are a hundred and one problems in India waiting to be > solved, does it make sense to pour oil on fire? No, of course it > doesn't! A sickly anti-national attitude of some people will only > weaken the economy of our country, trample on our fundamental rights, > and damage traditional institutions and our age-old culture of > tolerance and respect for the rights of others. > > Alcohol, no doubt, can be dangerous. So, no one should drink and drive!
