Yep, booze can do all that. So can Macshiteburgers, milkshakes, pizzas, fries an' all that cause mass obesity, suffering 'n' early death, as well as environmental devastation. So can fundamentalists harass women who need abortions and so can popes consign millions to misery through wicked edicts about contraception in third world countries. So can presidents take us to war because they say God has spoken to them. Yeah. You say religion can do good. I don't doubt it for a minute. I say booze can do good too. We gotta be careful that we don't turn the world into an even greater vale of tears than it already is. A minority of people abuse alcohol. That is no reason to get all apocalyptic about it.