He also makes that point that the campaign against foie gras is an opportunistic and cynical ploy using anti-elitist and demagogic populist rhetoric to allow folks to feel they are morally superior and helping to make the world a better place, when they aren't doing any thing of the kind.
He also provides a link to the recent Village Voice article: "Is Foie Gras Torture?" where the initially morally superior reporter, after doing some research isn't so sure any more.
Pastore also makes the argument that passing foie gras legislation while the State of California hurtles towards insolvency is the height of stupidity and arrogance.
Human beings are at the top of the food chain. They got there by eating protein. You need to kill things to harvest protein. There is no way the current human population can be supported without a food industry. The anti foie gras movement and its cynical followers would enslave us and lead us back to the dark ages.
