"Steve Pope" > wrote:
> Emma Thackery > wrote:
>
>>What scares me the most is what might happen in the long
>>term after all the lies that this crap has no harmful effect. The
>>notion that you can feed garbage to animals and have healthy animals and
>>then feed them to humans is insane. I can't understand why the American
>>public tolerates it.
>
> For me this is a no-brainer. There are plenty of foods that
> are not on the list of suspect products. Fresh fruit/vegetables,
> wild-caught fish (salmon season has just started here), tofu, beans,
> whole grains, breads made from whole grains without gluten or other
> protein additives. Lots and lots of others.
>
> So why eat any of the suspect foods until this thing is nailed down
> and the problem is firmly in the past?

First, one has to be made aware that there is even an issue. When the people who
bring the issue forward are ridiculed and silenced, it makes it a lot harder for
others to become aware. That was one of the most significant aspects of the
campaign by the chemical industry to discredit Rachel Carson and her book Silent
Spring.

Aside from that, people seem okay with being fat, dumb and happy. What they
don't know can't hurt them. But boy does the public get upset when they feel
they've been lied to. You can see this on many issues, the Iraq war being a
great example. Most everyone was so gung-ho about invading the place in early
2003. They were glad to hear the "misson accomplished". They loved Dubya feeding
the display only turkey to the troops on Thanksgiving 2003. But as things turned
out to be not as rosy as they had been led to believe, they have gotten very
angry. Sad thing is most of the problems we have gotten ourselves into were
predicted by senior military and diplomats well beforehand, but no one seemed to
be listening.

As to eating plenty of foods that aren't suspect, that can be a lot harder than
you suggest. Wild caught fish are not so easy to come by in many areas, and is
quite expensive. People might be eating chicken or pork to avoid red meats. And
maybe beans aren't such a good idea for other health reasons. I was recently
diagnosed with gout and some lists put beans in the foods to avoid. The issues
are really far too complex for it to be a "no-brainer" for most people. It might
be for you, but it isn't for the general public.

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