[x]

Organic Farming = Racism?

Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 11
  1. Milo Milo is offline

    Brampton
    Canada

    Posts: 5,137
    Joined: Mar 08

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 4:10am)

    http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/10...ong-in-africa/

    Discuss . . .
  2. Cooker Cooker is offline

    DC
    United States

    Posts: 4,793
    Joined: Feb 09

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 4:14am) in reply to Milo

  3. Autolobotomist Autolobotomist is online now playing air is my style? so what

    Tempe, AZ
    United States

    Posts: 11,361
    Joined: Jun 07

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 4:17am) in reply to Cooker

    Racist how? I saw no reference to any ethnicity in what was written.
  4. Lord Supremo Lord Supremo is offline actually a tuvalu lord (sigh)

    Tuvalu

    Posts: 19,914
    Joined: Mar 07

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 4:18am) in reply to Autolobotomist

     
    Originally Posted by Autolobotomist View Post

    Racist how? I saw no reference to any ethnicity in what was written.


    This, I have no idea how you came up with this thread title.
  5. saxman saxman is online now

    Posts: 16,861
    Joined: Mar 06

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 4:20am) in reply to Lord Supremo

    read the article - was confused
  6. TMLMS13 TMLMS13 is online now

    Waterloo
    Canada

    Posts: 18,420
    Joined: Dec 05

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 4:20am) in reply to saxman

    liberals gonna liberal
  7. Autolobotomist Autolobotomist is online now playing air is my style? so what

    Tempe, AZ
    United States

    Posts: 11,361
    Joined: Jun 07

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 4:24am) in reply to TMLMS13

    Oh. I think I get it now. OP wants black people to go back to Africa. This thread sorta makes sense in that context. No other way this makes any sense.
  8. Lord Supremo Lord Supremo is offline actually a tuvalu lord (sigh)

    Tuvalu

    Posts: 19,914
    Joined: Mar 07

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 4:25am) in reply to Autolobotomist

    Also, I have no idea what the point of this is. "Imperialism of rich tastes"?? Sounds like the problem is less in wealthy Westerners who want to eat more organic and more in African leaders' inability to independently assess what's best for their own countries.
  9. saxman saxman is online now

    Posts: 16,861
    Joined: Mar 06

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 4:28am) in reply to Lord Supremo

    might be pissed off cuz the organically grown bananas in Ontario are displacing the regular African bananas
  10. Cooker Cooker is offline

    DC
    United States

    Posts: 4,793
    Joined: Feb 09

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 4:28am) in reply to saxman



  11. Neeek Neeek is online now

    Kansas City, MO
    United States

    Posts: 9,502
    Joined: Sep 05

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 4:29am) in reply to Cooker

    Ask Vandana Shiva what she thinks of this guy's idea. It sure is working out well for India . . . .
    Edited By: Neeek Oct 21st, 2012 at 04:31 AM
  12. thereraise thereraise is offline

    San Diego, CA
    United States

    Posts: 6,719
    Joined: Nov 06

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 4:30am) in reply to Neeek

    if you say so dude......
  13. Autolobotomist Autolobotomist is online now playing air is my style? so what

    Tempe, AZ
    United States

    Posts: 11,361
    Joined: Jun 07

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 4:35am) in reply to thereraise

    This thread is now about OP being stupid.

    Discuss.
  14. Lord Supremo Lord Supremo is offline actually a tuvalu lord (sigh)

    Tuvalu

    Posts: 19,914
    Joined: Mar 07

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 4:35am) in reply to Autolobotomist

    Ask Norman Borlaug what he thinks of strict adherence to organic farming
  15. saxman saxman is online now

    Posts: 16,861
    Joined: Mar 06

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 4:37am) in reply to Autolobotomist

     
    Originally Posted by Autolobotomist View Post

    This thread is now about OP being stupid.

    Discuss.

    he's not stupid but he will bet you straight up $10.00 whether the lady serving beer will turn left or right when she walks up the stairs.
  16. Milo Milo is offline

    Brampton
    Canada

    Posts: 5,137
    Joined: Mar 08

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 4:44am) in reply to saxman

     
    Originally Posted by saxman View Post

    he's not stupid but he will bet you straight up $10.00 whether the lady serving beer will turn left or right BEFORE she walks up the stairs.

    Fixed it for you . . .
    Thread Starter
  17. Milo Milo is offline

    Brampton
    Canada

    Posts: 5,137
    Joined: Mar 08

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 4:45am) in reply to saxman

    From the article . . .

