The Food Police

It is a sad fact of life that people are no longer allowed to eat what they want when they want to eat it. As vegans foretell the death of the world at the hands of chicken-wing lovers, society has become increasingly blind to the true issues revolving around food. The culinary elite wish to turn everyone into organic-eating and vegetable-loving citizens without regard to the costs. Will these changes somehow be affordable for that single mother of two hungry children? If faced with the choice of an expensive GMO-free meal or some cheap fast-food burgers, which one will she pick?

The answer may seem obvious to you; however, the “self-appointed” food police simply ignore it. Their petty quarrel over the proper labeling of food pushes the real wars of hunger and poor working conditions of farmers to the backdrop. Due to pressure from the government, these farmers are forced to work and work at the risk of being exposed to extremely dangerous pesticides just so that they will be able to meet their production quotas and earn their subsidy. Yet, this is ignored and the food police continue to pin eating decisions on the individual, blaming them for their unhealthy eating choices They firmly believe they have some God-given right to tell everyone exactly what they must cook and eat. However, the real core of the food problem lies within the economy.

The Real Core

We need to focus on making cheap, healthy food and making sure that those who rely on school lunches can actually get the nutrients they need. It is not the food itself that requires reform, but the standards of the industry that call for top-to-bottom change.