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> The only thing that’s missing is that they don’t call the Prohibition supporters a basket of deplorables. Which reminds me... one of my fave historical facto
by ZeroGravitas 2y ago
> The only thing that’s missing is that they don’t call the Prohibition supporters a basket of deplorables.
Which reminds me... one of my fave historical factoids is that the KKK supported votes for women, because women supported prohibition, which allowed protestant KKK to demonise and attack Catholic Irish immigrants, a target of thiers during that incarnation.
- defrost 2y agoLooks like the doco and the article missed a giant personality of the time, anti-prohibition, an entire deplorable basket all of his own, and champion of a prior failed attempt to overthrow the US federal government. yonder comes Father Coughlin wearing the silver chain, cash in his stomach and Hitler on the brain. ~ Woody Guthrie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Coughlin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Coughlin