Gae Bolga Wrote:This means that food and money are both leaving LDCs, where the majority of people already depend on livestock operations for their very existence.What do you mean? People in poorer countries don't eat a diet full of meat.
Gae Bolga Wrote:So, you tell me...understanding that... what does that have to do with the conjecture that veganism would help to feed people in the developing world?Sorry, but I don't understand what you mean.
Gae Bolga Wrote:They lost their culture, their livelihoods, their land, the respect of their peers, and any reasonable expectation of future success uncoupled with the production or distribution of illicit substancesAnd I thought people in Africa and Latin America are better off now than they were 50 years ago or 100 years ago. With the possible exceptions of Venezuela and Libia. I mean, life in Venezuela and Libia is certainly better now than it was 100 years ago, but I don't know for sure if it's better than it was 50 years ago. Preserving cultures doesn't mean keeping people in poverty. Rural life can seem aesthetically pleasing to an outsider, but people give it up to go work in sweatshops voluntarily.
