UP WITH HOPE........... DOWN WITH DOPE ( and booze too)
seems to me the guy wants to live his life, do his thing, and be left the hell alone. i see zero problems with that lifestyle.
I always end up comparing most social issues with moonshining because it has all the issues all wrapped up in one package. The only damage done by moonshining was done after prohibition, when profits soared due to it being so scarce. People then began to throw all sorts of shit in the mix to cut corners on supplies, save time and still produce a buzz. A lot of that stuff was sold as "nigger gin" in the ghettos of Atlanta. Turpentine, paint thinner - all sorts of nasty shit. No doubt people died before due to carelessness over indulgence, but you know what I mean.
The feds began tracking large orders of sugar and corn, harassing mountain folks to squeal on their neighbors, chasing & shooting moonshiners, destroying stills & and the booze upon discovery, throwing people in jail, issuing fines, seizing weapons - all because they were losing out on tax revenue.
All of that can be applied to current events, and as we can see, the Feds are winning big time. Moonshining is still being done, but on a far lesser scale than even just a few years ago. All that's left now is word of mouth if you're looking to find any, which is tough becasue no one knows how to make it today, is too scared to, or doesn't have room to.