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Do you realize that fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous
Can You Believe Voting On Fluoridation
Ron Mills -
Do you realize that fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous Communist plot we have ever had to face?
My brain is thoroughly boggled, but apparently, the city of Portland, OR does not fluoridate its water“”and even more mind-bendingly, a proposal to do so has generated intense c
My brain is thoroughly boggled, but apparently, the city of Portland, OR does not fluoridate its water“”and even more mind-bendingly, a proposal to do so has generated intense c
Sadly, it seems like Portlanders may be ready to burn a few scientists at the stake.
Voters will decide on the fluoridation measure at the ballot box on May 21, and a new SurveyUSA poll shows an exasperating 48 percent plan to vote against it, while just 39 percent are in favor. Of course, polling ballot measures is inherently difficult, but really, this shouldn't be up for debate. Well, at least Portland will protect its precious bodily essences, and Gen. Jack D. Ripper's sacrifice won't have been in vain.
Voters will decide on the fluoridation measure at the ballot box on May 21, and a new SurveyUSA poll shows an exasperating 48 percent plan to vote against it, while just 39 percent are in favor. Of course, polling ballot measures is inherently difficult, but really, this shouldn't be up for debate. Well, at least Portland will protect its precious bodily essences, and Gen. Jack D. Ripper's sacrifice won't have been in vain.
Over the years, a serious debate concerning whether or not we should fluoridate our drinking water has largely occurred without much national public-interest. This is due in part because the message in favor of fluoridation has been so effective, that few question the practice.
Fluoride is currently added to the drinking water of nearly 2/3 of the people in the US.
But 70 years after fluoridation began, fervent opposition continues.
In Kansas, Wichita voters rejected water fluoridation last fall for at least the third time since the 1960s and it wasn´t even close, sparking a call for statewide restrictions.
The fight against fluoridation is by no means confined to conservative states like Kansas. In Portland, Ore., protests arose from
Fluoride is currently added to the drinking water of nearly 2/3 of the people in the US.
But 70 years after fluoridation began, fervent opposition continues.
In Kansas, Wichita voters rejected water fluoridation last fall for at least the third time since the 1960s and it wasn´t even close, sparking a call for statewide restrictions.
The fight against fluoridation is by no means confined to conservative states like Kansas. In Portland, Ore., protests arose from
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