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Capitalist propaganda is effective
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this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2026
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in the end estimated 50-60.000 people died from cancer related to Chernobyl.
The estimate of 50,000–60,000 Chernobyl cancer deaths is a widely cited, worst-case projection, but it is crucial to understand that this figure is not a factual count. It is a theoretical calculation derived from the linear no-threshold (LNT) model, a framework that is fundamentally flawed and inappropriate for assessing the health impact of low-dose radiation exposure.
What about Dow chemical, or Monsanto?
The point isn't that Chernobyl was more dangerous. The point is that the tweet isn't being honest.
I mean what about ww2? All terrible disasters, but the concept was "chernobyl was not small made bigger by capitalism for fearmongering, it was huge all along". Then we can also discuss how terrible and how many victims capitalism brought, just don't base it on a lie or you'll just loose the trust of other people. Whataboutism doesn't help either, you are deflecting when you already have a lot of other potential arguments. Be better.
Capitalism has killed over 100 million people directly over the last 100 years.