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by GavinMcG 2895 days ago
This isn't a personal accusation, but had you never heard of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, or read The Jungle, or Silent Spring? I'm asking because these are things I encountered in high school, and in a community that very much "love[s] capitalism and the idea behind laissez faire."

I'd like to hope that everyone's education would be enough to instill an understanding of these things. The alternative is a Grenfell Tower for every generation.

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> had you never heard of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, or read The Jungle, or Silent Spring?

No, no, and no. I at least know of Sinclair and I'm familiar with the subject matter of The Jungle.

Well, then, that’s probably why you still love the idea behind Laissez-Faire.