Like shooting them for being frightened in WW1
Like stealing countless Billions of their darling children
Etc, etc ad-infinitum.
2006-12-30 20:08:22 · 8 answers · asked by smile 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
'clcalifor', well that will disprove the hypothesis. NOT.
Typical, those with little intelligence allways launch personal attacks.
2006-12-30 23:49:08 · update #1
Of course it was. Just like the war on drugs today. And so many other elements of our governments structure.
2006-12-30 20:29:08 · answer #1 · answered by firedup 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know if oppression is the word I'd use to descibe Prohibition.
Prohibition was a law that outlawed the sale and distribution of alcohol in America.
Beer, booze and wine became illegal drugs.
Drinking continued,of course, and many men gained vast fortunes from it. Like Joe Kennedy, the father of President Kennedy.
Prohibition never had its desired end; to stop people from drinking.
And the sale, production and distribution of alcohol was being concentrated in the hands of a small group of criminals.
Prohibition was probably well intentioned but the resulting rise in crime became intolerable; leading to the repeal of Prohibition.
2006-12-31 04:38:06 · answer #2 · answered by T K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the temperance movement had existed for sometime int eh world and in the US since the 1840s , especially women Had attempted to establish a prohibition type ordinance in the US, possibly for no other reason aht women did not like men spending so much time in taverns and then coming home and beating them or neglecting their homely chores. the Volstead act was enacted to minimize the " roaring 20s that many temperance minded people felt had gotten out of control. in addition America was also fearful fo the new influx of immigrants from Europe who they felt enjoyed their spirits a bit too much. prohibition was a failed social experiment fromt eh beginning, since America was established on freedom nd individuality many people resented having morality thrust upon them. bootlegging and moonshining flourished. in Detroit enterprising individuals actually ran a pipe under the strait from Canada to the US to continually pump alcohol to the US. speak easies, bars that secretly sold liquor, also flourished in many cities in the US
2006-12-31 11:06:27 · answer #3 · answered by cav 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Prohibition was a great idea. Alcohol causes so much pain and suffering to both the person who abuses it and those around them.
Unfortunately, nobody thinks they abuse alcohol. And certainly nobody likes being told that they can't do something they've had a long tradition of doing.
Smoking is slowly on its way out though. There's no way to not abuse cigarettes.
2006-12-31 04:18:02 · answer #4 · answered by Neebler 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A woman named Carry Nation wanted to fix men for suppressing women so she started the 'ban the booze campaign'.
2006-12-31 04:14:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Men and women drank. It was the moral majority on crack.
2006-12-31 04:10:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL! I don't think so, but I do admire your talent for asking off-the-wall questions.
2006-12-31 04:28:52 · answer #7 · answered by IrritableMom 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
so....what planet are you from?
2006-12-31 04:30:54 · answer #8 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