Re: [Marxism] Liberal Scare-Mongers Attack Progressive Food Bill

[chegitz guevara <absynthe@xxxxxxxxx>]

My apologizes, I thought I was replying to a private email, not to the
whole list.

On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 2:27 PM, chegitz guevara <absynthe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Nothing that you quoted means the end of organic farming. The agency
> has to set minimum standards, oh no!. Would you like to have *NO*
> standards for fertilizer? I wouldn't, because then any sleaze could
> dump anything on crops and call it organic. Use your brain!
>
> In any event, as stated, A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATION
> REGULATES ORGANIC FARMING!
>
> Finally, what, anywhere in the bill, says anything about ORGANIC farming.
>
> Yes, it's nothing but hysteria. Probably started by people opposed to
> higher standards for food safety. Now who would those be? Conventional
> farmers and food corporations. Congrats on being a tool for big
> business.
>
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 2:14 PM, guava tree <theguavatree@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> hysteria? How about a rising tide of consciousness about how our
>> government does not serve the people, but only for-profit
>> corporations? How is this a bad thing?
>>
>> how can you dismiss those who don't want a bill passed with horrible
>> Patriot Act-esque language like this:
>>
>> In General- The Administrator shall--(2) ensure that persons who
>> produce, process, or distribute food meet their responsibility to
>> prevent or minimize food safety hazards related to their products.
>>
>> How will they ensure these vague qualifications? Oh, right:
>>
>> (c) Regulations- Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
>> of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of
>> Agriculture and representatives of State departments of agriculture,
>> shall promulgate regulations to establish science-based minimum
>> standards for the safe production of food by food production
>> facilities. Such regulations shall--(3) include, with respect to
>> growing, harvesting, sorting, and storage operations, minimum
>> standards related to fertilizer use, nutrients, hygiene, packaging,
>> temperature controls, animal encroachment, and water;Comments
>>
>>
>> A minimum standard of fertilizer? Regulated? there's another 100
>> billion into the petrochemical fertililzer companies. I won't even
>> mention the penalties section of this horrible bill. Up to a
>> $1,000,000 fine, 10 years in jail, etc...
>>
>>
>> Just like the Patriot Act, this bill is written in the language that
>> supposedly "keeps us safe", but will be weilded against precisely
>> those people who are actively trying to create new models of farming
>> and food distribution that threaten the disgusting hegemony of
>> capitalist food production.
>>
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