You drink more than you think!

bengerman · Oct 13, 2011

BlackJaqueJanaviac said:
Interesting - Pre-prohibition America produced things like the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, Emancipation Proclamation, National Parks. . .

And after prohibition it's been downhill since. So much for sobriety giving us clear judgment.

But pre-prohibition America also produced...

PROHIBITION . And we saw how well that went.

unionrdr · Oct 13, 2011

You can thank the women of the day for prohibition getting on a roll. You can watch the hilarity ensue on youtube...damn suffragettes! 1st the vote,then ruin everything think it's the right thing but realizing all too late it's the wrong thing,wrong group to attack.
It was the BCB's monopolies that really were to blame. Bars were tied houses,& no middle men.

BlackJaqueJanaviac · Oct 19, 2011

Bengerman,

But pre-prohibition America also produced...

PROHIBITION . And we saw how well that went.

Good point. Actually it sort of makes some sense that alcohol consumption would be high before prohibition. SOMETHING had to be the driving force behind a push to get an amendment to the Constitution passed.

paulster2626 · Oct 19, 2011

Zixxer10R said:
That may be true, but in the 1920s it was common to drink in the office all day long. That simply doesn't fly any longer so it's likely we wont be catching up; though i would be the first to try if given the chance!

I just bring in my homebrew and tell them its non-alcoholic. Just make labels that say 0.0%! HAHAHAA suckers!

bengerman · Oct 19, 2011

BlackJaqueJanaviac said:
Bengerman,

Good point. Actually it sort of makes some sense that alcohol consumption would be high before prohibition. SOMETHING had to be the driving force behind a push to get an amendment to the Constitution passed.

After watching ken burns' prohibition series, I think that serious alcohol reform was definitely called for at the time. Prohibition was probably more than was necessary, and definitely had some negative consequences, but something did need to change.

Piratwolf · Oct 19, 2011

IIRC, per capita consumption of alcohol in the 1820-1840 era was about FOUR TIMES higher than it is today, and that is when the temperance movement got underway. Like most things in history, makes sense once you see the context.

"All your home brew are belong to us!"