this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2025
235 points (98.8% liked)
A Comm for Historymemes
2952 readers
809 users here now
A place to share history memes!
Rules:
-
No sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, assorted bigotry, etc.
-
No fascism, atrocity denial, etc.
-
Tag NSFW pics as NSFW.
-
Follow all Lemmy.world rules.
Banner courtesy of @setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Explanation: In the 1920s the American government banned alcohol, a period known as Prohibition in American history.
US crime families had a hell of a time getting obscenely rich by making, smuggling, and selling alcohol in this period, and enjoyed their greatest period of power and influence, which would take another two decades after the end of Prohibition to finally reverse.
G... good job making that nasty crime-inducing juice illegal, US government...?
One of the best examples of why outright banning a drug may not be the best idea.