Once hailed as a triumph of public health, water fluoridation is now under intense attack in the US.

Despite decades of data proving its efficacy at protecting teeth from decay—particularly children’s teeth—two states have now banned the use of fluoride in public water, and communities around the country have followed suit or are considering doing the same. The current US health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is known for his anti-vaccine advocacy and for peddling conspiracy theories, has pledged to remove fluoride from US water.

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    Which puts strain on parents. Which lessens the chance they’ll riot and speak out.

    It’s all about controlling the population. 70% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. They cannot risk their jobs by taking time off/ risking getting fired/ thrown in jail/ losing any pay/ losing benefits.

    It’s obvious and it is fucking disgusting. When are we going to start eating the rich? Wondering on behalf of 70% of my fellow citizens…

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    I grew up drinking unfluoridated water (my family still has no access to municipal water) and have had dental problems all my life. Probably not the only reason, but I’m sure it didn’t help. These kids are in for literal and financial pain.

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      In the Netherlands we stopped adding fluoride to the drinking water decades ago, amongst others because of a dramatic increase in reported migraines and bowel issues during the period we did add it. Stopping fluoridation didn’t cause any dental Armageddon, so it is definitely possible to get rid of it without adverse effects.

      However, and here lies the issue I suspect, we actually have decent dental care, brushing your teeth is ingrained from early on and almost every toothpaste contains fluoride.

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      Hurting kids is a great conservative pastime despite how much time they spend thinking of the children.

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        Education, healthcare, social safety nets, school lunches…It’s pretty much conservatives punching children while saying “stop punching yourself,” the whole way down.

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    His argument for fluoride being so harmful should be him coming out eating a tube of toothpaste and admitting to being a fucking moron.

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      I don’t believe anyone actually drinks Prime. The displays I’ve seen never look like they’ve been touched.

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        I tried a few flavors when they first came out and the only thought I had was “wow this tastes like pure sugar.” So I can definitely see why kids would like them. I’ve seen a few kids begging their parents for them in stores too, which is crazy to me, because it’s just a shitty energy drink/electrolyte drink.

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    So the wealthy are increasingly scrambling for ways to differentiate themselves from the plebs.

    The Internet shot education disparities in the foot, along with equal access measures. Looks and fashion are meaningless, because the first point means that personally made, bespoke items can be very high quality. Health can be maintained very cheaply, with the right knowledge.

    So they are frustrating access to education and preventative health measures like vaccines and fluoride.

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    I DIDNT vote for Republicans for their FISCAL Responsibility or CARING for Kids! I VOTED for them so I can BULLY my Child’s Classmates! Jesus LOVES me!

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        9/10 dentists agree that toothpaste is helpful. The 10th dentist is complaining to RFKJ that the toothpaste is too spicy for his butthole when he masturbates using his toothbrush.

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          They never actually ask any dentists. They just say that because it sounds plausible. It’s a marketing gimmick that can’t really be proven wrong.

          Just like slapping “Arsenic free” on your product when neither yours nor any of your competitors’ products would conceivably contain it.

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      The other one was taken out back and shot.

      The coroner report will be suicide by head trauma. Poor dentist was so sad he shot himself in the back the head, twice!

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    Shit, who still drinks water from the faucet? I live in Silicon Valley and that shit is contaminated as fuck. I can’t remember the last time I got my fluoride this way. Just brush your damn teeth dirtbags.