[TChris]

But it also killed birds the left would rather have dead people than dead birds.

That was a theory which was later proved false. DDT does not harm birds.

[samtheman]

I did not know that. I thought it did kill birds. Not that I would choose birds over people. I would accept the deaths of birds to save the lives of millions of children. But you’re saying the threat to birds has been disproven? You have a link to that?

[bboop]

DDT also protects birds from Bird Flu.