Discourse Around Food Security and American Politics

Well,
 I established this blog a long time ago. For those of you who had read my political views before, I am adding a new twist to my previous political observances. '

I have recently began a graduate program called Food Systems and Society. While many people initially think that my coursework is related to the food service industry, it is really a program geared toward social justice, especially the inalienable right to food.

In a country where forty percent of the food produced in this country is thrown away, there is really no reason why anyone in the United States should be hungry, or food insecure.

My friends (though few) who have been with me in the past, may know that I am basically socially liberal. I believe in the equal opportunity/access to food, as well as other resources, but for now, I will concentrate on food.

There is a Democratic struggle right now between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. As a Blue Representative, I was initially unsure of whom I should support. At first, Hillary seemed like the right choice, but upon examination, I have decided that Bernie is my guy.

He has named himself as a socialist democrat, which automatically sets people, especially the right, off. However, Bernie is geared toward affordable education, an equalized rate of pay, and equal access to health care. After all, he was one of the authors of "Obama Care."

I am not going to delve into the reasons why an attention to food justice and food equality is completely necessary, but the truth is that the American Dream of upward class mobility is being constantly threatened. People are beginning to think that they are resigned to their current economic situation and that there is no sense in working hard toward a better future.

The underrepresented in the political discourse is continuously unnoticed. The one percent, as Mitch Romney articulated have far too much influence and dictate the future of those unrepresented by mainstream politics.

No matter your political affiliation, an acknowledgement of the basic human right to food must be an obvious one. We all should have access to nutritionally sound food, no matter our economic situation. Are we not, as an enlightened nation able to appreciate our common need for food?