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by kossTKR 964 days ago
Amazing to see primitive racism like this still pop up that can quickly be debunked by simply remembering for one second the hundreds of environmental catastrophes in the US (or Europe for that matter) done by companies for profit and zero compassion for either people or environment - many of them swept under the rug for years until areas become toxic waste dumps.

Thinking a few seconds more; what about a small group of people decimating the lives of millions of americans with opioids (Sackler), or entire industries lobbying for less regulation in foods? The EU banned additives list is way longer and they are healthier.

The problem is about profits, greed, regulation, and a bad form of capitalism where exploitation is outsourced or out of sight. Not about some "dumb people in some shithole somewhere".