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In America sure.
Rest of the world, it would be very much limited to a very, very small minority that would be lost to cancer.
If there wasn't such a huge amount of money in remediation, you'd likely still have them now.
i could see the same being said about leaded gasoline
It was only banned in 2024
We should just let them bring all these things back, make the southeast US a mecca for dinks that want raw milk, lead paint, asbestos insulation, and derailed trains pumping vinyl chloride into a biodome.
Entice them to move there by saying something like, "The south is rising again, make sure you get in there before they close the doors!"
This would suck though, I would hate not to be able to go to the Smokeys ever again or see the Everglades.
They would huff that shit claiming its so great.
Absolutely would be, yes
Whats ruzzia's position on asbestos?
I'm surprised there isn't a "pro poison in food" If only for those who feel
"No one tells ME what to do!"
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I love two towns over from Manville, which was the asbestos capital of America, and I can unequivocally say those morons would vote to bring asbestos back if they could.
'Bestos saved my buddy's life in 'Nam, man.
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