and the ally of the meat-producers' industry as well. they have never had enough inspectors to really protect our food supply, because the people who make the MONEY don't want things looked into too closely. those making the money--and the decisions--are not you or me, or the people in india or china or anyplace else working for pennies an hour. we keep saying these people stole our jobs--no, they were handed our jobs on the proverbial silver platters, by governments (on both sides) who only care for the bottom line of the those who protect THEIR interests.
the common people--anywhere--don't particularly enter into any of this. sadly, this is not new. the information about the political straitjacket that has kept the fda powerless for years has been out there a long time; the questionable practices regarding both the handholding between the meat-producers and the drug companies vs the people who are supposed to be protected by the fda--even everyday fiction has presented it (robin cook's, "toxin," arthur hailey's, "strong medicine" come immediately to mind..... ). there's been serious questions about the pet-food industry as well--going back years. there's an old saying silence equaling complicity (and/or death). people with serious questions about both the pet-food and human-food supply were called fanatics, minimized, marginalized--ignored. same thing would have happened with this episode, i believe, if the net hadn't become such a moment-by-moment entity. for list-based people, it's a different world than for bloggers and chatters and IMrs--the former visit the internet often, the latter group have it as their permanent address and never leave home. the national media has not kept this in the forefront. they belong to that corporate culture that would prefer not too many questions be asked about things--who knows what directions fingers might point to next. another great saying from my day (arggggh, do i feel old lately!): be part of the solution, not part of the problem. folks, this is OUR government we're talking about, let's hold them accountable for a change. if we let them just blame this on "some outside agitator," and not look into their own actions that made it possible, this crisis may end. but the seeds for the next one will remain planted, just waiting for the right combination of things to sprout the disaster that may be even worse. oh, hell, maybe i'll just start a blog after all. MC On 5/6/07, Pam Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I couldn't agree more. They are the pharmaceutical industry's ally. It comes down to that. Pam elizabeth trent wrote: > I'm really having a problem with the FDA. I don't think they have > been fast enough or honest enough. They really have not impressed me > as being my ally or my pet's ally. >
-- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
