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Ah thanks.

Ummm. I’m in that not everybody bit.

Wait till you hear the chlorine washed chicken news!

Chickens in the USA are typically “battery chickens”, which is actually about as brutal as it sounds. They’re kept in way too small spaces, unable to move around, and stand and sit in their own feces all day.

The chlorine wash helps them pass lab tests for lack of pathogens, because small amounts of chlorine get onto the test samples and kill the bacteria, but the chlorine is only surface deep. Salmonella is endemic, and many chickens’ undersides are actually rotting from being in their own filth all day. But if the bacteria test passes, it’s fine and the big corporation buying the cheap chicken doesn’t care.

Salmonella infections and food poisoning generally are relatively high as a result of these kind of profit-driven practices.

The boil in the bag thing isn’t a big deal by comparison, but no, the USA does not have strong food safety standards, the USA has strong lobbying and openly legal corporate funding of politicians that would be seen as corruption in many other countries.

This was my experience as soon as I went electric too, yes. If anything, the only thing that’s surprising about the article title to me is that it’s only 20% more plaque!

If OP bad mouths the company, annoying colleague can snitch on them if they disagree.

It would be wild if Biden pardoned him as a final act of his presidency. Absolutely wild.

Absolutely.

Thank you for a thoughtful, well written and informative post.

Follow up question: what is the purpose of the law? Why does it exist? What does that tell as about this case?

Your nuanced view on racism? Your nuanced view on sexism? Your nuanced view on homophobia? Your nuanced view on being anti trans. Gotcha. Loud and clear.

And yet every so often you deny it, but always in a vague way so that no one can tell which one out of racist, sexist, homophobic and anti trans you’re denying. If you’re not ashamed of your opinions, you should just say what they are.

OK, so which out of racist, sexist, homophobic and anti trans is a viewpoint you don’t hold?

OK. Racist, sexist, homophobic and anti trans. That’s quite the full set of prejudice. Why do you think you ended up with so much hate in your heart? What led you down the rabbit hole? Was it politicians telling you that your problems were because of people who aren’t like you, or influencers telling you that you would be successful and happy if you follow their plan that comes with a side helping of nastiness? Are your friends right wing too, or do you keep it secret from them in real life?

You earlier claimed that yourself was your favourite subject, yet you’re mysteriously tight lipped on the subject suddenly.

If you weren’t interested in convincing me that you weren’t a big right wing stereotype, you wouldn’t have claimed I was wrong, so I don’t buy your disinterest line.

So which out of racist, sexist, homophobic and anti trans were you claiming not to be? It’s an easy question. Feel free to share your opinions on all four culture war issues, @Free_Opinions.

You said I thought you are something you’re not, so which is it out of racist, sexist, homophobic and anti trans that you aren’t?

I feel better, thank you.

Which one out of racist, sexist, homophobic and anti trans was incorrect?

Oh sorry, which one out of racist, sexist, homophobic and anti trans was incorrect?

I’ll take that as a yes.

I’m getting sexist racist homophobic anti trans vibes here. Should I trust my gut?