Re:The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare (2016)
by gralx on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @06:43PM
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Not discussed in the 2016 threads was how the community supported DuPont despite clear evidence it was poisoning those farmers or their cattle.
That group behavior reminds me of stories I've heard from a friend who has close relatives that lived in Stasi-era German Democratic Republic. Everyone was scared of their neighbors because everyone was a snitch.
It also reminds me of Mark Twain's "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg". To surmise that people are generally good is wrong, for "The weakest of all weak things is a virtue not tested in the fire."
Re:The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare (2016)
by kevin_b_er on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @10:59AM
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This is typical. Company does something dangerous, makes $X in profit. Pays 1% of $X in fines or legal. Certain politicians call for tort reform. Then the company does it again.
That group behavior reminds me of stories I've heard from a friend who has close relatives that lived in Stasi-era German Democratic Republic. Everyone was scared of their neighbors because everyone was a snitch.
It also reminds me of Mark Twain's "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg". To surmise that people are generally good is wrong, for "The weakest of all weak things is a virtue not tested in the fire."