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Originally Posted by bill_mchale
Yes, the book itself did not call for DDT to be banned, but it doesn't change the fact that that is what the effect was. The environmental movement spawed by the book is often built on absolutism. If something is bad in some circumstances, ban it in every circumstance. Heck, you know there are environmentalists now who are calling for the voluntary extinction of the human species right?
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Bill
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Except DDT is not banned, the wikipedia article cited above states clearly that there is an exception for use as malaria control.
You can judge any movement, philosophy, or whatever by its extremes. Its an easy way to discredit anything you disagree with without having to look at the facts yourself. Not "you" personally, but in the general sense of the word.