Comments on: T for Teetotaler https://www.isegoria.net/2015/11/t-for-teetotaler/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Wed, 27 May 2026 16:29:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Faze https://www.isegoria.net/2015/11/t-for-teetotaler/comment-page-1/#comment-2429410 Faze Sun, 08 Nov 2015 21:42:55 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=39160#comment-2429410 There was also a strong link between the temperance movement and the woman’s suffrage movement. In fact, I suspect that the virulence of men’s opposition to women’s suffrage in the early 20th century arose from men’s belief that once women had the power to vote, the first thing they’d do would be to prohibit alcohol. And that kind of happened, at least in the U.S.

]]> By: Bomag https://www.isegoria.net/2015/11/t-for-teetotaler/comment-page-1/#comment-2429347 Bomag Sun, 08 Nov 2015 16:46:21 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=39160#comment-2429347 The Rise of the Professional.

It used to be someone bought a building and opened a store. Now you get an MBA and are slotted into a corporation, and your customers are sheep to be sheared.

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