Monday, April 27, 2009
No. I Will NOT "Forgive You"
No. I Will NOT “Forgive You”
soul-numbing stupid from our “betters"
Tackling the ethics of eating
It was that headline right there that actually made me clicky, almost against my will, on this piece of buffoonish flummery.
There was a time, not so long ago, when eating in an environmentally, ethically conscious way was a drab business—brown and beige food, with a few wilted organic vegetables relegated to a woebegone produce bin at the grocery store.
But these days, everything is coming up green and, forgive us, groovy.
Oh dear heavens above—did ya miss that whole “back to the farms” bit of your counter-kulchah movement?!? The part where the soon-to-be Dried Up Earthmothers were cute-but-furry hippie chicks teaching you how to make comuuuuunity urban gardens and “Eat Small, Live Small, Think Small”?
Buying delicious, locally and humanely raised food is the new righteous way to save your health and your planet.
“Righteous”??!? rly? Someone Anyone still uses that word?
...items such as grass-fed beef hot dogs ... filtered water ...canvas bags decorated by the students at a nearby elementary school… the slushy is “ginger tonic"
wait. “ginger tonic squishys”??? Mmmm.....
Diet for a Small Planet ...ethical food… as sustainable living turns chic, the choices for living the simple life become anything but. Should you wash your dishes by hand, or does the dishwasher use less water? Drive to the farmers market or save gas and make do with what’s in the closest supermarket? Must you become a vegetarian?
It’s enough to drive bike one to drink!!
...and the Iron Quotient Quote:
"It’s not like we all have to hold hands and sing ‘Kumbaya’ together,"
Then the underlying issue emerges: [all G-d’s chillin got issues: some just handle ‘em ]
Is it OK to buy that organic peach in January if it comes from Chile, or is the fuel used to transport it too costly to the planet? What about the lives of the animals killed for food? Or those of the people who work in slaughterhouses or pick strawberries? When words like “sustainable” are marketing tools, how can a consumer figure out what to do? And can a family on a budget afford to eat sustainably?
“We feel so out of control of everything that’s around us,” says Kate Heyhoe… “Being green is something we can impact."
Lookie here, Binky. You aren’t supposed to be “in control of everything around you.” No human ever has been nor ever will be. [therapeutic intervention: “Get Over It!"] Just consider how out of control you might feel if Algore gets his way and we all end up living in mud huts with no electricity, at the mercy of the weather cliiimate, growing our own “veggies” with stone tools, hunting—and being hunted by—our dinners. Now that’s some “out of control” fer ya.
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