,REVIEW3 ,FA/ ,FOOD ,NATION BY ,]IC ,S*LOSS] ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY ,TEXT 3 ,?IS IS AN EXCELL5T BOOK1 CRAMM$ FULL ( USEFUL 7& DISGU/+7 0,MC,NUGGETS0 ( 9=MATION ON ! :OLE PROCESS ( PRODUC+ 0FA/ FOOD40 ,FROM ! 9DU/RIALIZATION ( F>M+1 TO ! MONOPOLIZATION ( FOOD PROCESS+1 TO ! /&>DIZATION ( FOOD CONSUMPTION ?R\<\T :OLE SECTIONS ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICA1 ,S*LOSS]'S BOOK EXPOSES ! HORRORS ( MOD]N CORPORATE CAPITALISM4 ,HE DOCUM5TS ! IMPACT ( ! RISE ( FA/ FOOD ON ALMO/ ALL ASPECTS ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICA1 FROM F>M+ TO HEAL?1 FROM WORK+ PRACTICES TO L&SCAPE1 & BEYOND4 ,LIKE ! 0FA/ FOOD0 ECONOMY HE DISSECTS1 ,S*LOSS]'S WORK IS F> RANG+1 COV]+ SU* NOTABLE SCUM BAGS AS ,WALT ,DISNEY 7:OSE FA!R1 IRONICALLY1 WAS A SOCIALI/7 & ,RAY ,KROC 7! MAN RESPONSIBLE = MAK+ ,MC,DONALDS :AT IT IS N[74 ,S*LOSS]1 TO HIS CR$IT1 FILLS HIS BOOK ) 9T]VIEWS ) WORK]S 9VOLV$ 9 EV]Y /AGE ( ! 0FA/ FOOD0 PROCESS1 9CLUD+ 9DEP5D5T F>M]S & ?OSE OPPOS$ TO CORPORATIONS ADV]TIS+ 9 S*OOLS & PROVID+ TEA*+ MAT]IALS4 ,HE BR+S A REFRE%+LY HUMAN LOOK AT AN 9DU/RY ?AT D5IES 9 PRACTICE 9DIVIDUALITY & HUMANITY4 ,! VISION ( A 0FA/ FOOD0 WORLD IS TRULY HORRIFIC4 ,IT IS A WORLD :]E EV5 ! SMELL & TA/E ( FOOD IS MASS PRODUC$4 ,/&>DIZ$ FOOD = A /&>DIZ$ SOCIETY4 ,AS HE MEMORABLY NOTES1 0,MILLIONS (444 PEOPLE AT ?AT V]Y MOM5T W]E /&+ AT ! SAME C\NT]1 ORD]+ ! SAME FOOD FROM ! SAME M5U1 FOOD ?AT TA/$ EV]Y:]E ! SAME40 ,! TRUE BANALITY ( CAPITALISM IS EXPOS$ 9 ALL ITS MULTITUDE ( RAMIFICATIONS 9 ,S*LOSS]'S BOOK4 ,! ,ORWELLIAN WORLD ( MOD]N CORPORATE CAPITALISM IS SE5 9 ALL ITS 0GLORY40 ,A WORLD 9 :I* ! 9DU/RY GR\P =M$ TO COMBAT ,OCCUPATIONAL ,SAFETY & ,HEAL? ,ADM9I/RATION REGULATION IS CALL$ 0,ALLIANCE = ,WORKPLACE ,SAFETY0 & :]E ! PROCESS$ FOOD'S TA/E HAS TO HAVE ! CORRECT 0M\?FEEL40 ,IT IS A WORLD :]E CORPORATIONS FE$ AT ! PUBLIC TR\< & !N PRAISE ! FREE M>KET1 :]E FIRMS GR[ HUGE & EX]CISE MONOPOLI/IC P[] :ILE TALK+ AB\T COMPETITION1 :]E EXECUTIVES TALK AB\T 0! V]Y ESS5CE ( FRE$OM0 & YET !IR CORPORATION'S 0FIR/ COMM&ANT IS ?AT ONLY PRODUCTION C\NTS444 ,! EMPLOYEE'S