This will take your breath away
Air pollution is the ‘new tobacco’, warns WHO head.
“The world has turned the corner on tobacco. Now it must do the same for the ‘new tobacco’ – the toxic air that billions breathe every day,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO’s director general. “No one, rich or poor, can escape air pollution. It is a silent public health emergency.”
So it was air all along while the poor smoker took the blame?
Who’d a thunk it?
I can just foresee the future – blaring headlines stating that there is an epidemic of air worldwide and that something must be done.
Naturally they will start off by banning breathing in all bars, cafés, casinos and public buildings. This will inevitably be followed by a ban on breathing in open spaces too, on the grounds that “open air” is deadly to anyone who breathes it.
There will be Second Hand Air too – commonly known as halitosis – proven to kill people in their millions.
Of course the studies will start and will come up with ever more ludicrous claims – newborn infants start the breathing habit because their mother breathed during pregnancy? 100% of violent crimes are caused by breathers? Most shocking of all – 100% of deaths were caused by lifetime breathers. Quitting breathing can extend your lifetime by a minute or two.
The WHO has come up with some fairly remarkable headlines in its time, presumably to try to justify its existence, but this one will really take some beating.
Fucking idiots.
[H/T Brianf]
Any organization with the word World in it is a scam, a deep hole for taxpayers cash.
In 2013 the WHO had a budget of around $4,000 million no doubt 80% of that went on salaries.
Maybe they should all set us a good example and stop consuming air?
When I first read this “study” I roared with laughter. I thought, “What idiots!. They really believe this crap.”
That report coud have a twofold benefit. You average Joe Soap will see it and decide that the WHO is insane and will ignore any future preachings from them, while those who follow the WHO like sheep will all just suffocate. Win-win, as they say.
Quite a few years ago, a family friend who worked for the Department of Health, mentioned a report on air quality in London, which is surrounded by 4 large airports, Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and Stansted, all of which spew pollutants as they fly over burning aviation fuel, which adversely affects the quality of the air. A side report claimed that those people working air side at those airports suffered a much higher incidence of lung and chest complaints than those working landside. The report was apparently quietly shelved as it did not reach the conclusion, that air quality will only improve if air travel from those airports was reduced or halted, that was acceptable to the government. Of course, such a move would never take place, though if the findings were correct, the increase in air traffic is doing little to improve matters. Meanwhile, let’s blame the motorists and thus obtain a shedload of cash from them in fines and taxes.