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I wouldn’t trust anything the FDA approves after watching the Netflix series on how it is simply a big Pharma publishing house now.

It’s so reliant on company money that it can’t do its duty to protect the people it is supposed to protect.

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That doesn't make any sense as a reason to distrust at all. They /have/ to go to the FDA to get it approved if they plan on being legitimate medicine. That would be like saying that you can't trust drug testing labs to report honestly because they depend on the patients for blood and urine samples.

Have you watched the documentary or read about the pivot to profit from companies over profit from government spending?

The problem isn’t the FDA it’s the government cutting its budget. In such an obvious way that they want business to be able to do what they want. It’s gotten worse under Trump.

Documentaries are an awful way to learn facts. By their nature, they're going to push interesting and provacative narratives over the truth.

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