Johnnie

“Torture a single chicken and you risk arrest. Abuse hundreds of thousands of chickens for their entire lives? That’s agribusiness.”
― Eric Holt-Giménez, A Foodie's Guide to Capitalism

“reformist proposals, like reducing and repurposing food waste to end hunger, never ask why people are poor or why the food system produces so much waste to begin with. Reformist policies do not challenge capitalist structures, like concentrated land ownership, the financialization of food and land, corporate concentration, or market fundamentalism. Nor do they consider whether it is socially just that a basic human need like food is considered a commodity,”
― Eric Holt-Giménez, A Foodie's Guide to Capitalism

“Can farm programs ensure a stable, fair income for farmers and a healthy, affordable food supply? Of course they can. Unfortunately, capital is not invested in ensuring a fair income for farmers but in profiting from agriculture.”
― Eric Holt-Giménez, A Foodie's Guide to Capitalism

“If the state is not providing them with any benefits, why should they? Coercion will work for a while, but unless there is a social contract, force is unsustainable in the long run. So the question was—and still is—how can the state reconcile the private ownership of the production of essential goods and services with the public good?”
― Eric Holt-Giménez, A Foodie's Guide to Capitalism