February 19, 2020
Bloomberg's Mockery of Farmers
Mark Musser
With regard to Mayor Bloomberg's recent discussion about how easy it is to be a farmer, I can pretty much guarantee that even on our small farm, he would not last a day, and pretty much the same could be said of all the 'gray matter techies' and oligarchs he was referring to.
Solomon, who was very wealthy and even richer than Bloomberg, but also very wise, points out in Proverbs 28:11,
"The rich man is wise in his own eyes, but the poor who has understanding sees through him."
This 'dialectic' if you want to call it that, pretty much sums up the wide gulf between middle America and elitists who live on the coasts where everything is milder and softer.
Bloomberg said in 2016 at Oxford to a group of tech people that farming is a brainless, simple proposition:
"It's a process. You dig a hole, put a seed in, put dirt on top, add water, up comes the corn,"
A WORD FROM TIM:
Apparently he doesn't remember that the Pilgrims almost starved because they couldn't figure out how to grow corn; they had to be taught. They had to use fertilizer (fish) on the seeds, had to know how to tend them etc.
Farming requires brains; you have to be an accountant, a lawyer, a chemist, a botanist, a meteorologist, a mechanic, etc. And it requires backbreaking labor for long hours. Bloomberg clearly has no idea whatsoever what farmers do. He's the ultimate fool and snob..
With regard to Mayor Bloomberg's recent discussion about how easy it is to be a farmer, I can pretty much guarantee that even on our small farm, he would not last a day, and pretty much the same could be said of all the 'gray matter techies' and oligarchs he was referring to.
Solomon, who was very wealthy and even richer than Bloomberg, but also very wise, points out in Proverbs 28:11,
"The rich man is wise in his own eyes, but the poor who has understanding sees through him."
This 'dialectic' if you want to call it that, pretty much sums up the wide gulf between middle America and elitists who live on the coasts where everything is milder and softer.
Bloomberg said in 2016 at Oxford to a group of tech people that farming is a brainless, simple proposition:
"It's a process. You dig a hole, put a seed in, put dirt on top, add water, up comes the corn,"
A WORD FROM TIM:
Apparently he doesn't remember that the Pilgrims almost starved because they couldn't figure out how to grow corn; they had to be taught. They had to use fertilizer (fish) on the seeds, had to know how to tend them etc.
Farming requires brains; you have to be an accountant, a lawyer, a chemist, a botanist, a meteorologist, a mechanic, etc. And it requires backbreaking labor for long hours. Bloomberg clearly has no idea whatsoever what farmers do. He's the ultimate fool and snob..
Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at
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So many Democrats these days pontificate about things they know nothing about, such as telling miners they can "learn to write code," which the Donkeys don't know how to do (proof demonstrated during the Iowa caucuses). Bloomberg's resume' shows nothing about his having ever worked on a farm, so where's his expertise come from?
Posted by: Dana Mathewson at February 19, 2020 11:35 AM (rIYC+)
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Anthony Watts suggested Bloomberg probably grew a Chia Head at one point and figures it's the same thing.
I think he's right.
I think he's right.
Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at February 19, 2020 12:11 PM (tnMhN)
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