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by KnightHawk3 2489 days ago
The fact it tries to downplay that millions of people are dying, and continue to die, ignoring that there is direct correlation between number of pills dumped in a state and deaths.
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Down playing it how? Can you quote the relevant text?

The author acknowledges it's a crisis, but simply asks questions about the true cause.

> The author acknowledges it's a crisis, but simply asks questions about the true cause.

I mean, that's been the conservative playbook for decades. Deny entirely first. Once it becomes undeniable, deny attribution. Once that becomes undeniable, claim nothing can be done anyways.

Climate change, air pollution, fossil fuels...