usual suspect wrote:
>
> Jay wrote:
> > I think this is a personal call that you have to make for yourself. I do the
> > same thing, all the time. For instance, I refuse to buy bananas, a nice
> > vegan food, right?
>
> Very nice food, period.
>
> > Because of the inhumane conditions applied to the
> > communities surrounding the plantations and the workers themselves,
>
> What inhumane conditions are these? Have you ever visited a banana
> plantation in person or do you get your information from petty activists
> who turn everything into an ethical dilemma?
>
> I can say that I *have* visited a banana plantation, and within the last
> couple of weeks. I also rode past many more on vacation. What I found
> was nothing like you describe. The workers were joyful and well-fed.

Swing Low Sweet Chariot comin' for to carry me home... It's not just
about the workers, that's bad enough. It's about the environment.

http://members.tripod.com/foro_emaus/BanPlantsCA.htm