The Vegetarian Myth Food Justice and Sustainability (Audible Audio Edition) Lierre Keith Joyce Bean Brilliance Audio Books
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We've been told that a vegetarian diet can feed the hungry, honor the animals, and save the planet. Lierre Keith believed in that plant-based diet and spent twenty years as a vegan. But in The Vegetarian Myth, she argues that we've been led astray - not by our longings for a just and sustainable world, but by our ignorance.
The truth is that agriculture is a relentless assault against the planet, and more of the same won't save us. In service to annual grains, humans have devastated prairies and forests, driven countless species extinct, altered the climate, and destroyed the topsoil - the basis of life itself. Keith argues that if we are to save this planet, our food must be an act of profound and abiding repair it must come from inside living communities, not be imposed across them. Part memoir, part nutritional primer, and part political manifesto, The Vegetarian Myth will challenge everything you thought you knew about food politics.
The Vegetarian Myth Food Justice and Sustainability (Audible Audio Edition) Lierre Keith Joyce Bean Brilliance Audio Books
I acknowledge that this book has several problems. The author uses many questionable resources (including a direct citation to Wikipedia, rather than the sources that were used on that Wikipedia page,) and does tend to go off on tangents related to sociopolitical issues without backing up her claims. I acknowledge that the lack of global female empowerment is tied in with industrialization, agriculture, and the problems of consumerism, but she should have tied these pieces together in her book rather than throwing them out to be interpreted without support.Having said that, this book does address many of the problems with the way that we eat and our industrialized food system as a whole. It goes over global problems of hunger, health, and nutrition, addresses why our morality may be flawed when considering whether or not to eat a plant-based diet, and discusses traditional cultures and foods and what we could learn from them. As a student concerned with environmental science, traditional ecological knowledge, and resource management, I can appreciate the way that Keith brings together these ideas and supports the notion that we should eat a biologically-appropriate, regionally-responsible diet. Some may call it a flawed argument that appeals to nature, but this is also addressed within the text, again returning to some of the very successful indigenous peoples who have historically lived in great health due to their being removed from our industrialized food systems.
I'm not giving this book four stars because I think it is perfect, because it isn't; I'm giving it four stars because I think that, for the average person seeking an introduction to our relationship with food around the world and in our modern society, it is a pleasant read with generally-acceptable arguments, despite some of their flawed sources. Of course, it could definitely be improved. Keith uses many arguments that need further support, or just plain better support from more appropriate resources. However, the book is pleasing to read, her writing style is enjoyable, and her general sentiments would be well-supported if she only used the right resources, and more of them. Being an academic, I understand the importance of using quality resources and research to support your position, but I also know that every paper, book, and article will always be biased or flawed based on the author's intentions; that's the point of creating an argument. This is expected in anything you read or hear.
Because I can acknowledge the flaws, and because I'm aware of many other resources which echo her thoughts, I am comfortable with the general takeaway of Keith's work: our current food system is not working, our health needs to be improved through changes to how we eat, and morality goes beyond what we might immediately like to see or think about. The book and writing style are enjoyable, the sentiment and presentation are good, I just wish that she'd taken more care with her research and forming her arguments.
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The Vegetarian Myth Food Justice and Sustainability (Audible Audio Edition) Lierre Keith Joyce Bean Brilliance Audio Books Reviews
Keith pulls no punches. Her arguments are clear and cogent. If you are interested in having a civilization 50 or 100 years from now, read this book.
Pierre Keith writes in this book, The Vegetarian Myth, about her journey from vegan to meat eater and what she has learned along the way. She writes about discovering the truth about agriculture and the death toll required to grow the plants the vegans eat, and the destruction of life, soil and the planet. She states it took a long time for her to understand that the moral choice that needed to be made wasn't as simple as "Life or Death" ......Because in order to eat, something MUST die. Whether through the killing of animals for meat, or the killing of animals through the deforestation of agriculture for food crops. Life requires death to sustain it. It's a circle. A cycle. A symbiotic relationship. A relationship she didn't want to acknowledge, and hadn't been previously taught. It wasn't part of her moral or political belief system. It held no place in her sincerely held ideology/worldview. She named this newfound understanding and acceptance, "Adult Knowledge". This as opposed to the simple, childlike understanding she previously had of a simple moral choice of " Life or Death" (with the choice of "Life" being that nothing has to die). That option doesn't actually exist. Eventually "Adults" have to face facts. The in depth information she details as she explains these ideas in her book is fabulous. Well written and thoughtful.
