As an example, if a particular food additive were shown to be very carcinogenic, we would stop adding it to food.
Yeah, you're right. And we created an entirely new Federal division apart from the FDA to handle that product. In fact, we put a couple of specific "additives" in the ATF.
But that additive may have had some benefits (food looked and tasted better, lasted longer in storage, et cetera).
Yup. According to Greed it had plenty of benefits. Profit and Death to name the two.
Some people might not like the "new" version and since they didn't get cancer would actually *like* to have the carcinogenic additive back.
Well, they certainly *liked* the new version alright. Only problem is, it did give them cancer. Greed just chose to lie to them about it, for Profit's sake. They said it was *good* for you. Even had doctors promoting it. For a half century or two.
But that isn't realistic.
Uh, yeah about that story we told you... - US History, according to Greed N. Corruption
A *better* plan would be to look for an additive that has similar effects (taste, texture, longevity), et cetera but that isn't carcinogenic.
Yeah, you're right. Their *greedy* plan was to instead keep that highly profitable and deadly carcinogenic-laced product legal, while also marketing a practically harmless but just as addictive alternative to offer as an additional revenue stream. Only downside is it wasn't quite as harmless as all the liars said.
Source? See a century of cigarette creation, marketing, domination, corrupt denial, and political pressure. Also, see e-cigs and alcohol.
"There were some advantages to our racist past, so let's go back to it without trying to address the racism" is the equivalent of wanting to put carcinogens back in food or lead back in gas or a host of other ridiculous things. That's what we're getting out of Republicans right now
So, greedy rich lawmakers who don't start out that way but certainly end their career ever the masterful insider tradist, emulate exactly what their corrupt capitalist system does on the regular, and we're supposed to act surprised? Monsanto spewed poisons into ditches for decades, and we reward them later with the title of Seed Czar? I still go into buildings made out of asbestos today that Greed demanded we don't raze. Tell me again how we've h-eealed Greed from the highly profitable ridiculous things? The planet either caught COVID-xx for the fuckteenth time from Mother Nature trying to fight off a human infection, or we got it from the extra smart folks in a lab. That's what we're getting out of humans right now, so please don't assume this is some pathetic political statement. We as a species, suck.
Let's go back to coal mining even though it doesn't really benefit the local communities, the miners get black lung, and burning it dumps insane amount of mercury into the air. Really? The only person who would think that makes sense is somebody so desperate for a job that they are willing to get black lung and breathe mercury to feed their family. Let's come up with something better.
Something better? You mean like human internet content moderator at Mega-Social-Tube-Corp? Such a great way to "break" into the tech industry today. Where the 21st Century teenyworker with big social media insta-dreams finds the mental wear and tear of 3 decades worth of traditional employment compressed into a psychological black hole of a job where your idea of a resignation letter is seeing if you can disembowel and hang yourself by your own entrails, masterfully avoiding death long enough to flip off your 4-hour old boss, while ironically livestreaming.
