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June 6, 2012
The Mandatory Betterment class
A thin woman with three children by three men who can't get by is an object of concern. A fat women with two kids who can't get by is a toad, and probably a smoker.A culture that redefines food choices as moral issues will demonize the people who don’t share the tastes of the priest class. A culture that elevates eating to some holistic act of ethical self-definition - localvore, low-carbon-impact food, fair trade, artisanal cheese - will find the casual carefree choices of the less-enlightened as an affront to their belief system. -- LILEKS (James) :: The Bleat
Posted by gerardvanderleun at June 6, 2012 1:23 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
Your Say
From the Lileks piece, the best line:
"Leave it to Americans to invent a Puritan strain of Epicurianism."
Mmmmmm. Yes.
Posted by: Mike James at June 6, 2012 9:53 PM