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Re: Right/left, well-informed consumers




"David S. Conner" <dconner@moose.uvm.edu> writes:
> such "left is good 
> right is bad" generalizations can only obscure the issue. 

I agree. I think a discussion of centralism vs. decentralism is more
germane than arguing about Right (corporate) centralism vs. Left
(government) centralism. Left centralism has for the most part been
discredited as a desireable end, and remains only as a balancing
force to Right centralism (in the sense of Left Keynesian Economics).

There can be no doubt that Hudson stands for Right centralism and the 
continued concentration of power in the hands of a very few large 
corporate entities. This is what we should be challenging, not any 
particular research agenda of theirs, which might be balanced by 
competing research agendas were the power not so concentrated.

> I favor a movement to individual responsiblity in the 
> marketplace by well-informed consumers 

My experience with a CSA over the past 4 years has made me
understand that only a tiny percentage of consumers will ever be
well-informed. People are too busy with their work/life balance to
take the time to be well-informed. Most do not care to be
well-informed. This may seem cynical, but read my signature. :-)

In any case, I haven't given up trying to inform and educate. It is a 
laudable goal.
--
Robert Stevahn -- rstevahn@boi.hp.com -- Boise Food Connection CSA

"The power of accurate observation is called cynicism by those who 
have not got it." -- George Bernard Shaw