I am so disappointed in this thread. When I joined, I thought it would be an intelligent exchange of ideas. It seemed to have started that way. The articles and web sites that were shared were very informative, and made the person's point without being controversial. But between the super-defensive Big Ag lovers and those still living the Civil War (it's over, you know) I can't even read the comments for all the anger and criticisms. I've re-read threads when people are accused of saying things and calling names, but it's mostly the sensitive Big Ag people saying it - none of those on the side of alternative methods are calling names, merely making comments you don't care for. Thou dost protest too much, Big Ag. In the thirteen years since I became vegetarian and the 10 years I have had chickens I have read a lot of material. I am open to reading both sides. In fact, I WANT to know what's good about Big Ag, because I can't believe stuff like that can happen be allowed in our country, but I just can't find enough to disregard what I have read about the negatives. I am the food person in the family. I am trying to influence my relatives to think with their fork and their conscience. I don't allow my mom to purchase factory meat anymore. I don't want to give out false information. But it seems that here, as well as anywhere else that Big Ag has been questioned, they react with name calling and indignation and all this talk about feeding the world. I can't count how many times I've read about tons and tons of grain languishing because too much was grown - again. This is the influence of the gov't and Monsanto. 80% of grain grown today goes to feed farmed animals. What if people ate it instead? I read recently that, if practices continue like they are, that farmed animals will be eating as much grain as four million people. Kinda ironic when they aren't even supposed to be eating it, huh? Like I have said several times, and keeps being ignored, and O.N. has said it, we don't hate, feel sorry for, or pity the farmers that choose to live this way. Please read that again. Just because we disagree with your working practices does not mean we feel those other things. It is the companies that have ruined family farm after family farm, as well as people's health and the environment for years without feeling any responsibility - all in the name of money. You think Big Ag cares about you? If so, maybe I do feel sorry for you. As far as accusing others of not having any facts, Big Ag supporters have been a little shy of facts themselves. If Big Ag was really right, they and their supporters wouldn't invest so much energy trying to tell everyone else how wrong they are.
Well, I wish this could say this has been fun, but it has reenforced my impressions about Big Ag and their backers. I leave this thread to seek intelligent intercourse with less flammable participants.
Well, I wish this could say this has been fun, but it has reenforced my impressions about Big Ag and their backers. I leave this thread to seek intelligent intercourse with less flammable participants.
