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Tobacco and Oil Industries Used Same Researchers to Sway Public (www.scientificamerican.com)

submitted 8 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/earthscience@mander.xyz

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[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 14 points 8 months ago

Know thy enemy.

[-] crusa187@lemmy.ml 8 points 8 months ago

They’re the ones who told me to fight me.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Because propaganda works. Period.

[-] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 4 points 8 months ago

If you want to be mad, you can read Merchants of Doubt. The documentary is less maddening and shorter.

Just the most audacious shenanigans.

[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

They're reprehensible and a poison against humanity but you have to admit that they were really good at their jobs.

[-] xilliah@beehaw.org 1 points 8 months ago

On an unrelated note it's funny how she looks modern to me and is a cutie

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