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created by john_rabb on 08/08/2022 at 13:26 UTC
86676 upvotes, 79 top-level comments (showing 25)
Comment by MilkedMod at 08/08/2022 at 13:26 UTC*
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
u/john_rabb has provided this detailed explanation:
This image has 7 tobacco CEOs testifying that nicotine is not an addictive chemical. Now on every product with nicotine there is a warning about how addictive it is
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Comment by Frostlark at 08/08/2022 at 13:36 UTC
3181 upvotes, 12 direct replies
Let's guess how many of them were indicted on perjury charges by the DOJ...
Comment by zachonich at 08/08/2022 at 13:53 UTC
716 upvotes, 4 direct replies
"Bible or no bible. God or no god. If it suits their purposes, people are going to lie in court."
-George Carlin
Comment by MurderDoneRight at 08/08/2022 at 13:45 UTC*
1216 upvotes, 9 direct replies
They had done extensive research on their own showing that Yes nicotine is addictive, and Yes cigarettes causes cancer - In the 1950s!
But instead of being upfront with it they spent millions on marketing and lobbying. They literally got the government to create a law that furniture requires flame retardants because the news of people falling asleep on couches and beds with lit cigarettes was hurting sales. Only problem: The chemicals used in the furniture was also causing cancer. YAY!!!
Comment by Mathfggggg at 08/08/2022 at 13:31 UTC*
2351 upvotes, 42 direct replies
Those fucking pieces of shit...
Not addictive my ass, now Imma quit just outta spite.
Edit: Hey guys I'm at work so I can't reply to all of ya, but thanks for the kind words! Imma quit this bitch.
Edit 2: Survived the first night without smoking, shit sucked ass, craved every minute of it but no new ash on my lungs this morning.
Edit 3: 2 months in, doing good and feeling great!!
Comment by afon13 at 08/08/2022 at 13:48 UTC
103 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Oh, they absolutely knew it was addictive. That’s why most of their marketing was aimed at a younger demographic—to get kids hooked for life.
Comment by PmMeYourLore at 08/08/2022 at 13:29 UTC
211 upvotes, 3 direct replies
There's nothing wrong with this when god and money are the same thing
Comment by spacecowboyah at 08/08/2022 at 13:40 UTC
526 upvotes, 8 direct replies
Lobbying = legal bribery. This entire country runs on corruption.
Comment by 01Parzival10 at 08/08/2022 at 13:44 UTC
218 upvotes, 8 direct replies
Why ask them and not scientists?
Comment by Gavorn at 08/08/2022 at 13:58 UTC
84 upvotes, 1 direct replies
This isn't aged like milk. They were just lying.
Comment by SouthwestTraveller at 08/08/2022 at 13:57 UTC
36 upvotes, 0 direct replies
r/theyknew
Comment by Electronic_Rub9385 at 08/08/2022 at 14:03 UTC
14 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Just like opioids don't cause addiction. At this point in my life I don't take anything at face value. My post 2020 response to pretty much everything, "If you say so."
Comment by susanne-o at 08/08/2022 at 14:47 UTC
13 upvotes, 1 direct replies
not only is it addictive, it becomes more addictive by adding ammonia to tobacco, and ammonia was and is added to tobacco:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278691511004911
Comment by Bozee3 at 08/08/2022 at 14:59 UTC
8 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I was 18 in 94 and we knew they were full of shit then.
Comment by [deleted] at 08/08/2022 at 13:50 UTC
15 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by lonewilly at 08/08/2022 at 16:53 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
people need to realize that CEO’s and politicians are lying constantly
Comment by NativeMasshole at 08/08/2022 at 14:05 UTC
21 upvotes, 2 direct replies
In 1994? Goddamn, was anybody still buying that bullshit then?
Comment by mem269 at 08/08/2022 at 13:53 UTC
5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
How was it not super obvious when humans have been smoking for thousands of years?
Comment by HatsOff2235 at 08/08/2022 at 14:21 UTC
5 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Why is Vince McMahon on the far right
Comment by bkornblith at 08/08/2022 at 14:26 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
What is good about this picture is that it’s public domain. The people behind the opioid epidemic get to murder without even standing for a public trial.
Comment by greencutoffs at 08/08/2022 at 14:43 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Bet not one of these scum saw a day of jail time for perjury.
Comment by Stereomceez2212 at 08/08/2022 at 15:05 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Everyone of those bastards were able to retire comfortable while millions of their customers suffered.
Comment by pompompomponponpom at 08/08/2022 at 14:19 UTC*
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
As late as 1994?! That’s when I was born and I feel like growing up there was no doubt in anyone’s mind (not in the UK anyway).
Comment by iamtheoneorgasmatron at 08/08/2022 at 15:03 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
YouTube channel Knowing Better recently did an excellent video on the history of the tobacco industry[1]. Watch part of the testimony to Congress by the tobacco CEOs at 1:02:07.
1: https://youtu.be/GMOyNgLSX2g
If you've got time, watch the whole thing. Very informative. Tobacco has been a inmense influence over US way of life, from advertising, TV shows, politics, etc.
Comment by BrockYourSocksOff at 08/08/2022 at 15:16 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
They cover this testimony in the movie The Insider, which is really excellent, like up there with *All The President's Men*. They call this group testifying "The Seven Dwarves". Can not recommend The Insider enough, insanely compelling movie and critically overlooked these days
