Review of The Roaring Twenties (1939) by Roger T — 04 Nov 2010
If ever one wanted to be entertained by a perfect case study of how a prohibitionist model is due to fail the general public due to violence associated with the trade and corruption amongst officials who claim to be fighting it, this is it.
It provides a salient parallel between the alcohol prohibition of its day and the drug prohibition of today. Narrated scenes between the passages of years succinctly skewer all arguments that killjoy prohibition profiteers (judges, lawyers, drug police, prison contractors, guard unions, politicians, pharmaceutical lobbyists, right wing pundits, and more getting fat off the harm they cause to otherwise peaceful citizens) make in their increasingly desperate attempt to hold onto their slice of the rotten pie.
James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart shine amid a stellar cast that takes the issue on from all sides.
It stands as a shining example of the simple logic that our society collectively denies with draconian policies and brainwashed older generations fed decades of government propaganda.
This review of The Roaring Twenties (1939) was written by Roger T on 04 Nov 2010.
The Roaring Twenties has generally received very positive reviews.
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