Jews controlled the liquor trade.
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Is it of any surprise really? It literally says in the Protocols of Zion that they will outlaw alcohol to get the goyim agitated for revolution. They did it twice in Russia in the 20th century: in 1914 (just in time for the 1917 revolution) and in 1985 (when jews decided to collapse the Soviet Union to legalize their stolen government assets).