Ithaca, where do you think the products you use come from. You are use to a certain standard of living. Right? The wood that's in your house, fence, or deck. Where do you suppose that comes from? The coal for industry to produce all the products you are accustom to having. The metal that is in everything from your jewelry, electronics, toilets to your cook wear and automobile. Where do you suppose that comes from? As far as beef, the meat is only one product. How about the leather. Do you have any hunting boots? Not to mention the fats are used for making cosmetics, candels, and plastics to name a few. Anything else goes into bonemeal to feed your household pet. Where do you suppose all that comes from? Even the fuel for your SUV for God sakes. You take all of it away and the only alternative is to buy outside the US. That doesn't sound like a very intelligent solution to me. Where else are all these raw materials suppose to come from? I don't think many of us will lower our standard of living to accomodate it.
That is the bottom line of reality that seems to evade so many. No matter what, everyone either directly or indirectly supports all your evil industries. I guarantee that even the most hardened activist is currently using dozens upon dozens of products that were derived from the very institution that they are trying to shut down.
I'm not saying any of this is good or bad, just a necessary evil as far as most are concerned. Just be careful on your tunnel vision and being so dedicated to taking the rights of others away. You could be next Ithaca... Where does it stop Ithaca? When we have a steril and homogenous society and all we are left with is the memory of the little freedoms we have now. Things such as where we live, the manner in which I make a living, and the right to do as much as I can get away with.
