Comment on Compulsory Meat In Schools Should Be Scrapped, Says Dale Vince
Emperor@feddit.uk 2 months agoHe also has a vested interest in this:
He said that one of his companies, Devil’s Kitchen, supplies vegan food to a quarter of UK primary schools, but that some schools want to “go further.”
Yeah so does animal agriculture wanting to have meat and dairy served 3 or more days a week in the schools. Are we really going to ignore the ethics, sustainability and health concerns of animal agriculture just because he has a vested interest in the vegan food market.
Why not critique animal agriculture’s vested interest in maintaining its £14 billion market value or the ability to keep polluting the rivers.
ignoring corruption is gross. trying to distract from it with a whataboutism Is some degree worse
But cheese and bacon make everything taste good.
Sure, but I don’t think that someone owning a vegan food company makes it a bad argument. It’s pretty absurd that the meat industry gets government protection, to the detriment of numerous other factors.
At no point did I say it was a bad argument (I think the guidelines should be adjusted to just specify amounts of protein, calcium, fibre, etc), I’m just pointing out that he is not without bias in this debate.
Naich@lemmings.world 2 months ago
So? The meat industry has a massive lobbying section. Are other industries not allowed a voice? Why is everyone presenting this as a massive “gotcha” when it’s actually written in the title of the article?
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Just because something is normal practice doesn’t mean we can’t complain. I don’t like people lobbying for personal gain.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
It could also be seen as less personal gain and more that he put his money where is mouth is and made a company to actually do what he’s been proposing schools need to do. Now they have the avenue to do so.
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yeah maybe. I’m certainly conflicted on this, because I don’t think he’s wrong, but him financially benefitting from this in a big way does leave a slight sour taste in my mouth.
Naich@lemmings.world 2 months ago
So you are against any lobbying? Green campaigners are lobbying for personal gain because they want a habitable planet. Even if you have a vested interest, surely you are allowed to have an opinion? If you have an opinion surely you are allowed to express it? If you are allowed to express it, surely people are allowed to listen to it? Should politicians be insulated from all industry voices, even if they have a valid point?
Just seems weird that no one really cared about it until this guy popped up on the radar.
drolex@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
That’s… like the opposite of personal gain
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Lobbying for the world to remain habitable is very different to lobbying so your catering company can make some money.
And of course he can express his view. As am I allowed to express my distaste in people lobbying for their own private companies’ benefit.
And I absolutely cared about lobbying before I saw this news.