It seems hopeless, hopeless. Those who eat meat [at public expense] are a mean, selfish lot, and so the country is doomed. Our only hope lies in the grass-roots folk who eat our traditional food.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker sees hope in the common people who eat traditional food, criticizing those who eat meat at public expense as selfish and mean.
- In plain terms
- Hope lies with ordinary people eating traditional food, not selfish officials eating meat at public expense.
- What can you take from it?
- Trust grassroots people over corrupt elites.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who holds real hope in society?
- How does food reflect values?
Another view
Generalizing about food choices may oversimplify complex political issues.
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