I really suck at knowing when I’m being trolled. I’m not the one in the screenshot but I’m in the thread. This comment was just particularly egregious.

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  • TheCaconym [any]@hexbear.net
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    10 months ago

    How did they even function, jesus

    Mind you in my country they were happily providing red wine to children in elementary school cafeterias as late as 1956. Parents would give them like half a bottle to carry to school in cases where the schools didn’t provide it

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      10 months ago

      I would bet you that your country has less problems with alcoholism into adulthood than the US though, from stats I’ve seen places that tend to have more relaxed drinking ages and customs like you say have fewer issues later on.