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...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica

Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.

Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors

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What single factor connects the following features of the contemporary world?
    
  •   the clearance of the rain forests

        
  •  the desertification of the grasslands

        
  •  soil erosion caused by deforestation

        
  •  the loss of boundaries and intensification of agriculture

        
  •  the accumulation of landfill sites

        
  •  the pollution of the landscape by non-biodegradable waste

        
  •  the destruction of the high street and the town centre by the out-of-town supermarket

       
  •  the escalation in food miles, to the point where food may consume its own weight in fossil fuels before arriving on the supermarket shelf

       
  •  the spread of fast food and the culture of fast food

        
  • the disappearance of the family meal

        
  • the pauperisation of the small farmer

       
  • the growth of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) and patented crops

       
  • the use of World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules on �trade-related intellectual property rights� to obliterate local food economies

        
  • the increasing obesity of populations in wealthy countries, to the point where obesity is in some places the leading cause of premature death

        
  • the aesthetic pollution of our historic townscapes by the logos and facades of the fast-food chains

       
  • the disappearance of the village shop and the local market. 
    

    Eating the world: the philosophy of food 
    Roger Scruton openDemocracy 15 - 5 - 2003 
     
    

    

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