Unfortunately "the farmers" is simply a marketing gimmick along the lines of "the children". It is used to evoke a specific image and implied set of ideals. And because of that we have to deal with all kinds of crap legislation tied to it.

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ahmeneeroe-v2 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

This is a very online opinion. "The farmers" feed us. Very hard for me to think that's a marketing gimmick.

	▲	jghn 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		At the population scale in the US "The farmers" as in the stereotype of the rugged, individual American by and large does not. That's part of the point of this article. BigAg farms? You're absolutely right.

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