Mastodawn

> “Butz is the perfect example of the agribusiness, commercial-farming, agricultural-educationa1 sttablishment man. When dean of agriculture at Purdue University, he also on the boards of directors of the Ralston-Purina Co., the J. I. Case Co., Iternationa1 Minerals and Chemicals Corp., Stokely-Van Camp Co. and Standard Life Insurance Co. of Indiana.” By such men and such careers the land-grant college system, originally meant to enhance the small-farm possibility, has been captured for the corporations.
#WendellBerry with #LaurenSoth on #EarlButz

bsmall2 2d ago

> The cynics here believe that Democrats really don't want to scuttle Mr. Butz. As Secretary of Agriculture he might be too valu able a whipping boy by harvest time next fall.
https://www.nytimes.com/1971/11/28/archives/whipping-boy-butz.html

This destructive pattern of thinking is not new with Trump.. The same excuses were seen for Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz.. It's like the Democrats (big wig rich ones) had the same sort of excuse to let destructive policies get through. Using the evil guy as the worst of two evils option to get their own not quite as evil selves elected?
#EarlButz

The Nation

comment on Pres Nixon's nomination of Dr Butz as Agr Sec

The New York Times