Comrade, we all know lead poisoning and the need for safety gear are capitalist propaganda! Now, get back in the mines! Production must increase 50% this year, and your state-appointed union representative says it can!

[–] sub_ubi@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (19 children)

Capital successfully fought to put lead into American's blood and lungs for a century after it was known to be poison. To this day they're still fighting to keep it there.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/04/why-it-took-decades-of-blaming-parents-before-we-banned-lead-paint/275169/

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2016/09/14/report-lead-paint-makers-helped-gov-walker/90349256/

[–] BigNote@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And your point is?

Please do share an example of industrialization that somehow doesn't include unforseen negative health effects.

Go on now, we'll wait.

[–] sub_ubi@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My point is that capital has successfully fought to put lead into American's blood and lungs for over 100 years.

[–] BigNote@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So in other words you are unwilling to answer the question.

Got it.

This is precisely why I say that you aren't intellectually serious people.

[–] sub_ubi@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You have one question in your previous comment on the very first line, and it was answered.

Your statement on the 2nd line doesn't really make sense, as I don't think anyone blames people for unforseen negative health effects.

What people are upset about are the forseen, proven, endemic negative health effects being purposefully spread for over a century.

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