It is my opinion that by rotating crops and piping in water (long distance, if needs must), all comestibles that can be grown - should be grown! If it does not damage the planet, it should be grown to feed her people! "But then, one can not rip immense profits out of an act of kindness or common sense, now can he?!"
The problem as I see it, is greed & absolute power! If there is a buck to be made, some will always say ?Screw The People!? Of course, these same screwers, howl like banshees if it is their own ?Opulently-Odiferous Asses? that suffer even a splinter of discontent! "And this typifies the old double standard at it's most putrid, I suspect!"
This is also the grandfather of all other beastly acts (opinion), and the true and originally contorted - "Trickle-Down Philosophy!" ie: If those on top could give a shit less whether school keeps or not, why should anyone of lesser station care - "The Old Law Of The Urban Jungle and Apathy Personified!"
"Right it is not, condoned and excused away, it often is!" The problem is that politicos are expected to lead by example, and that is exactly what they strive to do - "BAD EXAMPLE!!"
Have you ever wondered why some politicians have so little good to say about each other? Maybe it's because there "IS" so little good to say! And no amount of brass or title, money or power, can turn an abject, lying, and sniveling bastard into a pillar of virtue!! (opinion)
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