"Yes, rabbis by the hundreds worked overtime to procure alcohol for people illegally. They were backed by the most powerful Jewish groups, such as the intimidating Masonic sect B’nai B’rith. Jewish mobsters – among which ranked the top mobsters of the era – also helped drive this largely Jewish bootlegging enterprise. The fact is that it was Jewish immigrants, by and large, who backed and ran the underground alcohol industry during Prohibition, thus undermining the will of the American People and the health and well-being of the United States."
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“Bottom line, notwithstanding the mismanagement and politicization, Prohibition was a success, despite the many efforts to sabotage it. And it was repealed BECAUSE it was succeeding, thus resented by moneyed “special interests.”
The goal of prohibition was to shut down Alcohol fuel stations, so everyone would have to buy Rockefeller's gasoline.
Henry Ford's original machinery ran on Alcohol, because most farms made some for lighting, cleaning & emotional support.
Rockefeller's scientists tinkered with the internal combustion engine until they were able to run it on gas. Before this, gasoline was a waste product dumped into the rivers (why the Hudson would catch fire).
Rockefeller asked Ford to make his engines run on gas, Ford replied "The farmers are my best customers, I'll remain theirs."
The cities ended up with gas stations, while the countryside still had alcohol stations. You would adjust the choke to allow for different oxygenation based on the fuel you were running.
Rockefeller donated $1M to the Christian Women's Temperance Movement to close down his competitors.
Rockwellian 0 points 3 years ago
The goal of prohibition was to shut down Alcohol fuel stations, so everyone would have to buy Rockefeller's gasoline.
Henry Ford's original machinery ran on Alcohol, because most farms made some for lighting, cleaning & emotional support.
Rockefeller's scientists tinkered with the internal combustion engine until they were able to run it on gas. Before this, gasoline was a waste product dumped into the rivers (why the Hudson would catch fire).
Rockefeller asked Ford to make his engines run on gas, Ford replied "The farmers are my best customers, I'll remain theirs."
The cities ended up with gas stations, while the countryside still had alcohol stations. You would adjust the choke to allow for different oxygenation based on the fuel you were running.
Rockefeller donated $1M to the Christian Women's Temperance Movement to close down his competitors.