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Eating capitalism: How our food got hijacked by profits

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Re: Eating capitalism: How our food got hijacked by profits

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As much as bashing capitalism is in vogue. I'd take capitalism running the food system over communism any day. The reverse article could have been written 50 years ago. "Starving communism: How collectivism killed the kitchen"

There is more to life than Pepsi or Coca-Cola.

Re: Eating capitalism: How our food got hijacked by profits

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As much as bashing capitalism is in vogue. I'd take capitalism running the food system over communism any day. The reverse article could have been written 50 years ago. "Starving communism: How collectivism killed the kitchen"

Well, yes - but that's a false dichotomy. In most western countries, food & agriculture are so regulated/subsidized/twisted that "capitalism" is as much an ideological facade as it is a description.

Re: Eating capitalism: How our food got hijacked by profits

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post #6

Capitalism will sell you guns and crosses, it depends on what people demand. If you go to Italy there are no mc donald's. It's a cultural issue, not a problem of the the economic system.

> If you go to Italy there are no mc donald's

Eh? https://www.mcdonalds.it/

Re: Eating capitalism: How our food got hijacked by profits

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post #6

Capitalism will sell you guns and crosses, it depends on what people demand. If you go to Italy there are no mc donald's. It's a cultural issue, not a problem of the the economic system.

> If you go to Italy there are no mc donald's Eh? https://www.mcdonalds.it/

Sorry, the example is bad, there's no Domino's in Italy.

Re: Eating capitalism: How our food got hijacked by profits

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As much as bashing capitalism is in vogue. I'd take capitalism running the food system over communism any day. The reverse article could have been written 50 years ago. "Starving communism: How collectivism killed the kitchen"

You just reminded me of Lenin's cooking tips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtF1ZNqSX3w

Re: Eating capitalism: How our food got hijacked by profits

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There is a point somewhere in there, but half the article is just rambling. Preserving food by freezing it doesn't somehow make it ultra-processed or bad for you in some way. Why is citric acid scary, because it is an unfamiliar word? What on earth does any of this have to do with capitalism? Do communist countries not have fast food or snacks?

Re: Eating capitalism: How our food got hijacked by profits

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post #10

I have the pleasure of working with some small scale farmers and they are the truth. We are destroying our soil health for short term profit. We need more regenerative farming but PE doesn’t like the margin on that. Yvon Chounaird advocates for bringing small scale farming back. It’s good honest work that could help with our unemployment and purpose issues while restoring planetary health.

Can small scale regenerative farming scale enough to feed everyone? I would love to read more if you can point me to some resources.

Re: Eating capitalism: How our food got hijacked by profits

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post #10

I have the pleasure of working with some small scale farmers and they are the truth. We are destroying our soil health for short term profit. We need more regenerative farming but PE doesn’t like the margin on that. Yvon Chounaird advocates for bringing small scale farming back. It’s good honest work that could help with our unemployment and purpose issues while restoring planetary health.

Can small scale regenerative farming scale enough to feed everyone? I would love to read more if you can point me to some resources.

I’ve heard it can if we apply some of the techniques to larger scale farming.

Yvon talks about it a bit in “Let my people go surfing” but if you want something more focused I’m not sure. I’ve mostly picked stuff up through convos here and there, haven’t done a deep dive.

I haven’t read this but it sounds promising: https://www.patagonia.com/product/regenerating-earth-farmers...

Re: Eating capitalism: How our food got hijacked by profits

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And also how a few megacorps supply ultraprocessed junk to restaurants around America who choose to or lack suppliers to make things fresh.

I Tracked Down The Company Ruining Restaurants https://youtu.be/rXXQTzQXRFc

Sysco has always been a major broadline vendor to restaurants for 30+ years. What I didn't know is they exploit/ed 13a exception prison slavery and overseas slavery too. Honestly, I'm surprised they're not yet completely owned by private equity.

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