During the period the industrial revolution was shaping the infrastructure of our world today three key players had different views on how our world should work.

Ford and Edison despised Rockefeller and had a completely different view on how the world would be powered, who would profit and and cultures/societies would be shaped.

The rapid expanding automotive industry required the entire world to developed support for vehicles (gas/service stations). Ford and Edison knew that gasoline cause health problems, was noisy and did not like the long term implications of this fuel source and the people who controlled it.

They devised a system that would ace Rockefeller out. The cities would be powered by cars that ran on batteries. It would be quiet and no pollution. Edison Produced car batteries that got 100 miles per charge. The service stations would simply pull a battery pack out of the car and put a re-charged pack in and off you would drive. Each station would have charging facility for the battery packs.

Ford wanted to enrich the farmer, who he knew the farmer/ rural america would return the favor and buy more cars. He made all his cars with the ability to run on alcohol. and all farmers could make their own alcohol. The service stations would be equipped to fill cars with farmer made alcohol or batteries.

Rockefeller fought back. He gave 4 million dollars to the League of Women Voters for the purpose to move forward the cause of prohibition. To give you an idea the value of a 4 million dollar gift, today this would be equivalent to 400 million dollars. So no more making alcohol. Even today the federal government is heavily involved in regulating the making of alcohol.

Prohibition had nothing to do with drinking but everything to do with wealth building.

And for Edison, well, his huge fire proof complex burned down in one night. Nothing was proved but they did find several unburned gas cans throughout the buildings.

Now you know the rest of the story

Most are not aware, the Rockefeller/ foundation was/is heavily involved in developing/facilitating Pasteurs Germ Theory and bringing forth today's western medicine model.

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