Comments on: Modern Law and Traditionalism Clash http://skepticum.com/modern-law-and-traditionalism-clash/ A Godless Skeptic's Notes on Liberty, Religion, Society, and More... Fri, 18 May 2012 22:38:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: <![CDATA[Mana Master of Mischief]]> http://skepticum.com/modern-law-and-traditionalism-clash/#comment-118 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:18:31 +0000 http://skepticum.com/?p=54#comment-118 Great point about "who says they choose to live this way?" It's not just about living, it's about a craft. These shepherds have their way of making cheese, and who has the right to tell them there's a different better way. And we're not talking here about mass producers as I said. These are shepherds who sell their cheese at the farmers' market a few times a week. So I shouldn't have used the word living. The way I see it, and I understand one needs to taste that great cheese to understand, this cheese-making craft that these shepherds employ is the same as wine-making or brewing. And what we don't learn in history schools is that wine selling and brew selling was regulated for taxation purposes. It's the same with the shepherds, their products are now regulated for taxation purposes first, and food safety second. And yes I agree that it still needs to be regulated, but I still want to buy that great cheese! This is truly not a rational argument I'm making but rather a selfish one ;P Great point about “who says they choose to live this way?” It’s not just about living, it’s about a craft. These shepherds have their way of making cheese, and who has the right to tell them there’s a different better way. And we’re not talking here about mass producers as I said. These are shepherds who sell their cheese at the farmers’ market a few times a week. So I shouldn’t have used the word living.

The way I see it, and I understand one needs to taste that great cheese to understand, this cheese-making craft that these shepherds employ is the same as wine-making or brewing. And what we don’t learn in history schools is that wine selling and brew selling was regulated for taxation purposes. It’s the same with the shepherds, their products are now regulated for taxation purposes first, and food safety second.

And yes I agree that it still needs to be regulated, but I still want to buy that great cheese! This is truly not a rational argument I’m making but rather a selfish one ;P

]]> By: <![CDATA[iam]]> http://skepticum.com/modern-law-and-traditionalism-clash/#comment-117 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:20:34 +0000 http://skepticum.com/?p=54#comment-117 Very interesting opinions. But as far as I know there still are plenty of "100% natural" shepherds here selling very dubious cheese ( i.e. copiously mixed with chalk for better look and consistency), so food safety controls actually are needed. I agree though that these controls could be done by inspections in markets and not by forcing shepherds to mechanize their business. On the other hand I find your remark: "The second issues is that with the European laws of “having running water and cooling units” they are forcing modernization on people who choose to live traditionally." ...very wrong. Who says they choose to live this way? There not doing it for the fun; it's only because of the inept communist development policies that they remained in this backward situation Very interesting opinions. But as far as I know there still are plenty of “100% natural” shepherds here selling very dubious cheese ( i.e. copiously mixed with chalk for better look and consistency), so food safety controls actually are needed. I agree though that these controls could be done by inspections in markets and not by forcing shepherds to mechanize their business.
On the other hand I find your remark:
“The second issues is that with the European laws of “having running water and cooling units” they are forcing modernization on people who choose to live traditionally.”
…very wrong. Who says they choose to live this way? There not doing it for the fun; it’s only because of the inept communist development policies that they remained in this backward situation

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