But she stops there. And that is the problem. She doesn't extend her understanding of "Adult Knowledge" any further into her preconceived moral and political ideology. She runs off course when she starts talking about "toxic masculinity" affecting the environment . About how men use and abuse women and the environment. It becomes clear that she still can't see the whole truth. There is no such thing as toxic masculinity, just as there is no such thing as toxic femininity. Sure .... I could try to make a point proving toxic femininity exists. I could point to the feminization of the men in our society to the point where the men no longer feel the moral burning desire to protect and defend their women, their wives, their children and their country. Like the song says .... where have all the cowboys gone?? I could say the feminization of the men in our world has taken a toxic toll on our society. But I would not advocate for that point either. Because just like the choice has never been "Life or Death", the choice has never been "Male or Female". Just like there is a circle, a cycle, a symbiotic relationship in nature, there is the same in our relationship as men and women. We compliment and provide for each other in a symbiotic way. Lierre Keith asks in this book, "when will women grow tired of letting men use them for sons ...and cooking and cleaning". Gee , I don't know Lierre ... when will men grow tired of letting women use them to provide protection, provision and defense (even giving their very lives as soldiers ... a term she uses in derision) in sacrifice to the women and children of society? Huh? When is giving their life not enough? Why should men put up with it? Why should women put up with it? Because Lierre, it's a symbiotic relationship. A circle. A cycle. Men protect, provide and defend the women, and the women care for the men and raise the next generation of children. The belief in toxic masculinity is still childlike. She has yet to accept the hard truth ..... that masculinity and femininity are not an either/or choice. Masculinity is good .... very good. Femininity is good ...very good. This understanding is politically incorrect but it's the truth. It is understanding and wisdom. And it's desperately needed right now. When we value each other's differences, and celebrate our unique strengths and the perfect harmony of the give-and-take of everything in life, we grow not just in our personal wisdom, but we expand the peace, love and understanding in our hearts.
Very honest and well researched. Gives the reader an opportunity to examine the mainstream beliefs about how our food is produced. If animal products aren't used in the commercial production of our food, then petroleum products are. Well written.
I think that a lot of bad reviews on this book are written by misguided Vegans who haven't read the book and don't understand what the purpose is.
This book is meant to critique the underpinnings of Veganism - and address whether the assertions they make about a Vegan diet being healthiest for humanity and the environment are true.
They are not.
Because of the angle - she does not spend a lot of time addressing the diet itself - because she is trying to get the reader to look at the bigger picture. She is trying to get the point across that Veganism is not a sustainable lifestyle. It depends on Plant Ag which requires the destruction of ecosystems, and the soil - which, by definition, cannot be sustained.
I think it's a very insightful book. It reminds me a lot of the Social Critique and Philosophy books I read while in college. Another similar book is Collapse by Jared Diamond.
I acknowledge that this book has several problems. The author uses many questionable resources (including a direct citation to Wikipedia, rather than the sources that were used on that Wikipedia page,) and does tend to go off on tangents related to sociopolitical issues without backing up her claims. I acknowledge that the lack of global female empowerment is tied in with industrialization, agriculture, and the problems of consumerism, but she should have tied these pieces together in her book rather than throwing them out to be interpreted without support.
Having said that, this book does address many of the problems with the way that we eat and our industrialized food system as a whole. It goes over global problems of hunger, health, and nutrition, addresses why our morality may be flawed when considering whether or not to eat a plant-based diet, and discusses traditional cultures and foods and what we could learn from them. As a student concerned with environmental science, traditional ecological knowledge, and resource management, I can appreciate the way that Keith brings together these ideas and supports the notion that we should eat a biologically-appropriate, regionally-responsible diet. Some may call it a flawed argument that appeals to nature, but this is also addressed within the text, again returning to some of the very successful indigenous peoples who have historically lived in great health due to their being removed from our industrialized food systems.
I'm not giving this book four stars because I think it is perfect, because it isn't; I'm giving it four stars because I think that, for the average person seeking an introduction to our relationship with food around the world and in our modern society, it is a pleasant read with generally-acceptable arguments, despite some of their flawed sources. Of course, it could definitely be improved. Keith uses many arguments that need further support, or just plain better support from more appropriate resources. However, the book is pleasing to read, her writing style is enjoyable, and her general sentiments would be well-supported if she only used the right resources, and more of them. Being an academic, I understand the importance of using quality resources and research to support your position, but I also know that every paper, book, and article will always be biased or flawed based on the author's intentions; that's the point of creating an argument. This is expected in anything you read or hear.
Because I can acknowledge the flaws, and because I'm aware of many other resources which echo her thoughts, I am comfortable with the general takeaway of Keith's work our current food system is not working, our health needs to be improved through changes to how we eat, and morality goes beyond what we might immediately like to see or think about. The book and writing style are enjoyable, the sentiment and presentation are good, I just wish that she'd taken more care with her research and forming her arguments.
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