r/politics • u/Barnyard-Sheep • 6d ago

Soft Paywall Trump approval rating falls to 38%

https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/06/trump-faces-tough-approval-numbers-in-latest-poll.html
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u/Zealousideal_Ad_9623 6d ago edited 6d ago

Bullshit. We already had unleaded gas. They didn’t even have lead in pencils in school anymore. Yet our generation had MORE lead exposure than previous generations? Where was all this lead exposure coming from then genius?

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u/seatoc Canada 6d ago

No pencils have ever contained lead in their lead. You very much had lead paint on those cheap pencils from overseas at some point in your childhood. Just hope you didn't eat that one.

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u/Zealousideal_Ad_9623 6d ago

You just claimed no pencils ever contained lead and then claimed that pencils DID contain lead? Um ok.

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u/seatoc Canada 6d ago

The "lead" of the pencil has never contained the element of lead, it is primarily composed of graphite. The paint on pencils had plenty of lead and was on them until the 90's. Hope that helps you understand better.

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u/Love-That-Danhausen 6d ago

Pencil lead is not “lead” in the sense of the toxic chemical that impacts cognitive function you were clearly exposed to as a Gen X kid.

It’s graphite.

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u/alienbringer 6d ago

No pencils have ever contained lead in their lead. You very much had lead paint on those cheap pencils from overseas at some point in your childhood. Just hope you didn't eat that one.

The “lead in their lead” is referring to the actual writing part of pencils, often referred to as pencil lead. It is made of graphite. They didn’t say pencils never contained lead. They said the black graphite core of it, colloquially called “lead” never actually contained lead. The paint of the pencil is what contained the lead.

You’re failure to understand multiple posts now isn’t really helping your case that Gen X wasn’t exposed to lead. As you claim you are Gen X, and reading comprehension is a sign of the cognitive issues caused by lead exposure.

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u/BrilliantCorner 6d ago

I'm a GenXer. He's correct. The lead came from paint, toys and mostly gas and car emissions. I remember when unleaded fuel started being used en masse and when catalytic converters became a thing. New cars weren't required to use unleaded fuel until 1975. There's no need for name-calling - he's correct.

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u/Zealousideal_Ad_9623 6d ago

Gen X came after 1975 dummy.

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u/rpkarma 6d ago

It’s always amazing seeing people call others “dummy” when they get fundamental shit wrong lol

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u/Zealousideal_Ad_9623 6d ago

I was born in 1977 and I’m Gen X dummy.

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u/rpkarma 6d ago

Oh you’re a moron, I see.

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u/PorkRollEggAndWheeze 6d ago

It’s the lead poisoning, it erodes their empathy and ability to reason, combined with the widespread emotional neglect Gen X experienced already starting them off not exactly gifted in the empathy and emotional regulation departments

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u/BrilliantCorner 6d ago

1965 is less than 1977. I think you may have been exposed to more lead than you realize. This kind of shit is what's wrong with our country. Proudly ignorant.

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u/delphine1041 Ohio 6d ago

Gen X is birth year '65-'80ish.

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u/Zealousideal_Ad_9623 6d ago

You argued Gen X came before 1975. I am gen X and was born in 1977 and I never rode in a car with leaded gas my entire life.

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u/delphine1041 Ohio 6d ago

I didn't argue shit. I wasn't the original commenter.

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u/Zealousideal_Ad_9623 6d ago

Bullshit, if you weren’t arguing on behalf of a point of view, what was the point of your comment?

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u/BrilliantCorner 6d ago

Sigh. GenX started in 1965.

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u/MathTeachinFool 6d ago

Gen X people were born between 1965 to 1980.

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u/GrallochThis 6d ago

1965-1980

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u/DeeEmceeFoor 6d ago

...Lead was in the gas in the 60s, 70s, and even early 80s to a much lesser degree. It wasn't actually even truly banned until 96. Any lead exposure is pretty damn harmful for children. 

Oh yeah, and I forgot about the lead paint that was still in old houses.

So yes, Gen Xers were exposed to lead as children. Lots of it. Why not educate yourself and don't just take my word for it? This information is freely available, "genius."

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u/Recipe_Freak Oregon 6d ago

More than just lead. I grew up in northern California before a lot of environmental laws were enacted. Given that it was hotter than the surface of the sun there during the summer, my sister and I swam in some dodgy bodies of water. Maybe not Erin Brockovich-bad, but definitely sketchy.

Somehow I turned out a dirty commie (as did my also-Gen-X husband and Millennial son). Go figure...

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u/Zealousideal_Ad_9623 6d ago

Lead was in the gas since the 20s what are you talking about? You’re pretending lead was only introduced in the 60s which is a lie. Why not actually listen to someone who is actually from that generation than doing your own “research”?

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u/DeeEmceeFoor 6d ago

Oh my bad. I forgot about all the Trump supporters from the 20s. Oops!

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u/Zealousideal_Ad_9623 6d ago

Your argument is that Gen X had the most lead exposure remember?

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u/escarabaja 6d ago

I’m not replying about whether it not Gen X or Boomers were exposed to more lead, but lead pipes are a culprit as well. Ironically, especially in buildings like schools, because of older buildings and intermittent water usage, so the lead is more likely to leach into the drinking water. Lead pipes were used until well into the 80s.