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Why are reviewers not acknowledging the fact that entire premise is utterly ridiculous? A virus that can get past the immune system of every animal except human? The idea that ANYBODY would want to eat people just because they can’t get their morning bacon or cheeky Nandos, let alone enough people to make cannibalism government policy?
Marc Towersap I am now intrigued by this book! and I don't think it's that far a leap from eating animals to eating humans. I'm not just thinking of Donner or the s…moreI am now intrigued by this book! and I don't think it's that far a leap from eating animals to eating humans. I'm not just thinking of Donner or the soccer team that crashed, they had no food save for the already dead (dunno if Donner party killed), but most of us are omnivores, think nothing of eating cow/pig/fish/deer, or even dog (some cultures are ok with that), but really, if we can no longer physically get our protein from that source, whose to say it's an impossible leap to eat humans? particularly if it's done like how it is now. Since most of us don't hunt nor actually kill to eat, rather, we just buy it at a store. We don't even really see butchers working to cut and package, even if it's at our local grocery store. And besides, it is government policy to ensure that meat sold is safe to eat (FDA), food recalls (so we know food from this source should be tossed if the expiration date is MM-DD-YYYY) etc. I will put it on my to-buy list!(less)
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Tender Is the Flesh
by Agustina Bazterrica
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