Response to Industrial Food Sources

The Meatrix-
This video was very entertaining, somewhat spoofing on the ideas present in the Matrix. However, the content of the video was very eye-opening. The idea that we are being blinded by agricultural corporation to believe things are fine and dandy is a scary one. The fact that cows and chickens are herded by the hundreds into cramped, dark factory cages makes me shiver on their behalf. I've been to a legitimate milk farm in Ireland, my grandfather's, and I can safely say that things there are much more natural and pleasant. Cows get to feed on grass and spend their whole lives in the fields. When it comes to milking, yes, they are connected to a machine, but it is not like the cramped conditions displayed in the Meatrix videos. I believe that cows and other animals should be allowed to live their lives out in the fields doing as they please, and not in a dark cramped space where they get sick, have their tails cut off, and are feed horrible cannibalistic concoctions. Mad cow disease isn't a pleasant thing I'm sure, and if we were to feed OUR children some of OUR blood, we would be absolutely disgusted in ourselves.

Colbert vs. Pollan
I like how relatable this made Pollan seem. After reading some of his Omnivore's Dilemma, I had the impression that he was riding atop his high horse, condemning us normal eaters for our destructive ignorance. This talk made Pollan just a normal guy with the right ideas and concerns for food. By admitting that he permits his son to have the colorful and factory made cereals once in a while is a crucial move for his relatability (evidently this isn't a word but I'm making it one) to the common working parent who might not have time to look for the healthy alternative. Pollan understands that it isn't specifically the food that is bad for us, but the method by which it is made, processed, etc.