Michael Dalakis

They attacked butter, and sold you margarine, then seed oil, then a statin for what the seed oil did. They attacked leather, and sold you plastic shoes that split in a year and never rot in the landfill. They attacked wool, and sold you polyester that sheds plastic into the sea every time you wash it. They attacked lard, and sold you shortening that had to be pulled from the shelves for the trans fat. They attacked whole milk, and sold you skimmed milk with the vitamins removed, then oat water with the vitamins sprayed back on. They attacked eggs, and sold you a breakfast cereal with a cartoon on the box. They attacked the sun, and sold you factor 50, then a vitamin D tablet for what the factor 50 did. They attacked salt, and sold you low-sodium ready meals with four times the sugar. Now they're attacking beef, and the offer on the table is textured pea protein extruded in a factory, with a share price. Every one of these swaps had the same two results: the thing replacing it was worse for you, and somebody owned the patent. Nobody owns a cow's patent. Nobody owns a sheep's fleece, a hen's egg or a June afternoon. That is the only crime any of them ever committed.