Holden Caulfield (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} the_pathogen) wrote,@ 2009-04-10 20:27:00 |
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Fuck James E. McWilliams
In his NY Times article this sack of shit argues against free-range meat and concludes:
Oh, so Mr. McWilliams, we shouldn't buy free range meat? What about local farmers who don't grow their meat in a cage like you would grow fruit on a tree? FUCK THEM, I guess.
Mr. McWilliams has also written a forthcoming book, “Just Food: How Locavores Are Endangering the Future of Food and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly.”
"Locavores" are people who eat food made locally. This guy is arguing we should not eat local made food and instead by from large food manufactures. Well, this article just fits right in to that extremely skewed perspective. I can't believe someone actually wrote this shit, to in essence argue, "Don't buy from local farmers and ranchers, they'll kill you!"
In his NY Times article this sack of shit argues against free-range meat and concludes:
Let’s not forget that animal domestication has not been only about profit. It’s also been about making meat more reliably available, safer to eat and consistently flavored. The critique of conventional animal farming that pervades food discussions today is right on the mark. But it should acknowledge that raising animals indoors, fighting their diseases with medicine and feeding them a carefully monitored diet have long been basic tenets of animal husbandry that allowed a lot more people to eat a lot more pork without getting sick.
The fact that we’ve lost our way and found ourselves locked in the mess of factory farming, should not deter us from realizing that — if we genuinely hope to produce pork that’s safe and tasty — instead of setting the animal world partly free, we might have to take greater control of it. Do not underestimate the importance of this challenge. After all, if clean and humane methods of production cannot be developed, there’s only one ethical choice left for the conscientious consumer: a pork-free diet.
The fact that we’ve lost our way and found ourselves locked in the mess of factory farming, should not deter us from realizing that — if we genuinely hope to produce pork that’s safe and tasty — instead of setting the animal world partly free, we might have to take greater control of it. Do not underestimate the importance of this challenge. After all, if clean and humane methods of production cannot be developed, there’s only one ethical choice left for the conscientious consumer: a pork-free diet.
Oh, so Mr. McWilliams, we shouldn't buy free range meat? What about local farmers who don't grow their meat in a cage like you would grow fruit on a tree? FUCK THEM, I guess.
Mr. McWilliams has also written a forthcoming book, “Just Food: How Locavores Are Endangering the Future of Food and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly.”
"Locavores" are people who eat food made locally. This guy is arguing we should not eat local made food and instead by from large food manufactures. Well, this article just fits right in to that extremely skewed perspective. I can't believe someone actually wrote this shit, to in essence argue, "Don't buy from local farmers and ranchers, they'll kill you!"
