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ShalmaneserIII t1_ir2zfzg wrote

The things people will turn into virtues to signal.

"Wine is okay! Beer is unpatriotic!"

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AirbreathingDragon t1_ir543xm wrote

Wine got a pass because Spain, the biggest purchaser of our fish at the time, threatened to stop trading with us if we banned wine since most of it was imported from there.

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