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MadameButterfly

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40. Guys, this is an issue where there is ligitimate debate

Sat May 3, 2025, 01:35 AM

May 3

https://fluoridealert.org/

The Fluoride Deception Paperback – March 7, 2006
by Christopher Bryson (Author), Theo Colborn (Foreword)

Yes, RFK Jr. is crazy, as was the John Birch society over the Communist link. But there are major Western countries who don't fluoridate their water, there IS research linking fluoride to health issues, and there are a growing variety of attitudes even among dentists.

My concern is more about fluoridated water where people are forced to ingest fluoride whether they want it or not, and cannot choose a dose appropriate to their health issues. With fluoridated toothpaste, a ban is unecessary as there are now plenty of fluoride-free toothpaste options for people who don't want fluoride.
However, note that toothpaste for young children has no fluoride because young children cannot be trusted not to swallow their toothpaste, and this is considered toxic by conventional medical authorities. The FDA has long stated that babies under 1 years old should not consume drinking water that contains fluoride, which is a risk for babies drinking formula and an issue that many parents are not informed about. (I wasn't warned by my doctors for my adopted baby).

This debate exists on both ends of the political spectrum so please don't take this as only a RW talking point, or lump it in with all the other crazy stuff they are doing. There is much more compelling stuff to be against, and we strain our credibility if we make assumptions that this is more of the same without doing our research.

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Dangerous to dentists? LiberalArkie May 2 #1

A dentist told me a decade or two ago DENVERPOPS May 2 #20

Also the acid in drinks. markodochartaigh May 2 #25

Well, they were proud to lean into the dumb redneck stereotype. Aristus May 2 #2

Facts matter! wolfie001 May 2 #12

fluoride mamacita75 May 2 #17

Like 8 years ago, I said that social media was going to kill us all. Initech May 2 #27

This is simply what happens when the extremist lunatics are allowed to take over. hadEnuf May 2 #3

Hhmmmm ... UpInArms May 2 #4

So, anybody checked to see how many dentists Paxton has in his family? OldBaldy1701E May 2 #5

Let's tell the GOP people that Jerry2144 May 2 #6

If Trump tells them it's safer, they'll go for it. thought crime May 2 #8

Texas Colgate, now with Mercury for a shining silver smile! Mawspam2 May 2 #7

The John Birch Society lives on! thought crime May 2 #9

Yeah, that old JBS chestnut Berlin Expat May 3 #38

looks like repukes have their new shiny object to distract their moronic base Skittles May 2 #10

So, next will be the milk, then the meats, then the cottage cheese, then bluestarone May 2 #11

We'll all be bartering when they're through nt wolfie001 May 2 #13

If your kids are stupid, it ain't the toothpaste, y'all Maeve May 2 #14

Oh but drinking bleach and ingesting horse dewormer -- just fine!!! Blue Owl May 2 #15

The John Birch Society 3825-87867 May 2 #16

I borrowed a library copy of "Dr. Strangelove" for this weekend. n/t Harker May 2 #18

Is there yet a study... BurnDoubt May 2 #19

Step-grandfather from Ozarks ... BurnDoubt May 2 #21

Ears ringing? BidenRocks May 2 #30

This is really going too far Figarosmom May 2 #22

First it's the water then the toothpaste Meowmee May 2 #23

How are Ken's precious bodlily fluids? progressoid May 2 #24

Stop listening to fucking Alex Jones! That guy is a dipshit loser. Initech May 2 #26

Once again, republicans joshdawg May 2 #28

More anti-science to protect Reich Wingers "precious bodily fluids". ref. John Birch Society kooks Bernardo de La Paz May 2 #29

Cigareets, Whiskey and wild, wild wimmens is next, eh, Junior? 3825-87867 May 2 #31

From a personal standpoint, Bayard May 2 #32

Texas is in the pocket of Big Denture Renew Deal May 2 #33

Idiocracy is getting faster to becoming our reality IronLionZion May 2 #34

*headdesk* sakabatou May 2 #35

In a legal sense: Aussie105 May 2 #36

Insanity. Just ask any oral cancer survivor who's trying to save their teeth from radiation what they do every night. sinkingfeeling May 2 #37

Will the GOP just get this shit over with and declare that the world is flat already? Getting really fucking tired of Karasu May 3 #39

Guys, this is an issue where there is ligitimate debate MadameButterfly May 3 #40

Take this crap somewhere else. yardwork May 3 #42

Link frm a Harvard study MadameButterfly May 3 #50

Page not found at your link. yardwork May 3 #55

It sounds like you are a scientist MadameButterfly May 3 #60

I'm not a scientist. yardwork May 3 #61

We aren't scientists but we are critical thinkers MadameButterfly May 4 #64

You've given me some things to think about. yardwork May 4 #65

Thanks you for taking the time to hear me out MadameButterfly May 5 #66

There are numerous falsehoods in this post. yardwork May 3 #43

some more guidance MadameButterfly May 3 #51

That editorial column (not a research study) is from 2016. yardwork May 3 #56

You don't know what I believe MadameButterfly May 3 #58

You do know that fluoride is naturally occurring and some areas have higher levels than others travelingthrulife May 3 #44

I grew up with fluoridated water MadameButterfly May 3 #53

"This debate exists on both ends of the political spectrum" ms liberty May 3 #45

I mean throughout the political spectrum MadameButterfly May 3 #49

Those dangerous fluorides sneak around your teeth, go to your innocent brains and make you a Commonist. Ping Tung May 3 #41

It is written on the box and on the tube if the toothpaste has fluoride in it. How is that misleading? Botany May 3 #46

The US has little manufacturing. Crest is manufactured in NC. intheflow May 3 #47

How does being an attorney general make one an expert on dentistry? milestogo May 3 #48

Boundless stupidity Old Crank May 3 #52

If the US is a village, Sneederbunk May 3 #54

It's become the Tinfoil Hat State. surfered May 3 #57

Texas is already a banana republic. Martin68 May 3 #59

Toothpaste that's fluoride free is readily available TexasBushwhacker May 3 #62

My body, my choice. COL Mustard May 3 #63