I'm rereading George Pyle's Raising Less Corn, More Hell-- The Case for the Independent Farm. Industrial production of our food has some benefits but lots of drawbacks. "Why should corporations own farms when they can own the farmer." Instead of free markets, farmers become corporate serfs with long term contracts.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1586481150/103-1764036-9291869?v=glance&n=283155
Big loss, the serfs have no time or motivation for political involvement. True of the corporate middle management and blue collar workers, too. So politics has become dominated by the powerful few, the grassroots is in danger of disappearing. But maybe the long-tail of low cost communications will help revive entrepreneurship and neighborhood political involvement.
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