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Re:Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson's. They blame a ... by littlestymaar on Monday December 15, 2025 @11:21AM (#46276533)
Unfortunately, in the current political environment saying that there are things that matters more than profit makes you a Commie somehow…
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Re:Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson's. They blame a ... by aeternum on Monday December 15, 2025 @11:37AM (#46276756)
It's a Chinese company selling this stuff so being a commie doesn't save you.
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Re:Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson's. They blame a ... by didibus on Monday December 15, 2025 @03:48PM (#46280424)
Use of it is banned in China though...
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Re:Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson's. They blame a ... by aeternum on Monday December 15, 2025 @10:14PM (#46284331)
Yes but the fact it's primarily a Chinese export makes the profit as the cause narrative much less convincing. The US FDA is ignoring evidence to protect a Chinese supplier?
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Re:Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson's. They blame a ... by littlestymaar on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @05:24AM (#46286885)
> Yes but the fact it's primarily a Chinese export makes the profit as the cause narrative much less convincing. The US FDA is ignoring evidence to protect a Chinese supplier?

Who said it was done to protect the pesticide's manufacturer? It protects the industry as a whole: the agro-industry aims for low costs, and that means using cheap pesticides to increase crop yield, even it it ends up harming farmers in the process.

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Re:Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson's. They blame a ... by aeternum on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @09:04PM (#46297353)
Aren't farmers part of the agro-industry?
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Re:Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson's. They blame a ... by littlestymaar on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @02:12AM (#46299104)
The same way floor sweepers are “part of the NBA”.
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