A Thought
(Not really profound, but interesting)
I have to admit that I am older than most people I know, if only by a tiny bit. So, I am asking all you young’uns, when did I missed it.
When I was growing up, America was called the World’s Bread Basket. Does this sound familiar to anyone? We were told that we supplied food for the world, that we were helping others feed their children, that our Kansas corn, our Texas beef, our California oranges were being shipped to other countries. We were helping supply the needs, of not only our country, but also the needs of countries all over the world.
When did that change? When did we stop being the World’s Bread Basket? Does anyone have a clue? I am serious, because it seems that we no longer meet the criteria to be called that any longer.
When did we become the The World’s Hog Pen? Other countries are now supplying some of our wheat, our corn, our beef, our clothing, our cars, our vegetables, our you-name-it. We are now importing staples and necessities from other countries. I did not have a clue that our dog food was being manufactured overseas, or that the wheat in our bread was imported. I knew that we import beef, but only after the mad-cow disease scare.
I have nothing against importing products. I love olives from Greece, cheese from Germany, chocolate from anywhere. And, I probably would not have given any of this a second thought, except for the fact that it seems we are being poisoned (accidentally, I hope) slowly, but assuredly.
Wheat deliberately poisoned (can you see something like that happening by accident?), but used in the United States for human consumption, as well as for the manufacture of pet food.
Diseased animals imported and sold to Americans.
Toys for our children loaded with toxic chemicals.
A few years ago, we were advised not to eat from dishes made in China, because of the lead in the paints. Have you checked your cupboards out? What are you eating off of?
That nice flatware service in your drawer, where was it made and out of what? Is there lead in it?
What is in that nice costume jewelry that we put around our neck, our wrist, in our ears? Do we know?
I don’t know.
That scares me.
I am not sure we can even be called the The World’s Hog Pen, because of the list of contaminates found in some products lately. No respectable and responsible farmer would give that list to his hogs, as it would only make for a toxic hog slop. A more apt name for us by these countries may be the
World’s Trash Heap, or as Paul the apostle would say, the World’s dung heap. (In case you don’t know, dung is poop.)
A case in point. In many countries, what we view as domesticated animals are eaten. In some countries, you may have been served a dog or cat. (If you think this is barbaric, just remember that some countries think the same of our eating cows.) But, instead of discarding the skins of the dogs and cats, they are making “FUR” coats, and lying to the Americans about what type of “FUR” it is. We have hanging in our closets untold numbers of “FUR” coats made from dogs and cats. Some think it is horrible that “wild” animals are raised just to be massacred for their skins. But to use domesticated animals, and to lie to us about it? Sickening!
I am looking to become a “Safe Consumer”. I want to know that the products I buy and use are safe, that they will not make me ill or dead. So, I would like to post a list of companies that can certify that the ingredients in their products are safe. No lead, no mercury, no insecticide, no e-coli, no anti-freeze, no toxins, no domesticated animals. I do not care where it is manufactured, as long as it is safe. However, I would like to steer away from Chinese products, since the bad news about their products are hitting the airways almost on a daily basis. If you can be of help to me, and like-minded people, please email me the products you know meet the safety criteria. You can also email the products you know are unsafe, and I will gladly share that, also.
