Quoted: â??I donâ??t think that fluoride added to domestic potable water is a hazard,â? said UW-Madison water quality specialist Jim Peterson. â??Part of the problem with fluoride is that it was considered a Communist plot to kill all of us capitalists in the â??50s and is considered a governmental interference with individual rights by some vocal folks. … Bad but interesting science takes a long time to beat down,â? he said.