Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in toxic pesticides: study

Re:Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in tox... by mhkool on Sunday August 11, 2019 @07:26AM (#20667642)

People who give advise are advisors, people who kill are murderers, people who have kids are parents and people who produce or spray poisons are poinsoners. Using the word "poisoner" is not calling some names, it is simply using the correct word for the person that we are discussing.

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Re:Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in tox... by cabaalis on Sunday August 11, 2019 @08:38AM (#20667899)

It's these kinds of absolutes destroying discussion these days. They are trying to kill bugs. So that people can eat. They're succeeding, maybe too well. Calling them names won't make more food or fix the problem.

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Re:Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in tox... by sokoloff on Sunday August 11, 2019 @08:49AM (#20667941)

I have relations with my wife and we have children together. That makes it a true fact that I'm a motherf#@%er, yet using that label does not lead to productive discourse.

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Re:Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in tox... by mhkool on Sunday August 11, 2019 @08:57AM (#20667968)

I think the correct and productive term to use is "parent", not motherf*@!#

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Re:Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in tox... by sokoloff on Sunday August 11, 2019 @12:35PM (#20668907)

I think the correct and productive term for someone who uses chemicals in furtherance of feeding the world is “farmer”.

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Re:Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in tox... by gravelc on Sunday August 11, 2019 @07:35AM (#20667670)

Are vaccine and antibiotics producers poisoners? I guess we all are, and I can live with that.

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