Blowin' in the Wind

I watched this documentary, King Corn, with my buddy Ashley last night. She's always introducing me to new evils of the world and whatnot, which I love. This was one of the more frustrating documentaries I've seen in a while, which I think is saying something. This movie is all about how corn, which can be delicious and wonderful, is primarily used for all of these horrible things (high fructose corn syrup, cattle feed to fatten cattle before they're slaughtered, etc.). It also talks about how the money farmers make from farming corn mostly comes from the government because it is far from a cash crop, and how the priority is getting the MOST corn and there is no focus on quality. All of this is very disheartening, but it's a really good movie that you should check out. Here's a trailer from YouTube:


It also led to some good discussion about what we can do to change the world, which is always one of my favorite topics. We decided that we are 'idealistic realists', which seems to contradict itself, but we define it as people who see the world as both what it is and what it could be. I like it.

I've decided to stop consuming high fructose corn syrup, which will be interesting since it seems to be in virtually everything! I already don't drink pop (soda, if you prefer), though, so that will help some... Once I have more money and have graduated, there are many other things I am going to get VERY picky about, food-wise. It's a shame that you have to be rich to eat food that actually has nutritional value anymore.