emptystep
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Bring back DDT?
DDT never went away, so one wonders what they're babbling about.
The "DDT is harmless" idiocy is just another religious mantra of the extreme-right wing political cult. In general, they are all required to believe and loudly state that:
1. Global warming is a hoax.
2. DDT is harmless.
3. Ozone depletion is a hoax.
4. Air and water pollution regulations are a socialist plot.
5. The media is liberal.
6. The polls are all rigged, and Romney is ahead. (oops)
... and the list goes on. No need to humor them. Just mock them every time they spout any of their cult mantras.
OMG! You still believe that???
Once brain-dead, seems you remain so.
1. . concerns about the impact of DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane) and its derivates on human health, in spite of the fact that DDT has been used widely for seven decades and no properly replicated and confirmed study has found any specific human health harm. Given the enormous and proven public health benefits arising from the use of DDT in disease control, high levels of human exposure to DDT among those living in sprayed houses but presented no evidence of actual human harm arising from that exposure .Where DDT has been used in malaria control over many decades, populations have grown and health outcomes have improved. PMC - NCBI
2. . On June 14, 1972, 30 years ago this week, the EPA banned DDT despite considerable evidence of its safety offered in seven months of agency hearings. After listening to that testimony, the EPA's own administrative law judge declared, "DDT is not a carcinogenic hazard to man...DDT is not a mutagenic or teratogenic hazard to man...The use of DDT under the regulations involved here [does] not have a deleterious effect on freshwater fish, estuarine organisms, wild birds or other wildlife." Today environmental activists celebrate the EPA's DDT ban as their first great victory. Silent Spring at 40 - Reason.com
So....which appellation do you prefer? "Reliable Democrat Voter," or the more current, "Low Information Voter"
And don't forget to wear the sign.
So you would have no issue if your home was fumigated with DDT?