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The Guardian reports that according to a Bureau of Investigative Journalism study, colistin, an "antibiotic of last resort," is used by the tonnes by Indian farms to make the poultry gain weight a little bit faster. And all of this is perfectly legal. The World Health Organization (WHO) calls antibiotic resistance "a major threat to public health".
Another reason to eat less meat I guess. Like we needed one.
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(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday February 02 2018, @09:51PM (4 children)
Tell me honestly, how many Jews do you think are in India?
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 3, Informative) by requerdanos on Friday February 02 2018, @10:19PM (3 children)
Well, as practicing Jews, we can look at it this way. The CIA World Factbook [cia.gov] puts India's "religion" breakdown as follows:
... Of a population the same source puts at ~1.3 billion.
So, Jewish folks would probably fall under "other and unspecified" here, or less than 2/100*1.3 billion=26,000,000.
Looking at ethnicity, the factbook again has some stats for us...
And we're left with the "Mongoloid and other" group, or less than 3/100*1.3 billion=39,000,000.
The numbers like 26 million and 39 million must be taken with a grain of salt, given that they include all of the "other" categories, not just ours.
A more helpful answer, if less precise, would probably be something like "dozens if not hundreds or thousands."
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday February 03 2018, @04:18AM (2 children)
What's this "ours?" I'm not Jewish. If anything I'm some kind of weird Deist or Spiritualist.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by requerdanos on Saturday February 03 2018, @12:28PM (1 child)
Seriously? It's the group that "we " are looking at. Looking at the CIA world factbook is not excessively complicated, and your spiritual beliefs only get in the way if you are real tangled up about them.
(Score: 0, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 03 2018, @05:19PM
this exchange was hilarious
other includes everything not listed, and offense was taken that one of the residents clearly different from the conformists presently in the lead -- somehow thinks you called them a Jew and was quick to point out in several ways that whatever they believe in, it's not that.
nor any of the other items in the list, thus firmly placing them in the "other" category.
if someone cannot determine the difference between themselves and whatever it is they state they cannot be, there is not much of a difference after all.
sort of like how rampaging barbarians couldn't tell the difference between Romans and Italians that lived outside of the prestigious city walls. They all looked like victims to the the invading forces, but the Romans have been documented as being clearly upset they were being treated badly. it was just as bad as those lesser people, yet they claimed privilege as victims. how can the invaders that are looting and pillaging and raping our women not be able to tell the difference?
ah well its like how special interest groups often conflict and compete with one another instead of combine forces to eliminate a common threat. sometimes that viewpoint is "just because we're both oppressed doesnt mean i want you to have the chance to be less oppressed than me later." i dont even know what that term would be.. not schadenfreud, but really it is quite conservative to go against long term interests like that because it might help someone you dont like.