malaise
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Tue Oct-04-11 08:43 PM
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Everyone should watch Prohibition |
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Excellent documentary - who the hell are you to tell me how to live.
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Tue Oct-04-11 08:45 PM
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1. Absolutely right, my dear malaise! |
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I am riveted!
So much incredible detail. Really mesmerizing.
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Tue Oct-04-11 08:47 PM
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2. The lessons for today are also important |
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Edited on Tue Oct-04-11 08:49 PM by malaise
I really enjoyed it and will definitely buy a copy. Still as much as I hated prohibition, the ladies temperance society did help women win the vote and gave them unknown power. On the other hand, the sad truth was that prohibition did not work and made several criminals wealthy.
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Tue Oct-04-11 10:20 PM
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15. I knew there was corruption going on but this series truly caused my mouth to drop... |
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...at the rampant, continuous, OPEN evil deeds that pervaded just about everybody's life during that time. Especially Chicago, where (about) 70% of the Police Force were on the take...Geez!
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Tue Oct-04-11 08:52 PM
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3. yep....fantastic series....... |
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and really exposes the hypocrisy of the ruling class and law enforcement.....
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Tue Oct-04-11 08:54 PM
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4. The extent of the corruption was unbelievable |
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Edited on Tue Oct-04-11 08:55 PM by tridim
Everyone was on the take.
The lesson of "Prohibition" is that corruption is absolute, which makes me think twice about today's DEA. Are they going after MMJ only because they are protecting their paying interests?
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Tue Oct-04-11 08:58 PM
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I saw the parallels with the war on drugs and that's way more extensive in terms of its global reach.
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Tue Oct-04-11 09:00 PM
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7. If you haven't seen it already, a great documentary on the matter... |
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Tue Oct-04-11 09:19 PM
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11. Thanks for the reminder about Prohibition... |
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...forgot all about it, so I just queued up parts 1-3 to record.
The Union is great. Comprehensively informative, and very well produced.
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Tue Oct-04-11 09:01 PM
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8. One of the new laws discussed in the documentary was a |
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change in the age of sexual consent for girls from 10 years old to 16!! 10 years old (most likely with some slobbering drunk on you)! Disgusting. :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:
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Tue Oct-04-11 09:27 PM
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12. Love it! Very interesting. But isn't it supposed to be restricted? Its not Fox approved is it? |
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Tue Oct-04-11 10:00 PM
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13. And everyone should read "The Turner Diaries" |
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in both cases for their thoroughly-thought-out, well-rounded representation of a complex phenomenon.
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Tue Oct-04-11 10:14 PM
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14. I can't believe how crisp and beautiful the images from that era are |
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that they're showing. A lot of the women were very pretty and modern looking.
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Tue Oct-04-11 10:22 PM
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16. I want some Liberty Cabbage |
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Tue Oct-04-11 11:26 PM
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17. Been hearing good things. K&R nt |
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Tue Oct-04-11 11:48 PM
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18. They should read a book about it as well. |
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A good book like Okrent's Last Call will give people a lot more understanding than six hours of narrated images.
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Wed Oct-05-11 05:17 AM
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I felt pretty depressed at the end of that documentary. Racist RWers don't give a shit about decency or brotherhood.
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