There is no doubt that reducing one’s consumption of meat lessens the destruction of fragile parts of our environment, e.g., the Amazon rain forest.
I eat what I call “incidental meat,” meaning small amounts that are part of a meal someone has served me. For example, I don’t pick off the pieces of pepperoni that someone has ordered on a pizza.
Yes, our atmosphere and our waterways will soon be seeing increasing concentrations of mercury, lead, cadmium, selenium, and arsenic, not to mention other neurotoxins like a wide array of radioactive isotopes, so that the Trump administration can placate billionaire donors.
But seriously, what are a few million agonizing deaths from these carcinogens compared with huge campaign donations?
EPA Rolls Back Regulations on Heavy Metals from Coal-Fired Power Plants
You may be asking yourself why Missouri Republicans did this.
Well, what’s in it for these people to foster a generation of bright, literate youngsters with a thirst for learning?
Absolutely zero.
To be successful, would-be fascists need as much ignorance in the population as possible.
Keep this in mind next time you receive hear news about the dismantling of scientific institutions and the destruction of public education.
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