Political questions about toxicity get deflected into anxieties about personal consumption choices.

Evidence

The grocery store had a sign saying their apples had not been sprayed with Alar, that she did not believe, but she said, “And, I ^ you know ^ but what do you do? You quit buying the stu¡?” Next, she brought up Halloween candy, then chicken and beef, saying that there was something wrong with them, too. A while later, I asked again about toxic waste, saying that I wasn’t sure I understood her answer, and she went back to talking about fruit again. — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”, 77

Categorization

• corroborated: 5 independent passages support this claim — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”: The work of avoiding…, 77
• XREF: connects to: Consumption practices have replaced political conviction as ideology — Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic…, 853; Wellness ideals supply the toxic compound that dissolves left-right political boundaries — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror…, 552; Affirmation culture degrades recognitive politics into feel-seen consumerism. — Anna Kornbluh, Immediacy, or The Style of Too Late…, 102 (+2 more)

Related

• Official toxics reports framed waste as inevitable, dodging production questions (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Consumption practices have replaced political conviction as ideology #corroborates (0.85) — Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic…, 853
• Affirmation culture degrades recognitive politics into feel-seen consumerism. #expands (0.75) — Anna Kornbluh, Immediacy, or The Style of Too Late…, 102
• Wellness ideals supply the toxic compound that dissolves left-right political boundaries #expands (0.72) — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger, 552