On our drive into town this morning, Beta remarked that the world is experiencing a hypocrisis. We had been talking about how Iran’s President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said the West was in another dark ages and how we agree with that, but would add most other countries to that, including his. (Unfortunately, checking facts now, I cannot find any evidence that he really said that; all I can find is a quote of him slamming The West for using medieval terminology against his country. I guess I should be happy, now I can say it and don’t have to be agreeing with him: We, the entire world, are in the throes of another dark ages kiddo.)
Alpha and I saw a movie last night, “We feed the world.” It is about the food industry – factory farms, replacing rain forest with soy plantations, Nestle blessing the world, hybrid seeds, different things.
Beta had seen it before and recommended it.

The interview in the movie with a Nestle boss was entertaining. That with a U.N. food expert was informative. The one with an Austrian guy selling Pioneer hybrid seeds in Rumania was just sad, he was so honest about what he was doing and seemed so sorry.

I dunno, what can I say? I’m waiting for part II, about corn syrup and stuff.

It’s all part of the hypocrisis. That turns out to be a Latin word, meaning play-acting, so it’s a perfect fit. The way we play act that we are not taking on a crushing load of guilt with our lifestyle.

By “we” I mean “us“.