tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220057250271426855.post438927296917442438..comments2023-06-08T10:14:58.258-04:00Comments on The Yeoman Farmer: The MeatrixTYFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14507074580402175405noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220057250271426855.post-85016857300761656172009-05-05T14:03:00.000-04:002009-05-05T14:03:00.000-04:00I'll have to watch it again -- that was my impress...I'll have to watch it again -- that was my impression from memory. Maybe they've cleaned it up since then, or perhaps memory fails me.<br /><br /><br />peace,Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658949890957239166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220057250271426855.post-62662763779272454582009-05-05T14:01:00.000-04:002009-05-05T14:01:00.000-04:00I didn't get the "don't eat meat" message. Just we...I didn't get the "don't eat meat" message. Just went and re-watched it, and the exact line is "it is you, the consumer, who has the real power. Don't support the factory farming machine. There's a world of altermatives. They'll show you what you can do to escape The Meatrix."<br /><br />I took that to mean, "Find local, small-scale sustainable family farms and buy your meat from them."TYFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14507074580402175405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220057250271426855.post-34576667286918369722009-05-05T13:49:00.000-04:002009-05-05T13:49:00.000-04:00It's very clever -- my only gripe is the bait-and-...It's very clever -- my only gripe is the bait-and-switch they pull at the end.<br /><br />In syllogism form, it seems to be:<br /><br />1. Factory farms are bad.<br />2. Therefore, don't eat any meat.<br /><br />This misses a whole category of farming... the very family farms they outline at the beginning!<br /><br />peace,Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658949890957239166noreply@blogger.com