No shit, it’s extremism and most people find that behaviour repulsive.
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vogo13@sh.itjust.worksto People Twitter@sh.itjust.works•It's really easy to take for granted since most of us have never known any different.7·16 days agoFrom the wiki: “By the 1930s, muckraking journalists, consumer protection organizations, and federal regulators began mounting a campaign for stronger regulatory authority by publicizing a list of injurious products which had been ruled permissible under the 1906 law, including radioactive beverages, the mascara Lash lure, which caused blindness, and worthless “cures” for diabetes and tuberculosis. The resulting proposed law was unable to get through Congress for five years, but was rapidly enacted into law following the public outcry over the 1937 Elixir Sulfanilamide tragedy, in which over 100 people died after using a drug formulated with a toxic, untested solvent.”
I believe I’ve heard that the FDA was actually beneficial for capitalism as consumers would entirely avoid certain products out of fear, making it difficult to sell even legitimate goods.
vogo13@sh.itjust.worksto Canada@lemmy.ca•The Canadian Government Must Use Safe Uncompromised Social Media16·16 days agoWhen are Canadians going to disconnect from LinkedIn, Indeed, Apple, Google, Mastercard, Visa, etc…?
vogo13@sh.itjust.worksto World News@lemmy.world•‘I don’t date at all now’: one woman’s journey into the darkest corners of the manosphereEnglish6·16 days agor/conservative has already disproven that experiment, no matter how much opposition, they will spin a million excuses and point out how their echo chamber is being “brigaded” by bots or whatever
Can we just shut the fuck up about this fantasy “centre-left” already? There has not been a centre in a very long time, let alone a left. Regardless far-left or far-right, only options are authoritarian and not libertarian. Go compare Switzerland to enlighten yourself.