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Why the Feds Intentionally Poisoned Americans During Prohibition
- Arubis 5y agoWe never stopped doing this. Cf. Acetaminophen added to many products with “potential for abuse”.
- greenyoda 5y agoAnd we still poison alcohol to make it undrinkable: > Denatured alcohol (also called methylated spirits, in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom; wood spirit; and denatured rectified spirit) is ethanol that has additives to make it poisonous, bad-tasting, foul-smelling, or nauseating to discourage its recreational consumption. It is sometimes dyed so that it can be identified visually. Pyridine and methanol, each and together, make denatured alcohol poisonous; and denatonium makes it bitter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denatured_alcohol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denatured_alcohol
- Arubis 5y agoAnd here I thought that stuff just _existed_ and we warned against its consumption because it was bad for you _incidentally_. Hadn't realized that was all deliberate. Yikes.