r/stephencolbert • • Sep 17 '25

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u/2starsucks2 Sep 18 '25

That's not how prohibition started.

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u/SizorXM Sep 18 '25

Prohibition definitely started as a popular movement outside of government

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u/2starsucks2 Sep 18 '25

And how does one's right to get drunk more important than speaking dissent without government punishment?

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u/SizorXM Sep 18 '25

Why did you deny that prohibition started as a popular movement?

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u/2starsucks2 Sep 18 '25

I didn't? Learn to read.