General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton, the TPP, and Protecting Our Food [View all]djean111
(14,255 posts)while she was SOS. Depending on whether you agree with what she did, of course. I believe she was just fine with Obama's orders. And if she disagreed with Obama, then, really, the only thing to tout about her SOS stint is that she was good at following orders. That is not exactly Leadership stuff.
I think that if people started to see these trade agreements for what they really are - not between countries, but telling countries what corporations want them to do, and what corporations will allow them to do, then perhaps the sheer awfulness would be revealed. But no, we are supposed to be guilt-tripped by the plight of poor Vietnamese farmers, etc. As if they won't get hurt, too.
Bottom line on food, IMO, is that all food will be on a "yer on yer own" plan. Profits will trump health concerns. Really, the Libertarian method - if enough people get sick or die from a particular food, then, IF others find out about it, they will stop buying that food. The Market is more important than safety.