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> I much prefer drinking milk from my farmer friend who takes good care of his cows than some megafarm in the US. You are right in using the singular “I” in th
by WanderPanda 6y ago
> I much prefer drinking milk from my farmer friend who takes good care of his cows than some megafarm in the US.
You are right in using the singular “I” in that sentence but to make it compatible with the policy you are proposing you have to swap it with “we” because thats what policies do, they force others to adhere to your preferences. To get to the bottom of it: By putting it like this you are basically stating that most individuals are not able to make this decision on their own.
First that goes against what I believe Individuals are capable of, but second exposing a society for too long to these paternalistic policies seems to subtract from the capability and willingness of individuals to take responsibility for their life
- belval 6y agoHN is an international US-based forum, that's why I used I. As far as Quebec (and Canada to a certain extent) is concerned these policies are generally popular which is why they were not struck down. There is also the idea of food independence from the US. Trump and COVID showed that when a crisis occurs the US interests will be put first and I don't see anything positive coming from outsourcing our food production and transformation to a southern neighbour that might cut the tap with little warning.