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Eh, I'm not entirely sure people knew about these things when they occurred. I mean, people generally don't want to explicitly kill other people even for a prof
by andrewmcwatters 8y ago
Eh, I'm not entirely sure people knew about these things when they occurred. I mean, people generally don't want to explicitly kill other people even for a profit. For instance, with your reference to leaded gasoline, or "ethyl" gasoline, its creator, Thomas Midgley Jr., inhaled the stuff in a press conference to prove it was safe. Lead poisoned.
- nielsbot 8y agoBut in this case (as with the cigarette and oil companies) there was knowledge within the company that these things are dangerous/poisonous.
- ataturk 8y agoI disagree. The "defense" industry has a rather macabre ethical framework. They definitely do kill people for profit. They also have a verifiable history of working to foment wars using various means such as the revolving door relationships with intelligence agencies. These are not benign groups working for the betterment of mankind.