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submitted 11 months ago by Cleverdawny@lemm.ee to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[–] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago (12 children)

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 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (11 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/

[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

He was joking, save your whataboutism for “serious” arguments

[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They are not joking. You can see them continuing here: https://lemm.ee/comment/3563759

And this isn't whataboutism (not that it matters). The first commenter ridiculed socialism by using a hypothetical scenario. The second commenter showed with evidence this hypothetical scenario is actually real under capitalism.

[–] sub_ubi@lemmy.ml -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

When a liberal loses an argument they yell "whataboutism" it's their little white flag

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