Late Stage Capitalism: Toxic Waste

Toxic & hazardous items are classified by how they harm living beings. Expensive & lucrative to manufacture, more so to dismantle or destroy. WMD require only a fool, war, or both to deploy.

Four part haiku by Jonatha Chance: “Poison harms tissue / ingested, inhaled, or touched — / organic failure // Radioactive waste / is measured by its half life / or lethal dosage // Explosive weapons / mechanical, chemical, / nuclear — time bombs // Haiku seem harmless / like toxic waste, ordnance / kireji can burn” Jonatha Chance | Copyright © 2024 CC-BY-NC-ND (4.0 International)

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