Comments on: without the downside http://rustle.blogsome.com/2006/08/06/without-the-downside/ oh, you know, stuff. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:10:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Rob Smith http://rustle.blogsome.com/2006/08/06/without-the-downside/#comment-832 Mon, 07 Aug 2006 09:40:49 +0100 http://rustle.blogsome.com/2006/08/06/without-the-downside/#comment-832 Yes, lack of scientific agreement in a few studies on food additives with complicated names clearly indicates nefarious things are afoot. These are the products of large, threatening American corporations, after all, and you just know those bastards are up to no good. Not like the kindly makers of Drum Tobacco, for instance. While it’s undisputed scientific fact that their unaltered product contains strong carcinogens, mutagens and extraordinarily addictive drugs, these community-spirited, wooden-shoe-wearing Dutch farmers just want to “provide 5 to 10 minute breaks throughout your day”. I mean, sure, tobacco makers knowingly put out false scientific reports on their products for years, while their lawyers and accountants balanced profits against class-action liability for millions harmed. And, sure, they employ teams of scientists to chemically manipulate tobacco for increased addictiveness. Sure, they target advertising at children, and still give out samples to kids in the third world (just like they did everywhere until it was banned). But you just know that’s those evil Americans again, not the good-hearted, all-European love force at Drum! The Drum Guys™ only want to insure your pseudo-intellectual epicurean café cool, baby, not addict you and steal your money slowly, until you die a horrible, painful death on the public dime! (In other words, get some perspective on your self-justifying, contradictory opinions, you fucking junkie.) Yes, lack of scientific agreement in a few studies on food additives with complicated names clearly indicates nefarious things are afoot. These are the products of large, threatening American corporations, after all, and you just know those bastards are up to no good.

Not like the kindly makers of Drum Tobacco, for instance. While it’s undisputed scientific fact that their unaltered product contains strong carcinogens, mutagens and extraordinarily addictive drugs, these community-spirited, wooden-shoe-wearing Dutch farmers just want to “provide 5 to 10 minute breaks throughout your day”.

I mean, sure, tobacco makers knowingly put out false scientific reports on their products for years, while their lawyers and accountants balanced profits against class-action liability for millions harmed. And, sure, they employ teams of scientists to chemically manipulate tobacco for increased addictiveness. Sure, they target advertising at children, and still give out samples to kids in the third world (just like they did everywhere until it was banned).

But you just know that’s those evil Americans again, not the good-hearted, all-European love force at Drum! The Drum Guys™ only want to insure your pseudo-intellectual epicurean café cool, baby, not addict you and steal your money slowly, until you die a horrible, painful death on the public dime!

(In other words, get some perspective on your self-justifying, contradictory opinions, you fucking junkie.)

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