As an exercise in comprehension with Trump supporters, I jogged my mind for one thing where I might agree with them. One tiny thing.
It actually wasn’t hard: the first thing that came to mind is environmental protectionism. I don’t know what that term is. I’ve never even googled it and it probably means something unrelated. But I learned two years ago that no lakes in the southwest corner of Minnesota are fishable or swimmable. 40% of the state’s lakes and streams are impaired, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
There are many reasons detailed in the MPCA’s reports, but farming seems to be central. Farming: our beloved heritage that can do no wrong.
American farmers export almost half their soybean and wheat harvest, mostly to China. Fifteen percent of the US corn crop is exported. Increasingly, meat and dairy is exported, too.
So for an environmental take on the protectionist movement, you could argue that federal and state policy should impose costs on exporting agricultural products that cause such widespread environmental damage. Why allow giant agribusinesses to enrich themselves while we pay dearly to clean up our polluted lakes and streams?
Included: I don’t like when people spoil natural areas with their “art” but I really can’t object to fungus-inspired graffiti.
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