good time to go vegan

[notnotabouthim]

So, as you've probably heard. The FDA has announced that food (meat,dairy, etc) from cloned animals & their offspring is safe for human consumptionHow did they do this? By examining the nutritional quality of the food produced by these animals

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[t_c_da]

where they're much more aggressively careful with the food manufacturing process.

Funny thing.... On the bus on the way in to work this morning I was idly thinking about how the yanks keep banging on about corruption in third world countries? The USistan political system seems to me to be at least as corrupt as those of Africa, it's just called "lobbying" instead of "bribery". In particular I was thinking of a case where some flunky modified a bill relating to something entirely unrelated to include a clause making it easier for the RIAA and it's ilk to prosecute song downloaders. This modification took place AFTER congress had approved the bill and BEFORE it was signed into law by the president. I can't quote references, unfortunately... It was a process similar to the so-called 'earmarks' that get hung on bills to help a particular members constituency - another process that appears to have got somewhat out of hand in recent years.

[notnotabouthim]

oh, I couldn't agree more.

USA doesn't really have a democracy, for all their banging on about it.

It's... an interesting case study to watch. A new brand of corporo-fascism? Only time will tell..

[knighthorse]

A new brand of corporo-fascism?

There are many here who do call it that way. Corporations get all sorts of bills passed that help them out. All those who try to stamp it out are stamped out or silenced in some way. Hopefully, a new president will try to turn it around. I'm not holding my breath.

I, for one, have always felt that we should put an end to lobbying and rampant corporatism.

14 points of Fascism. Very lengthy. A good skim will give lots of good info. The name of the website is a take on what is known as PNAC.

But I digress.

I believe that we are heading down a dangerous path with cloning. Sure it has some possible great benefits (you could grow yourself a new heart when yours gives out, etc). But with something like this, there is the probability of misuse and corruption (unhealthy meat/by products making it out to the market, etc). Time will tell.

[fringekitty]

Here in the U.S. if you talk that way, you get labelled a "conspiracy nut".

[fringekitty]

Signing statements--aren't they creepy!