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Same playbook, every time. Documented in Merchants of Doubt by Erik M. Conway and Naomi Oreskes
by cratermoon 3y ago
Same playbook, every time. Documented in Merchants of Doubt by Erik M. Conway and Naomi Oreskes
- Brajeshwar 3y agoIndeed, an eye opening book. For those interested, the book[1] tells the story of how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists and scientific advisers, with deep connections in politics and industry, ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades. These groups denied the truth of studies linking smoking to lung cancer, coal smoke to acid rain, and CFCs to the ozone hole. The book was made into a movie, Merchants of Doubt[2], released in 2014. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchants_of_Doubt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchants_of_Doubt 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchants_of_Doubt_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchants_of_Doubt_(film)
- voisin 3y agoMakes you wonder how many other things we interact with daily come from industries that followed this playbook. I think Gyphosate/Monsanto is an obvious one. As is Teflon and related products. A lot of household cleaners too.
- hasbot 3y agoThis Wikipedia pages lists several (but not the gas stove one, yet): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_industry_playbook https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_industry_playbook