DUTY IS TO FOLL[ ORD]S4 ,P]IOD40 ,= ALL ITS TALK ( LIB]TY1 ! ESS5CE ( CAPITALISM IS WAGE SLAV]Y1 & ITS MO/ ODOR\S ASPECTS >E WELL DOCUM5T$ H]E4 ,FA/ ,FOOD ,NATION DISCUSSES ! CORPORATIONS' P]SPECTIVE ON 9DEP5D5T F>MS1 OPPOS+ ANY ATTEMPT TO =M CO-OP]ATIVES OR ASSOCIATIONS TO IMPROVE !IR B>GA9+ POSITION 9 ! M>KET4 ,AS ONE EXECUTIVE PUT IT1 0,\R RELATION%IP ) \R GR[]S IS A ONE-ON-ONE CONTRACTUAL RELATION%IP0 & !Y 0WANT TO SEE ?AT IT REMA9S ?AT WAY40 ,AS ) ! 9DU/RIAL WORK=CE1 ! TALK ( 0TEAMWORK0 JU/ HIDES ! REALITY ( CORPORATE P[] - ! LIB]TY ( DO+ :AT Y\ >E TOLD1 UND] CONDITIONS SPECIFI$ BY ! P[]FUL4 ,UND] SU* PRESSURE1 ,AM]ICA'S 9DEP5D5T F>M]S >E BE+ REPLAC$ BY 9DU/RIAL F>MS4 ,S*LOSS] PLACES ! BIR? ( ! 0FA/ FOOD0 9DU/RY )9 ! #a#i#eS LOVE AFFAIR ) 0PROGRESS40 ,TE*NOLOGY W\LD SOLVE ALL \R PROBLEMS1 EV5 ! ONES IT G5]ATES ITSELF4 ,! IRRATIONALITIES H]E CAN EASILY BE SE54 ,= EXAMPLE1 FAC$ ) ! S]I\S HEAL? PROBLEMS G5]AT$ BY ! 9DU/RIALIZATION ( MEAT PROCESS+1 ! MEATPACK+ 9DU/RY ADVOCAT$ YET MORE TE*NOLOGY TO 0SOLVE0 ! PROBLEMS CAUS$ BY ! EXI/+ TE*NOLOGY4 ,RA!R ?AN FOCUS+ ON ! PRIM>Y CAUSES ( MEAT CONTAM9ATION1 !Y PROPOS$ IRRADIAT+ FOOD4 ,( C\RSE ! FIRMS 9VOLV$ WANT TO REPLACE ! WORD 0IRRADIATION0 ) ! PHRASE 0COLD PA/EURIZATION06 ,MU* ( :AT HAPP5S TODAY IS JU/IFI$ 9 T]MS ( 0PROGRESS40 ,PROGRESS IS1 WE >E ASSUR$1 0NEUTRAL40 ,AS IF6 ,CAPITALISM IS A CLASS SOCIETY1 M>K$ BY EXPLOITATION1 OPPRESSION & SOCIAL HI]>*IES4 ,AS SU*1 *ANGE )9 IT WILL REFLECT ! V>I\S CLASS CONFLICTS1 SOCIAL HI]>*IES1 P[] RELATION%IPS & SO ON :I* EXI/ )9 IT AS WELL AS ! RATIONALES ( ! ECONOMIC SY/EM 7E4G4 ! DRIVE = PR(ITS74 ,!RE=E PROGRESS CAN H>DLY BE NEUTRAL4 ,?IS IS P>TICUL>LY TRUE ( ! ECONOMY4 ,! DEVELOPM5T ( ! 9DU/RIAL /RUCTURE ( A CAPITALI/ ECONOMY WILL BE BAS$ ON ! FUNDAM5TAL NE$ TO MAXIMIZE ! PR(ITS & P[] ( ! CAPITALI/S4 ,IT DOES NOT FOLL[ ?AT BECAUSE A SOCIETY :I* PLACES PR(ITS ABOVE PEOPLE HAS F\ND A SPECIFIC WAY ( ORGANIZ+ PRODUCTION 0EFFICI5TLY01 A SOCIALI/ SOCIETY WILL DO ! SAME4 ,AN>*I/S HAVE LONG BE5 AW>E ?AT CAPITALI/ ME?ODS >E PRECISELY ?AT & ?AT !Y MAY NOT SUIT A SOCIETY :I* REPLACES ! PR(IT SY/EM ) HUMAN & ECOLOGICAL NE$ AS ! CRIT]IA = DECISION MAK+4 ,READ+ ,FA/ ,FOOD ,NATION BR+S HOME ?IS AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE & PROVIDES SOME MOD]N & WELL RESE>*$ DOCUM5TATION TO SUPPORT IT4 ,WE MU/ NEV] =GET ?AT CAPITALISM TWI/S PROGRESS 9 ITS [N IMAG9ATION4 ,FA/ ,FOOD ,NATION ALSO BR+S HOME H[ ALI5AT$ ! ,WE/ IS FROM ITS FOOD4 ,FOOD PRODUCTION HAS BECOME 9CREAS+LY 9DU/RIALIZ$ & CONC5TRAT$ 9TO FEW] & FEW] BIG FIRMS4 ,IT ALSO RAISES SOME IMPORTANT QUE/IONS = REVOLUTION>IES4 ,CLE>LY1 ! ,L59I/ IDEA ?AT SOCIALISM SIMPLY 9VOLVES NATIONALIZ+ BIG BUS9ESS IS A FALLACY4 ,IF A FUTURE SOCIETY IS SEEM 9 T]MS ( NATIONALIZ+ ,MC,DONALDS & APPROPRIAT+ ! 0EFFICI5T0 MASS PRODUCTION G5]AT$ )9 CAPITALISM1 NOT ONLY WILL IT NOT WORK1 IT WILL NOT 9SPIRE ANYONE TO FIGUM5TS 9 ,CONQUE/ ( ,BREAD ON ! IMPORTANCE ( DEC5TRALIZ+ PRODUCTION DUR+ A REVOLUTION4 ,NOT ONLY W\LD ?IS 5SURE ! FE$+ ( A REBELLION1 IT W\LD ALSO BE ! FIR/ /EP 9 CREAT+ A ME?OD ( PRODUC+ FOOD :I* WAS 9 H>MONY ) NATURE & 5C\RAG$ DIV]SITY 9 BO? PRODUCTION & 9 ! F9AL MEAL 7AS ! ,FR5* SAY1 0,NON A ,MC,M]DE074 ,! BOOK HAS ITS WEAKNESSES4 ,LIKE MO/ ( ! SO-CALL$ 0ANTI-CAPITALI/0 AU?ORS H[ BE+ PUBLI%$ BY CAPITALI/ FIRMS TO PR(IT FROM ! CURR5T WAVE ( GLOBAL MASS PROTE/1 ,S*LOSS] NOR HIS PROPOS$ SOLUTIONS >E 9 ANY WAY ANTI-CAPITALI/4 ,:ILE PRES5T+ A SE>+ 9DICTM5T ( ,U,S CAPITALISM1 HIS VISION ( ! FUTURE IS SIMPLY ,U,S CAPITALISM 9FUS$ ) A ,EUROPEAN SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC S5SIBILITY4 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 HE IS NOT OPPOS$ TO WAGE LABOR4 ,9DE$1 HE HOLDS UP FAMILY [N$ BUS9ESSES :I* TREAT !IR WORK]S PAT]NALI/ICALLY AS AN ALT]NATIVE TO CORPORATE CAPITALISM4 ,!RE IS NOT EV5 A M5TION ( CO-OP]ATIVES :I* W\LD1 AT LEA/1 BE A /EP =W>D4 ,S*LOSS]'S VISION ( A NICE CAPITALI/ IS ID5TICAL TO ?AT ( ,TOL/OY'S K9D DONKEY [N] :O WILL DO EV]Y?+ = ! DONKEY EXCEPT GET (F ITS BACK4 ,SIMIL>LY1 HIS SUGGE/$ ,EUROPEAN-/YLE ,AM]ICA IS TOTALLY COMPATIBLE ) CAPITALISM4 ,:ILE CORRECTLY ACKN[L$G+ 79 FACT BAS+ HIS SUGGE/IONS ON7 ! CORPORATE CONTROL OV] ! POLITICAL /RUCTURE1 HE RAISES ! SPECT] ( CONSUM] P[] AS ! MEANS ( A*IEV+ HIS GOALS4 ,AS HE PUTS IT1 CORPORATIONS WILL 0SELL FREE-RANGE1 ORGANIC1 GRASS-F$ HAMBURG]S IF Y\ DEM& IT4 ,!Y WILL SELL :ATEV] SELLS AT A PR(IT40 ,:I*1 ( C\RSE1 IS TRUE4 ,IT IS EQUALLY TRUE ?AT WE >E NOT =C$ TO BUY FA/ FOOD1 :I* IS :Y COMPANIES SP5D SO MU* 9 CONV9C+ US TO BUY !IR PRODUCTS4 ,EV5 IGNOR+ ! 