I have been interested in knowing where my food comes from for quite a few years. I remember watching Super Size Me; I couldn't believe how many health problems fast food caused Morgan Spurlock. After seeing the proof on the screen, it was obvious to me that there was something wrong with the system that promoted unhealthy food to hungry Americans. I can't say that I have researched a lot about where food comes from, but I have been more conscientious about what I put in my body and my family's bodies.
Even though I knew that things weren't "kosher" with the food industry, I was still shocked with the information presented in Food Inc. at the power that some companies have over everyone, from the farmers to the consumers. I am upset, as a mother and as a consumer, that a handful of wealthy business people put money and power over the quality of their product and the integrity of their corporation. Not only do they not care about the American population, they knowingly market and sell unhealthy, sometimes contaminated food to unsuspecting people. The thought of their arrogance makes me almost as sick as their products.
After learning about the conspiracy between Big Businesses and the Federal Government I wanted to not know. I wanted to forget everything I had learned and go back to being ignorant. I thought that it would be easier to live without the knowledge of betrayal; I could be content again. Yes it would be easier to not know, bit the unfortunate truth is that you cannot unlearn anything, and ignorance is certainly not bliss. The ignorant are like cattle being herded off to slaughter, and all for a few dollars.
They know what they are doing is wrong; they have seen the results of their actions and they refuse to fix the problem. They know that cows that feed on corn are carriers of sometimes deadly diseases, but they still feed them corn. They know that farmers can't afford to stand up to them in court, so they push them around. Why do they do these terrible things, knowing what they know? The big companies in control also know that consumers don't know about what is being fed to our meat consumers don't know what is being done to the farmers that don't comply with their rules. Big Business is the equivalent of the bully on the playground, taking all the younger kids lunch money, and they need to be stopped.
I alone cannot make a difference, but everyone working together can. We can stop their lies and we can prevent future generations from living in the dark. I vow to only buy free range meat, and to grow a garden. I vow to use coconut oil instead of oils made from corn and soybeans. I vow to become more informed about where my food comes from and I vow to not believe the lies anymore.
What will you do to tear down the11 curtain?
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