Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: gregorymorrow@msn.com (gm) Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking Subject: Re: Ban =?UTF-8?B?Y29mZmVlPw==?= Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:31:41 +0000 Organization: Rocksolid Light Message-ID: <55d335ed6d79889c050b5b2db5ea1163@www.novabbs.org> References: <6d027f9e-6b94-c837-da1a-7de0e4b6f1a5@example.net> <67e87d21$1$14$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="2320499"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="x3QOwNU5QUUvrhrYjTQpLb8UrZNO5Hphcsc0zyawgLE"; User-Agent: Rocksolid Light X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 X-Rslight-Posting-User: c37b0b244a7cebb25c4cd655889780917c66ff2d X-Rslight-Site: $2y$10$sBsQ.GzH519NohKBVavz6u4JyrJLswuFDXk6JwgaG7isi4IWVk7cq Ed P wrote: > On 3/29/2025 6:24 PM, D wrote: >> >> >> On Fri, 28 Mar 2025, Ed P wrote: >> >>> Saw this today >>> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/14-moments-america-tried-to-ban- >>> something-totally-harmless/ss-AA1BQGJK? >>> >>> Coffee in the 17th Century >>> In the 1600s, coffee was a controversial beverage in Europe, and the >>> first American colonies weren’t far behind in banning it. When >>> coffeehouses began to appear, some religious leaders and officials in >>> the colonies tried to ban the drink, believing it was an inappropriate >>> substitute for traditional social gatherings like tea or ale. They >>> feared it was a sign of moral decay and that people would gather >>> around coffee rather than participate in more structured, “proper” >>> social activities. There was even talk of outlawing coffee because it >>> was seen as a threat to the cultural fabric of the time. >>> >>> Despite the efforts to restrict it, coffee became one of the most >>> widely consumed beverages in the world, especially in America. The >>> bans only made people more curious, and soon coffeehouses became hubs >>> for intellectual and social exchange. Today, coffee is a staple of >>> American culture, and its early prohibition seems almost laughable. >>> It’s a perfect example of how efforts to ban something harmless only >>> accelerate its widespread acceptance. >>> >> >> The democrats should learn from this and ban all taxes! > > What does it have to do with politics and taxes? Yet you INCESSANTLY rag on about President Trump, Ed... Do you lack the capacity for "self - awareness"... OR...??? ;-D -- GM --