    The slogans may reflect conventional wisdom on North American campuses and in European grocery aisles. But when imposed on the impoverished farmers of Africa, agriculture expert Robert Paarlberg argues, this mindset spells disaster, thwarting efforts to achieve the food security sought by conference-goers.

    and . . .

    The skepticism of African governments is fuelled by what Mr. Paarlberg has called “an imperialism of rich tastes;” in other words, Africa’s urban political elite mimic positions taken by their counterparts in European capitals, hanging their own “science-starved farmers” out to dry.

    or . . .

    He said food activists may think they are helping the planet but too often they limit their view to “the kind of food system we should have in the San Francisco Bay Area,” or dietary changes needed to fight obesity.
    “They don’t think first about the circumstances of low-resource farmers in rural Africa where people are underweight rather than overweight, where they use too little fertilizer rather than too much fertilizer, where they have no access to markets,” he said. “They’re not victims of globalization. There are no multi-national corporations anywhere to be seen. They live in remote areas that aren’t even connected by road systems to market towns.”
    Edited By: Milo Oct 21st, 2012 at 04:48 AM
    Thread Starter
  18. Dyzalot Dyzalot is offline

    Candia, NH
    United States

    Posts: 20,370
    Joined: May 05

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 4:48am) in reply to Milo

    How does any of that have anything at all to do with racism? Are Africans racist against white scientists and that's why they won't accept GMO's? I don't get it.
     3
  19. Cooker Cooker is offline

    DC
    United States

    Posts: 4,793
    Joined: Feb 09

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 4:54am) in reply to Milo

     
    Originally Posted by Milo View Post

    fyp
  20. norcaljeff norcaljeff is online now 2010 OT Thread Kill Leader

    San Francisco, CA
    United States

    Posts: 42,384
    Joined: Sep 07

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 5:48am) in reply to Milo

    The racism is clear. By pushing their agenda, the envirofacists who are so concerned about the planet, man, that they prefer blacks and browns to die rather than use (allegedly anti-1st world planet view) seeds and farming methods. I guess you could say it isnt necessarily racism, itcould just be a callous disregard for third-worlders, in the name of the greater good of course.
  21. userid363 userid363 is offline Closet, found my way out

    Posts: 10,410
    Joined: Oct 07

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 6:14am) in reply to norcaljeff

    we hate all people equally, thank you
  22. time4badbeat time4badbeat is offline

    WI
    United States

    Posts: 4,999
    Joined: Nov 06

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 3:08pm) in reply to norcaljeff

     
    Originally Posted by norcaljeff View Post

    The racism is clear. By pushing their agenda, the envirofacists who are so concerned about the planet, man, that they prefer blacks and browns to die rather than use (allegedly anti-1st world planet view) seeds and farming methods. I guess you could say it isnt necessarily racism, itcould just be a callous disregard for third-worlders, in the name of the greater good of course.

    That's all part of the plan, less people = better for mother earth
     
  23. Milo Milo is offline

    Brampton
    Canada

    Posts: 5,137
    Joined: Mar 08

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 5:42pm) in reply to time4badbeat

    Mother Earth doesn't need the help. As Carlin said, the planet will be here long after we (as a species) are gone. If you think we can destroy this planet, you are delusional. We may be able to alter it to the point where it will no longer sustain Humankind's existence, but that is a very different thing.

    Also . . . why does it have to be less "brown" people?
    Edited By: Milo Oct 21st, 2012 at 05:43 PM
    Thread Starter
  24. MadProfesor MadProfesor is online now

    Los Angeles, CA
    United States

    Posts: 11,956
    Joined: Jan 06

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 7:50pm) in reply to Milo

    Fuck Monsato
  25. littleze littleze is offline

    Posts: 3,321
    Joined: Dec 07

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 7:52pm) in reply to MadProfesor

    I heard the word 'apartment' is racist too
  26. Niceguy Niceguy is offline I will find you.

    NV
    United States

    Posts: 25,318
    Joined: Jul 06

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 7:52pm) in reply to littleze

    Who farms?

    The white man.

    Who writes articles?

    The white man.

    So who is racist?

    The white man.
  27. EyeKnows EyeKnows is offline

    Posts: 9,027
    Joined: Sep 06

    Oct 21st, 2012 (10/21/2012 8:25pm) in reply to Niceguy

    some people have an excuse for their racism...they grew up on a farm.

Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 11