It Should Not Be Considered Rude to Drink in the Morning

This was originally written to be posted for Round 2, but I'd missed the deadline by somewhere between 5 and 12 minutes. By and large, civilian_kritik posted a fair reply, but has not, as is pointed out in the comments section, presented a reason for drinking to be considered rude in the morning that wouldn't apply to another time of day. ~~~~~ Thanks civilian_kritik! Sorry for taking so long, but I hope it's fun. In short, the thorough extent of the matter is threefold: 1) Restrictions are an infringement on a person's rights, and as that person is equally a member of society, they should be avoided without a greater reason. Therefore, my opponent needs to explain why morning prohibition is a desirable rule of etiquette. 2) Rudeness is defined as a violation of a standard which leads to a minor offense onto another person. Therefore, my opponent must explain why morning drinking is an offense onto another person. 3) Distinctions based on time are arbitrary and silly, as what occurs in the morning is not inherently distinct from what occurs in the evening. Therefore, my opponent must explain why his arguments apply to the mornings, but not to the evenings. Following this premise, I argued a few things: - Morning prohibition is silly. >Beyond this, we are given no reason to believe why this is the case. This statement then becomes an unsubstantiated claim with absolutely no analysis, facts, or warrants given to help it along. But silliness refers to something done without reason, to amusing consequences. My opponent, however, has validated this claim in his opening remarks. "This is going to be fun! Thanks ahead of time! :D" The only reason this debate should stand out as fun enough to be thankful for, is if it is based upon a silly subject. Therefore, despite his claims to the contrary, my opponent has conceded that morning prohibition is silly. I also argued, - Drinking tastes good. - Drinking loosens tensions. >While each of these could be construed as a good thing by themselves, it is obvious that they are absolutely non-unique to morning drinking. But the arguments do support that drinking is a good thing, and that the morning prohibition imposed by the rules of etiquette are undesirable without a greater reason. I also argued, - Isolating ones drunkness to evenings leads to a false perception of a separate "night life." >Spero's main contention here is that at night, irresponsible drinking takes place, causing a multitude of "social ills" to occur. The same problem found in the second argument reappear here. Spero assumes, once again, that this problem is something that is limited strictly to night-time drinking. But in most beer-drinking countries, such as Germany or Denmark, morning or early afternoon drinking does not cause the same social ills seen at night. >Anyone who has either drank excessively in the morning or who knows someone who has knows very well that this is not the case. The only people who drink in the mornings in the U.S. are either people who are naturally rude, or who cannot help themselves. This does not hold true for the relevant majority who abide by the rules of etiquette. Furthermore, >Beyond this, Spero assumes that individuals who drink at night have absolutely no ability to limit their drinking where people who drink in the day do. But people drink at night for different reasons than they would the morning. At night, they drink to celebrate that the day is over, and consequently, are prone to get excessively wild. However, as I've said, during the day people would drink because it tastes good and helps them to unwind. >Finally, Spero claims that drinking only at night ensures that people will believe that they have two different lives (one at night [presumably the drunk one] and one during the day [the sober one]). Once again, there is absolutely no reason given to believe that these roles can't be reversed OR that having two different lives is, in fact, a bad thing (this will be discussed in detail soon). One during the day, where they must be respectable. One at night, where they needn't be. This leads to less-silly rules being broken at night. Consequently, rules of etiquette should not be overly limited on the basis of the time of day. As to my opponent's arguments.... >First, and foremeost, it must be pointed out that Spero never gives us any reason to believe that drinking alcohol will be limited to the morning/early afternoon. This is, of course, one of the easiest ways into alcoholism. All of the negative repercussions of this disease are widely known (although if they need to be addressed, I will be more than willing to bring them up). But why would morning prohibition do anything more than needlessly enhance alcohol's mystique, and therefore, desireability? >Second, as mentioned above, Spero seems to be advocating that having two different lives is, in fact, a bad thing. Despite this, he/she never provides any reasons as to why this is the case. Let's, then, entertain the notion that having two different lives is, in fact, a good thing. It may be a good thing, if one weren't filled with the social ills alluded to before. >My final argument is that Spero provides no good reason to believe that drinking either at night or during the morning provides any sort of unique benefit to society. Sure, he/she contends that drinking at night causes more "social ills", but as explained above, drinking at ANY time causes these same problems to occur. But I have! It tastes good and calms nerves, both of which are beneficial to the individual. See above. >First->Spero has a hard (if not impossible) time substantiating any of his/her claims. There is no analysis or facts/figures that give us any reason to believe anything he/she says. It also becomes obvious that: First->My opponent has provided no reason for a specifically morning prohibition that cannot be provided to the evening as well. >Second->If Spero does provide some sort of analysis, it does not help to prove his/her point. He/she uses the most generic responses which are applicable to both night and day drinking. Second->My opponent provides no positive explanation of why anything he says results in rudeness. >Finally->Spero fails to address the "social ills" that drinking all throughout the day would cause (including alcoholism). Finally-> Neither does my opponent, who needs to find a social ill which applies to the morning.