Why are Americans completely willfully ignorant of how they became dependent on the marketplaces?
August 2nd, 2011 | by admin |they seem to think it has no history- and was an act of Nature or something-
TO SHOP AT THE STORE instead of picking fruits and veggies- Why is that?
Lack of interest in the 60’s my father an I ran a rototilling service we would dig 300 gardens a year in NW Conn.Mostly people from the old country .Italians,Germans ,French as they died off there kids did not pick up gardening the last year we did it 2005 we had 18 customers.
7 Responses to “Why are Americans completely willfully ignorant of how they became dependent on the marketplaces?”
By isurvived on Aug 2, 2011 | Reply
Holy batcrap, what kind of a life do you want for me.
I’m fine with local grocery store.
if you want to toil in the fields, indulge yourself.
I have better things to do in life that picking fruits and vegetables.
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By Thorcorn™ on Aug 2, 2011 | Reply
Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunters/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in the winter.
The two most important events in all of history were the invention of beer and the invention of the wheel. The wheel was invented to get man to the beer. These were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups:
1. Liberals; and
2. Conservatives.
Once beer was discovered, it required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early humans were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That’s how villages were formed.
Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to B-B-Q at night while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is known as the Conservative movement.
Other men who were weaker and less skilled at hunting learned to live off the conservatives by showing up for the nightly B-B-Q’s and doing the sewing, fetching, and hair dressing. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement.
Some of these liberal men eventually evolved into women. The rest became known as girliemen.
Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy, group hugs, and the concept of Democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that conservatives provided.
Over the years conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the jackass.
Modern liberals like imported beer (with lime added), but most prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard liberal fare.
Another interesting evolutionary side note: most of their women have higher testosterone levels than their men. Most social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, dreamers in Hollywood and group therapists are liberals. Liberals invented the designated hitter rule because it wasn’t fair to make the pitcher also bat.
Conservatives drink domestic beer. They eat red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are big-game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, corporate executives, athletes, Marines, and generally anyone who works productively. Conservatives who own companies hire other conservatives who want to work for a living.
Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to govern the producers and decide what to do with the production. Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened than Americans. That is why most of the liberals remained in Europe when conservatives were coming to America. They crept in after the Wild West was tamed and created a business of trying to get more for nothing.
Here ends today’s lesson in world history: It should be noted that a Liberal may have a momentary urge to angrily respond to the above before forwarding it. A Conservative will simply laugh and be so convinced of the absolute truth of this history that it will be forwarded immediately to other true believers and to more liberals just to piss them off.
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By Barry Jones sr. on Aug 2, 2011 | Reply
For the elimination of ignorance ~ http://youtu.be/yipV_pK6HXw
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By Cris Ray on Aug 2, 2011 | Reply
Lack of interest in the 60’s my father an I ran a rototilling service we would dig 300 gardens a year in NW Conn.Mostly people from the old country .Italians,Germans ,French as they died off there kids did not pick up gardening the last year we did it 2005 we had 18 customers.
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By Teresa on Aug 2, 2011 | Reply
It is just the americans that you met. I live in America, I own a tangerine tree, papaya tree, macadamia nut tree, and a garden that grows berries and vegetables that change through out the seasons. In my city many people do the same.
But I think for many people it may just be easier to shop at a supermarket for foods because they are too lazy or busy to tend to a garden.
In some parts of the US there are farms that allow you to pick your own berries.
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I live in the 50th state of the US
By chin on Aug 2, 2011 | Reply
I’d rather stop at the store than pick fruit all day. It is possible to be a subsistence farmer but it’s kind of a waste of time when you can just go to the store and spend your time pursuing your own interests rather than being chained to the necessities of immediate survival your whole life.
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By tigeress on Aug 2, 2011 | Reply
Isn’t that why Bush opened up the borders so the Mexicans could come in and do the picking for us. That is what he said to do the jobs that Americans won’t do, pick fruit for $1.00 an hour. In my area there are farmers markets where we can by fresh homegrown fruit and vegetables. They are not cheaper but at least we are supporting our local community and the farmers who do all the work themselves.
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