05-06-2010, 08:44 PM
Hi,
Yes, and the bans were based on exaggerations, half truths, and outright lies. In doing god's work, truth is, at best, an impediment.
Just as there's still a significant market for moonshine in the USA. Some don't want to pay the taxes, some think the commercially available stuff is too 'sissy'. I just thought it was a great way to make money in high school.
Shh! On some topics, the truth can no longer be spoken. Prejudice is not dead, it is just mute.
--Pete
(05-06-2010, 08:23 PM)LavCat Wrote: Need I mention the green fairy?
Yes, and the bans were based on exaggerations, half truths, and outright lies. In doing god's work, truth is, at best, an impediment.
Quote: . . . but there still seems to be a significant black market.
Just as there's still a significant market for moonshine in the USA. Some don't want to pay the taxes, some think the commercially available stuff is too 'sissy'. I just thought it was a great way to make money in high school.
Quote:Returning to the topic of Immigration in America: I am firmly persuaded that restrictions on immigration are rooted in racial bigotry and that economic arguments are merely an excuse.
Shh! On some topics, the truth can no longer be spoken. Prejudice is not dead, it is just mute.
--Pete
How big was the aquarium in Noah's ark?