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Ken Fisher's avatar

Until the offering

is your child.

Then,

suddenly,

the calculation changes.

Dr. Carole Rollins's avatar

Horrifying.........

Richard Hudon's avatar

What an incredibly insightful summary Bruce, truthful, hard hitting, mesmerizing

John Aronson's avatar

Powerful, thinking of all at La Oroya.

Bruce Lanphear's avatar

John: A great example.

Ro Hetherington's avatar

Poignant.

This raises several questions for me: How might more people read this? What action should they take? What would an economic system that doesn’t sacrifice health for profit look like?

A lot of work to be done by those of us who care…

Autism Love and Science's avatar

"No one calls

your child

an acceptable

sacrifice."

Not out loud. Silently. There seems rather little willingness to do anything about it.

Ro Hetherington's avatar

“Not out loud. Silently.” That really resonated. There’s something profound about what that realisation can do to our relationship with society. Like a rupture in the social contract.

Jean-Marie Kauth's avatar

I love this, Bruce. Thank you. <3

B Neary's avatar

Wow Bruce. You continue to amaze me. Such an outstanding researcher with an artistic poetic voice. Thank you!!