That they do, and this seems to be something common to most non-western diets: meat is not a staple, it's a flavoring or texture enhancer.
changing our outlook of meat to be more in line with this, would do a lot to negate the "need" for commercialized animal production, which in turn would greatly reduce the amount of water and useful food essentially wasted in our agricultural system.
but doing so would also reduce the beef industries profits and undo all the work they've paid for to convince everyone it's what's for dinner. as the oprah case shows, they're happy to spend millions to protect their billions from any perceived threat whatsoever.
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Date: 2004-03-21 07:40 pm (UTC)changing our outlook of meat to be more in line with this, would do a lot to negate the "need" for commercialized animal production, which in turn would greatly reduce the amount of water and useful food essentially wasted in our agricultural system.
but doing so would also reduce the beef industries profits and undo all the work they've paid for to convince everyone it's what's for dinner. as the oprah case shows, they're happy to spend millions to protect their billions from any perceived threat whatsoever.