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["E. E. Mitchamore Jr" <emitch@att.net>]

ABSOLUTELY!  Well said!  But if only the "Choir" (that's us) hears this, 
there will be little effect on the establishment.  This perspective must, 
somehow, get into the easy-to-digest mass media before many people will 
understand or act on it. 

E. E. "Mitch" Mitchamore
www.hillcountrynatives.biz 

From: John Schinnerer 
  To: permaculture 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 3:55 PM
  Subject: Re: [permaculture] National Animal ID program


  Aloha,

  > Just wondering - are mass media reports about Mad Cow disease, Avian
  > Flu, or global warming any different from reports about weapons of
  > mass destruction in Iraq?  How can the average person discern what
  > threats to society at large are real enough to warrant imposition of
  > controls on individuals, businesses, or segments of society?

  I think what's important here is to recognize that the true "problems" 
  are not being identified, so the "solutions" proposed, whether realistic 
  or draconian, are not likely to work anyhow.  They are a distraction 
  regardless of if they're intentional misinformation or hysteria or very 
  real.

  What are the real *causes* of mad cow risk increase, what really 
  increases the risk of avian flu among domestic poultry, etc. etc.?

  Could it have something to do with how we house, raise, feed, slaughter 
  etc. these animals using mass-monoculture/industrial models (for just 
  one example)?

  Permaculture teaches us to look at larger systems; to look at 
  connections and relations; to not be blinded by a single and/or overly 
  simplistic view of "problems" and "solutions."

  hi ho,
  John S.


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