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<blockquote data-quote="Bez+" data-source="post: 686992" data-attributes="member: 6797"><p>I think you - and indeed many others miss the point completely. Rather than quacking about what is being grown and bought here - it is far more important to realize what USED to be grown here and is now imported. Just because someone buys free range eggs shows how you and others missed it completely</p><p></p><p>I take no issue with what you say about them - people WILL buy them - what the video is saying - and what I am saying is that we can no longer feed ourselves without imports. </p><p></p><p>Your home grown organics are such a small part of the overall food requirement program in Canada and the US of A that it is insignificant in the overall scheme. </p><p></p><p>Essentially the video is saying this - <em>Ag is in danger because it is being paved over - built on and commodity pricing are driving people out of the business.</em></p><p></p><p>We are in danger of becoming at the mercy of those who control food.</p><p></p><p>China will be the largest owner / controller of farm land in the world very soon - and if we do not produce enough food to feed ourselves we will pay the price.</p><p></p><p>I participated in a bit of civil unrest a while back - the only reason i did not go to jail was the police were kind enough to not arrest me or I would have lost my job - we were polite and determined and I think some of them actually supported us - we blockaded three major food distribution outlets to drive home a couple of points about BSE and beef losses</p><p></p><p>All major food stores within 150 miles went to empty within three to five days in the Cornwall and Ottawa areas</p><p></p><p>Now all you have to do is think about how it would go if rather than growing our own food - someone else did it for us - and then refused to sell it to us.</p><p></p><p>What happens if food runs out in Los Angeles, Berlin, New York, Seattle, Toronto and Montreal - not to mention any of the other thousands of cities on this continent?</p><p></p><p>Yes it can happen</p><p></p><p>Several examples in third world countries - Sudan, Etheopia and Somalia immediately come to mind. Dictators have power. Some day China might have that power as well. They think along the lines of many years - we tend to think about tomorrow. They know that controlling food production means power - big power. Fortunately we are not subnect to dictatorial whims - but other actions could cause the same things - war, blockade and so on.</p><p></p><p>What happens if a world power controls food production and decides to use that strategic asset?</p><p></p><p>Any country that cannot feed itself cannot determine its own destiny without ASKING permission or paying the country that controls the food. This is the real point. And it is close to happening.</p><p></p><p><u>Imports of common food stuffs means we are not producing enough</u>.</p><p></p><p>And THAT is what I took away from the video. After viewing I honestly thought others might as well - it appears I was wrong.</p><p></p><p>Bez+</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez+, post: 686992, member: 6797"] I think you - and indeed many others miss the point completely. Rather than quacking about what is being grown and bought here - it is far more important to realize what USED to be grown here and is now imported. Just because someone buys free range eggs shows how you and others missed it completely I take no issue with what you say about them - people WILL buy them - what the video is saying - and what I am saying is that we can no longer feed ourselves without imports. Your home grown organics are such a small part of the overall food requirement program in Canada and the US of A that it is insignificant in the overall scheme. Essentially the video is saying this - [i]Ag is in danger because it is being paved over - built on and commodity pricing are driving people out of the business.[/i] We are in danger of becoming at the mercy of those who control food. China will be the largest owner / controller of farm land in the world very soon - and if we do not produce enough food to feed ourselves we will pay the price. I participated in a bit of civil unrest a while back - the only reason i did not go to jail was the police were kind enough to not arrest me or I would have lost my job - we were polite and determined and I think some of them actually supported us - we blockaded three major food distribution outlets to drive home a couple of points about BSE and beef losses All major food stores within 150 miles went to empty within three to five days in the Cornwall and Ottawa areas Now all you have to do is think about how it would go if rather than growing our own food - someone else did it for us - and then refused to sell it to us. What happens if food runs out in Los Angeles, Berlin, New York, Seattle, Toronto and Montreal - not to mention any of the other thousands of cities on this continent? Yes it can happen Several examples in third world countries - Sudan, Etheopia and Somalia immediately come to mind. Dictators have power. Some day China might have that power as well. They think along the lines of many years - we tend to think about tomorrow. They know that controlling food production means power - big power. Fortunately we are not subnect to dictatorial whims - but other actions could cause the same things - war, blockade and so on. What happens if a world power controls food production and decides to use that strategic asset? Any country that cannot feed itself cannot determine its own destiny without ASKING permission or paying the country that controls the food. This is the real point. And it is close to happening. [u]Imports of common food stuffs means we are not producing enough[/u]. And THAT is what I took away from the video. After viewing I honestly thought others might as well - it appears I was wrong. Bez+ [/QUOTE]
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