challenging the the means of production has never been popular - over
consuming has always been the preferred option...
marc
Well nothing, I suppose :-)
But it really gets to me that meat-eating is such an emotional issue
some people just refuse to discuss it; also that it seems to be
acceptable to not take animal rights activists seriously.
On 18 March 2013 17:07, helen varley jamieson
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
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] <mailto:[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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