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It's possible I was misinformed, then. I'll have to look into this.

The Nixon admin banned DDT in 1972. Just in the USA.

Somehow, this got translated into; 'Carson got DDT banned and all malaria deaths are her fault'. This is despite the fact that where there are mosquitos we are still using DDT.

https://e360.yale.edu/features/rachel_carsons_critics_keep_o...

It's the same logic as "If we don't use antibiotics in cattle they'll all die!". Totally ignoring the unintended consequences of antibiotic resistance in humans.

The old "this thing can't possibly work, even though it's done in other countries all over the world just fine" argument.

Props for the gracious response and openness to being mistaken. It always inspires me when I see this.

Disclaimer: I don't know anything about this particular issue.

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