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		robertlagrant on May 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 3M executives convinced a scientist forever chemic... > we can't even prevent our tax dollars from arming mass murderers Quite the opposite - taxes are the only things that arm countries.

callalex on May 20, 2024 [–]

That’s not true: for example the US government (CIA) in the past century has also been funded through shady drug deals. This isn’t fringe conspiracy stuff either, they freely admit to past activities and have shown no willingness to change.

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