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I am curious, why were onions specifically banned? I imagine they had some reason to believe onions were uniquely susceptible to this kind of marker manipulatio

I am curious, why were onions specifically banned? I imagine they had some reason to believe onions were uniquely susceptible to this kind of marker manipulation in a way that potatoes, garlic, cucumber, etc. aren't. But I cannot think of how onions are unique in this respect.

H8crilA 7y ago
Mass outrage. Kind of what happens to the guy from OP (I'm not saying he's a good guy, he clearly isn't). Never underestimate the madness of the crowds.
eru 7y ago
Because the guy specifically tried to corner the onion market and the response was a re-action, not a pro-active one.
- smnrchrds 7y ago
  Weren't they afraid he or a copycat would corner potato market the next year, green pepper the next, cotton the next, etc.?
  - H8crilA 7y ago
    I am fairly confident in the simple interpretation of a mob of angry farmers demanding that something be done right now.
    - eru 7y ago
      And some calmer heads might have prevented the outrage spreading too much?
megablast 7y ago
Because it happened to onions.