me too. what's wrong with being unpopular? :) On 17/03/13 3:26 PM, Alan Sondheim wrote: > > > We do this... > > On Sun, 17 Mar 2013, isabel brison wrote: > >> A recipe for action: >> >> 1. stop buying meat >> 2. tell everyone you know to stop buying meat until you have no >> friends left >> >> Activism in this area tends to make people unpopular. >> >> It has to be talked about though; it is not a niche issue as it concerns >> food - which is essential for everyone - and markets - which more or >> less >> dictate the rules for our lives nowadays. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 17 March 2013 12:32, Simon Mclennan <[email protected]> wrote: >> The male chicks go >> into the grinder alive >> this is normal >> in the American >> meat industry >> >> its a big screw >> that moves the 'product' >> through fine mesh >> to creat the pink >> slime >> you can fry >> >> Alan the distancing is self evident >> This distancing is layered on top of the existing distancing >> >> How we treat animals is a reflection of how we view, and relate >> to >> our world. >> >> The cows are jacked up with machines and men in white coats, >> ripped and broken while still alive >> as violent as any sadistic torture of a human by a human >> >> I'm so sorry >> >> Really worrying is the statute in America that makes it a >> federal >> crime of terrorism to make any >> action that interferes with the 'profits' of the meat and food >> industry - as you mentioned. >> >> I think we need to go into some of these practices in the meat >> industry.. >> >> this way of thinking should be challenged. >> >> Mmm, >> >> got to make art that challenges this >> >> Good luck with the talk >> >> Simon >>
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