pietas unhinged

[riser3]

http://pietasforjesus.wordpress.com/...-buy-buy-eden/ [There are actually some good arguments in here even though I mostly disagree.]

Name two you agree with, and two you don't.

Because Dostie asked:

Two I agree with:

1) There are a lot more important things to boycott
2) Eden Foods is one of a few Organic food companies that does do a pretty damn good job
3) Employment based healthcare - ok, that's three, but my remedy for it is diametrically opposed to the author - I am very much a fan of socialized medicine

Two I disagree with:

Every single other thing the author wrote.

[chemman]

Organic smorganic.

I love the smell of pesticides in the morning!

[riser3]

I love the smell of cancer in the morning!

[riser3]

So the whole flap over Eden Foods, and there is a flap for those that are blissfully unaware, I think boils down to a territorial dispute. Just as telemark was viewed by many as belonging to a hippie and therefore 'left-ish' culture, I think the backlash over Eden Foods is explainable in the same way. I think because of this perceived 'ownership' there is a feeling of betrayal. And therefore an expression of anger that is magnified. It is unfortunate how polarized things have become. And we are all to blame.