9FLU5CE ( ADV]TIS+1 IT IS UNLIKELY ?AT US+ ! M>KET WILL MAKE CAPITALISM NIC]4 ,SADLY1 ! M>KET REW>DS ! ANTI-SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ?AT ,S*LOSS] *RONICLES 9 HIS BOOK4 ,AS HE HIMSELF NOTES1 0,! L[ PRICE ( A FA/ FOOD HAMBURG] DOES NOT REFLECT ITS REAL CO/444 ,! PR(ITS ( ! FA/ FOOD *A9S HAVE BE5 MADE POSSIBLE BY ! LOSSES IMPOS$ ON ! RE/ ( SOCIETY40 ,! IDEA ?AT BY US+ ! M>KET WE CAN 0RE=M0 CAPITALISM IS FLAW$ SIMPLY BECAUSE EV5 0GOOD0 COMPANIES HAVE TO MAKE A PR(IT 7I4E4 WILL EXPLOIT WORK]S' LABOR7 & SO WILL BE TEMPT$ TO CUT CO/S1 9FLICT !M ON ?IRD P>TIES 9 ! =M ( POLLUTION1 & SO ON4 ,ULTIMATELY1 ! PRICE ME*ANISM DOES NOT PROVIDE 5\< 9=MATION = ! CU/OM] TO MAKE AN 9=M$ DECISION AB\T ! IMPACT ( !IR PUR*ASE &1 BY R$UC+ PRICES1 ACTIVELY REW>DS ! BEHAVIOR ,S*LOSS] CONDEMNS4 ,RA!R ?AN SEE *ANGE AS RESULT+ FROM COLLECTIVE /RUGGLE1 ,S*LOSS] SEES IT 9 T]MS ( 9DIVIDUAL DECISIONS )9 ! M>KET PLACE4 ,AS SU*1 IT DOES NOT BREAK FROM ! LOGIC ( CAPITALISM & SO IS DOOM$ TO FAILURE4 ,AFT] ALL1 :AT IS N[ 0ORGANIC0 PRODUCTION WAS JU/ ! NORMAL MEANS ( DO+ IT4 ,! PRESSURES ( ! M>KET1 ! PRICE ME*ANISM HE SUGGE/S AS ! TOOL = *ANGE1 5SUR$ ! 9DU/RIALIZATION ( F>M+ HE SO CLE>LY CONDEMNS4 ,ULTIMATELY1 WE MU/ NEV] =GET ?AT ! UNFEEL+ CORPORATE CAPITALISM ,S*LOSS] EXPOSES SO WELL1 SPRUNG FROM ! FAMILY [N$1 SMALL-SCALE 9DU/RY HE HOLDS UP AS AN ALT]NATIVE4 ,9DE$1 ONE ( HIS EXAMPLES ( PAT]NALI/ CAPITALISM BROKE AP>T 9 ! #a#i#gS UND] ! PRESSURE ( CLASS /RUGGLE & COMPETITIVE PRESSURES FROM LESS 0E?ICAL0 CAPITALI/S44 ,?IS1 9 ITSELF1 %[S ! WEAKNESS ( HIS MEANS ( *ANGE4 ,CAPITALISM HAS A DYNAMIC NATURE ?AT PROPELS IT 9 C]TA9 DIRECTIONS1 NAMELY T[>DS BIG BUS9ESS4 ,ONLY :5 FAC$ ) A GREAT] DANG] 7NAMELY A MASS POPUL> MOVEM5T :I* C\LD GO FUR!R ?AN ! POLITICIANS SUGGE/71 WILL CAPITALI/S SUBMIT TO /ATE REGULATION4 ,& AS ! #a#i#fS & #gS %[1 ?IS SUBMISSION WILL NOT LA/ LONG4 ,?IS IS NOT TO SUGGE/ ?AT 9DIVIDUAL DECISIONS ON :AT TO CONSUME >E IRRELEVANT1 F> FROM IT4 ,NOR >E CONSUM] BOYCOTTS A WA/E ( TIME4 ,IF ORGANIZ$ 9TO MASS MOVEM5TS & L9K$ TO WORKPLACE /RUGGLE !Y CAN BE V]Y EFFECTIVE4 ,?IS IS ! MA9 FAILURE 9 ,FA/ ,FOOD ,NATION4 ,IT FAILS TO APPRECIATE ! IMPORTANCE ( WORK+ CLASS /RUGGLE & ORGANIZATION 7=M+ UNIONS IS M5TION$ 9 PASS+1 = EXAMPLE74 ,AS ! BOOK MAKES CLE>1 MU* ( ! DRIVE BEH9D ! WAY ! FA/ FOOD 9DU/RY HAS DEVELOP$ HAS BE5 FUEL$ BY FE> ( LABOR4 ,LIKE ! FOOD !Y PRODUCE1 ! 0FA/ FOOD0 CORPORATIONS WANT WORK]S ?AT >E /&>DIZ$1 UNI=M1 EASY TO DEF9E & REPLACE4 ,NO TRA9+ IS ! GOAL 9 ?IS 9DU/RY & DE-SKILL+ ! MEANS4 ,APPLY+ ,TAYLORI/ IDEOLOGY DEVELOP$ 9 MASS PRODUCTION1 ! SKILLS ( WORK]S >E TRANSF]R$ AS F> AS POSSIBLE 9TO ! H&S ( MANAGEM5T & 9TO MA*9]Y4 ,9 ?IS WAY ANYONE CAN REPLAC$1 MAK+ WORKPLACE ORGANIZ+ & ACTION MORE DIFFICULT4 ,S*LOSS] PRES5TS EXT5SIVE EVID5CE ( MA*9]Y DESIGN$ TO R$UCE ! P[] ( LABOR1 9DU/RIES MOV$ TO CRU% UNIONS &1 ( C\RSE1 ! ANTI-UNION P]SPECTIVES ( ! 0FA/ FOOD0 GIANTS4 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 ?IS FE> ( LABOR IS WELL-F\ND$ AS PR(ITS >E UNPAID LABOR EXTRACT$ BY MANAGEM5T'S P[] OV] WORK]S1 :OSE ACTS ( RESI/ANCE CAN BR+ ! :OLE ?+ CRA%+ D[N4 ,IT IS H]E WE MU/ LOOK = A REAL SOLUTION TO ! PROBLEMS G5]AT$ BY CAPITALISM1 NOT 9 0GRE50 CONSUM]ISM4 ,EQUALLY1 WE MU/ ALSO BE AW>E ?AT ! NEW WORLD WE >E /RUGGL+ = MU/ NOT JU/ AIM TO TAKE OV]1 )\T MODIFICATION1 ! EXI/+ 9DU/RIAL /RUCTURE4 ,:ILE ! EXPROPRIATION ( CAPITAL IS A NECESS>Y /EP 9 ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION1 IT IS NOT ! 5D4 ,AS ,FA/ ,FOOD ,NATION %[S1 AN ALI5AT$ SOCIETY HAS CREAT$ AN ALI5AT$ MEANS ( FE$+ ITSELF4 ,SU* A SY/EM WILL HAVE TO BE TRANS=M$ FROM TOP TO BOTTOM BY ?OSE :O LIVE & WORK 9 IT 9TO ONE FIT = HUMAN BE+S TO LIVE 94 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,FEBRU>Y #a#a1 #bba 3 ,REVIEW3 ,FA/ ,FOOD ,NATION BY ,]IC ,S*LOSS] -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #g1 #bbb 3 ,REVIEW3 ,FA/ ,FOOD ,NATION BY ,]IC ,S*LOSS] -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/