There’s an old adage that, put politely, says, “You don’t defecate where you eat.” Unfortunately, it seems that many Americans have disregarded this bit of wisdom in their daily lives.
Al Gore may not be everyone’s favorite person (he certainly isn’t mine), but he’s got a point when he says We Can’t Wish Away Climate Change. Still, even if you don’t believe in climate change, why would you want to pollute the very air you must breathe with chemicals that are proven to kill you?
Same with our water supply. In our zeal for deregulation of industry, we have allowed corporations to pollute the waters we drink.
In our love of over-packaged, shelf-stable food, we’re making food toxic.
The list, of course, goes on. And, yes, I am perhaps prone to neo-luddism. But the fact remains:
You shouldn’t defecate where you eat.
