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0 pointsren_engineer2y ago0 comments

it was supported by progressives and feminists in the early 1900s and actually resulted in fewer deaths from alcohol and lower domestic violence. The anti-prohibition rhetoric in modern times was essentially manufactured by corporate interests to imply it doesn't work

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/6/5/18518005/prohibit...

https://time.com/5501680/prohibition-history-feminism-suffra...

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TylerE2y ago

Uh, that’s not exactly a complete picture. Prohibition also allowed the mafia to gain a foothold in the US.

anonymouskimmer2y ago

In the same sense so did police officers and departments that looked the other way.

tomcam2y ago

Has nothing to do with the fact that prohibition reduced drinking and domestic violence sharply.

throwaway7422y ago

It also resulted in the rise of gangsters like Al Capone.

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