Yes, informed consent and other nonsense underpininning freedom and democracy be damnned. And please, let's ignore how industrial-scale farming makes it diffi

Yes, informed consent and other nonsense underpininning freedom and democracy be damnned. And please, let's ignore how industrial-scale farming makes it difficult for agricultural societies to escape poverty. It doesn't apply to everyone, but there are large numbers of people who can grow a surplus of food without requiring large amounts of capital. Unfortunately that food is all but worthless becuase they have to compete with the substantal direct and indirect subsidies industrial agriculture enjoys. The result is that they can't generate extra money that could help them through lean years, or that they could invest in education or equipment that would help them move up.