CattleHand":pe35ladq said:
I think now and days most of us just turn the other way until it directly affects us.
If you think about it, WE have a larger voice than we realize yet we just sit idley by while the barn burns.
Why is that? That is called apathy, and it is a widespread epidemic these days. I do not believe that most of us intend to be apathetic, I think it is more a problem of not knowing how to reach out to others, and actually do something about the problems. If you doubt it, look at Washington DC. I know that politics are forbidden on these boards, so I will leave it at that and hope that I haven't gotten this thread locked.
Look at how many are viewing cattle producers today. I'm sorry we have to harvest them but that's nature. Been that way for eons.
We have allowed the tree huggers to have a bigger voice than we do. Couple that with the people who do not have an ethical approach to raising livestock, and we are paying the price. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to go about correcting the damage that has already been done to us.
I still think lack of work ethic is a problem cause I don't think all of these CEO's got to their highest level of incompetance through hard work. If they did, I think they would show more empathy for their employees and their corporations.