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Spot on! The abstracted idealised pro-Vegan advocacy is so often devoid of material content. This is worsened by deploying the tactic of shopping choices. "The result is that today, private interest and political prejudices often hide behind the grandest talk of “ethical” diets and planetary sustainability even as the consequences may be nutritional deficiencies, biodiversity-destroying monocultures and the erosion of food sovereignty....." "For all the warm talk, global food policy is really an alliance of industry and capital intent on both controlling and distorting food production. We should recall Marx’s warnings against allowing the interests of corporations and private profit to decide what we should eat." http://secure-web.cisco.com/1swoRDUJwpCEvU-fnAYJb-ri6rM9QAl2GSZrLonSBs5xq3Cem8kfe4W35hzyySV3EQAHe8QcqE4FJ6i0yzBtfnxvsBza98Un7LDK_msokkqWxQZFpLZA5nRgkfu9YL1GJRSuvSBID188T4dy65L6pprQaoRwfH0WCAUpdeX1FnpP_smWtGKRzWINHueo62RRS3sW_emF3amUl57lZsmO97_s-tHgbJ5yi9BZevCiT6VCnetZbMzt65ba0WcNqC8XeniHNebLXo8aMy9wC56U3vj5la57LMihq7vK1uFD0TLkoKoAPexTDHRBSWBT-lB31BWm-tJ4AalklBX94Ls1OaUqvi4ugka_31Am7L3A98cloQe-Eyyuc2_axUhuy6jm0gaaW7D4cxSenLNGixnRcXIucGQ-AsDolx4wSh_VNq8A/http%3A%2F%2Ftheconversation.com%2Fthe-dark-side-of-plant-based-food-its-more-about-money-than-you-may-think-127272 Foster's excellent contribution about Marx and food (linked to in the article) , is another useful antidote. Monthly Review | Marx as a Food Theorist https://secure-web.cisco.com/1MTOydMnRPRLmcS6ugwGcnAunIevUiVKxEza-umqjMPATyFsBVLb7imjalwdAciXVyIVp9_KOX7KxIiytuv2eQMZDZq0yYR8maQlgVTnAAwWXJzyJ4QdK0J3yot_8QXLibEqUCaadzf0XihsLleVS8e5ZLaXHdDXxgKGcxthOARrWXhfpjJcogNoYan5Cwm-0sW1Y0unJY5Zp_JVGw_U6HzonFiQlwttVzxdvhByn-1MFczTpknvRDAZ5R9mAfcb6C6qioUoZcp_0JJ6gpSzuDY05r1TWZtUS-7E7nNlLDGuq3kRJq4BMtsFEik-yXNj_EIXjDRT9TqOT8zn6w8zJRUMu-ebyxgcB_7N8fm8V70EhTddWL5onV2ntv2BrFHOy/https%3A%2F%2Fmonthlyreview.org%2F2016%2F12%2F01%2Fmarx-as-a-food-theorist%2F _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
