Originally Posted by
79pmooney
The USDA is in the pocket of the dairy industry. Think about it. We are one of the leaders of milk consumption. We are also a leader in osteoporosis. In China and Japan they consume very little milk. They have healthy bones.
Ben
it's hard to tell who's in who's pocket. Have you seen that documentary Farmageddon? The USDA uses guerrilla tactics to shut down small family farms/businesses if it dangers their interests. I don't really think milk is necessarily "bad" for you. But i think it's a combination of moderation/chemicals/steroids etc etc that is put into mass produced milk, made by cows that are fed tons of antibiotics to keep them "healthy" despite living in "ghetto" conditions. People want things cheap, and alot of it. What would happen if people realized that they don't need as much milk as they think they do, and knowing this, instead were able to buy non hormone/antibiotic free milk? Alot of really rich guys would start losing money. I'm sick of the ****ing American way of needing more more more, for cheap cheap cheap, all the while *****ing about everything. Mother****ers who drive giant, gas guzzling pickups, despite NOT living on a farm or needing such a truck, with a bumper sticker that says "Don't put my flag on your foreign car" while they pull into WalMart to drop a paycheck on cheap Chinese made (with American made oil) stuff.
Use yer goddamn brain. (not you, specifically, Ben. Just people in general)..