LINK Why shutting down Chinese ‘wet markets’ could be a terrible mistake
In western media, “wet markets” are portrayed as emblems of Chinese otherness: chaotic versions of oriental bazaars, lawless areas where animals that should not be eaten are sold as food ... This image is highly flawed, not only because it relies on western sensitivities of what is eatable and what is not, and which portrays a modern form of Chinese food trade and consumption as “traditional”, but more practically, because it misrepresents the material and economic reality of these markets.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Why consider this source, when Michael Osterholm would disagree Most of the China stuff starts at about 1h:0m but the whole thing is worthwhile :
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@altschmerz Most of the China stuff starts at about 1h:0m but the whole thing is worthwhile . . .
@altschmerz In his 2017 book, he predicted China as the most likely source of a global pandemic. "A bug anywhere in the world today can be a bug anywhere in the world tomorrow."
I don't care what they eat, the rest of the world should not have to PAY for China's food markets.
At this point, is their any reason to think that China plans ANY solution(s) ?
when you're hungry enough to eat a bat, you eat a fucking bat.
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