In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ANTISUBVERSION
Etymology
Adjective
antisubversion (not comparable)
Opposing or countering political subversion.
Source: Wiktionary
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