what was America thinking with the Volstead Act?

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Who actually thought it was a good idea to make alcohol illegal? :thumbdown:
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catamount man wrote:Who actually thought it was a good idea to make alcohol illegal? :thumbdown:
Apparently you don't watch Boardwalk Empire... :coffee:
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Christians, mostly.
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"Progressives"
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Feminists. Feminism was behind the whole temperance movement. Fucking bitches.
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CitadelGrad wrote:Feminists. Feminism was behind the whole temperance movement. **** bitches.
Liar.

Men wanted to publicly ban alcohol...that way when you did offer a chick a drink and they accepted, you knew they were bad girls. :mrgreen: And since they weren't drinking a lot, one or two drinks put them over the edge. :thumb:

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It was actually minorities that pushed it through.
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89Hen wrote:It was actually minorities that pushed it through.

No, it was minority lesbians. Never had a drink bought for them. They were pissed.
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bandl wrote:
catamount man wrote:Who actually thought it was a good idea to make alcohol illegal? :thumbdown:
Apparently you don't watch Boardwalk Empire... :coffee:
I don't. :thumb:
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catamount man wrote:Who actually thought it was a good idea to make alcohol illegal? :thumbdown:
A dark day for this country, CMan....:ohno:...a dark day indeed..... :(
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89Hen wrote:It was actually minorities that pushed it through.
I really hope this isn't serious.
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Skjellyfetti wrote:
89Hen wrote:It was actually minorities that pushed it through.
I really hope this isn't serious.
Wasn't too serious, they repealed it in 1933. :thumb:
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The Kennedy's pushed it through. They didn't like the competition with their bootleging business.
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Skjellyfetti wrote:
89Hen wrote:It was actually minorities that pushed it through.
I really hope this isn't serious.
No offense, but I have heard how it was the "white man's cocaine" that was purposefully sent out to destroy the black community. I don't think any one can claim moral superiority over the other. That being said, the Volstead Act left a lot of people forced to do a lot of things just to survive while the real asshats, Capone, etc, continued to thrive and I could probably lose count tracking down the govt officials in on the racket as well. You do know that Johnson City, TN was called "little Chicago" during that time don't you? Interesting shit! :nod:
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catamount man wrote:
Skjellyfetti wrote:
I really hope this isn't serious.
No offense, but I have heard how it was the "white man's cocaine" that was purposefully sent out to destroy the black community. I don't think any one can claim moral superiority over the other. That being said, the Volstead Act left a lot of people forced to do a lot of things just to survive while the real asshats, Capone, etc, continued to thrive and I could probably lose count tracking down the govt officials in on the racket as well. You do know that Johnson City, TN was called "little Chicago" during that time don't you? Interesting shit! :nod:
If you think so then you really oughtta try watching 'Boardwalk Empire' :rofl:
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God bless the moonshiners
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93henfan wrote:Midgets. Hispanic midgets.
They were Gay, Hispanic Midgets.
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Ibanez wrote:
93henfan wrote:Midgets. Hispanic midgets.
They were Gay, Hispanic Midgets.
Progressive, Gay, Hispanic, Midgets.
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kalm wrote:
Ibanez wrote:
They were Gay, Hispanic Midgets.
Progressive, Gay, Hispanic, Midgets.
Progressive, Gay, Hispanic, Midgets who want to TAKE AWAY YOUR GUNS.
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ATrain wrote:Progressive, Gay, Atheist, Illegal Immigrant Hispanic Midgets who want to take away your guns, burn your flags, and kick crippled people down the stairs.
Progressive, Gay, Atheist, Illegal Immigrant Hispanic Midgets who want to take away your guns, burn your flags, and kick crippled people down the stairs and smell like shitty Europeans.
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