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Re:Farm animals in India and China are becoming more resista... by nitwit005 on Monday September 23, 2019 @11:32AM (#21049856)
You're correct that he complained about that, but the point was supposed to be about the exploitation and abuse of laborers.
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Re:Farm animals in India and China are becoming more resista... by flmontpetit on Monday September 23, 2019 @12:29PM (#21050449)
That's true, but "exploitation and abuse of laborers" and "tubercular beef" were ultimately caused by the same thing.
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Re:Farm animals in India and China are becoming more resista... by jacobolus on Monday September 23, 2019 @05:20PM (#21053823)
Upton Sinclair’s complaint was that everyone cared about the health implications but didn’t care about the workers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle#Reception

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Re:Farm animals in India and China are becoming more resista... by moate on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @10:13AM (#21060390)
Yes. And people sought to address the specific causes of tubercular beef while leaving the rest untouched because they weren't cared about the exploitation and abuse of laborers as much as their own health.
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