I was trying to tape as much I could from my iPhone. Needless to say, its in true bootleg quality. So I would really love to see that footage once you're done editing it. Some of the points that were made about food desserts really intregued me, and the notion of "preservationists". It's extremely ironic that people are given a place to live, with no access to REAL food to eat. And those who decide what goes on whose land, don't give a lick about that dynamic because they have their food prepared for them- and they want to "preserve" the land that they use aesthetically.
That footage would be the inciting argument to get people urged to push for changes in how corporations and businesses compete for the land.
With all that was said in the forum, the thing that hit home to me in every point that their are either not enough people to make a riot of things to light the fire under policy makers' asses, or those voices eventually begin to diminish- in the talk about politics and the bottom line.
But the truth is, the people the government decided to keep healthy and those they do, is extremely political. And the disheartening fact of the matter is that this inequality is the basis of Capitalism. It is the model that the world follows like relegion.
And in terms of our health, it is merely political. Who deserves to die of obsesity?
Any takers?
I agree. How scary is it that I can justify having one medical condition over another? I have high cholesterol and I actually comforted my self by thinking "well at least its no diabetes!" How crazy is that????? I enjoyed the forum because at least the conversation around food is changing- hopefully something can be done sooner rather than later. Because lets be honest- eventually we will be FORCED to change.
ReplyDeleteWow. It seems that we're forced to make scarey comments like that on a daily basis. Some of us have to decide whether we should buy our books or neccesities for the huse before we can eat. And chances are we have to opt for the cheaper food option.
ReplyDeleteWhy the lesser of two very dangerous evils? And I find myself trying to help my mother chose healthier options because my mother's side of the family has a history of diabetes that's linked to their obesity. My mom is not nearly as big as the rest of them, but it's still unhealthy. But her options are wieght watchers microwavable meals or white rice and chicken from the Dominican restaurant down the block.
WTF