[lbo-talk] Alternet reviews Singer's latest (The Way We Eat) (and other responses)

[/ dave /]

ravi wrote:

> At around 24/5/06 8:31 pm, / dave / wrote:
>> And leave it to me to gloss over the fact that people actually like
>> good-tasting food now and then.
>>
> 
> Your point being that vegetarian or vegan food doesn't taste good?


No, the point being that most any food tastes better than 
vitamin pills. (Sorry for the confusion...)


... and Miles Jackson wrote:

 > / dave / wrote:
 >> And leave it to me to gloss over the fact that people 
actually like
 >> good-tasting food now and then. (Virtually all my 
meals are six-minute
 >> affairs...)
 >>
 >
 > Man, that's a pretty sad commentary on U. S. capitalist 
culture, isn't
 > it?  Food is a commodity to be inhaled, not an excuse 
for social
 > interaction!


Very true. However, as a slight qualifier (though maybe 
even an affirmation of your comment in some cases), one 
might point out that the idea of a shared mealtime 
presupposes the existence of a social network that allows 
and encourages said person-to-person interaction at that 
time of day (not a given in every situation) - and, 
related to this, there's also the possibility of financial 
limitations that don't permit frequent public feedings at 
local establishments where people are wont to gather.

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/  dave  /