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Uncle Sam Wants: Vegans?

By Kathy Stanchi

 Look out, kid. Apparently, the FBI is recruiting ?friendly personable? youngsters to infiltrate vegan potluck suppers ? those simmering hotbeds of sedition -- to gather information about possible RNC protests.

One young man approached by the FBI was told he had the right ?look? to fit in among the quinoa-sharers (unfortunately, no photo was provided with the article). He was also offered compensation, but only if his information led to an arrest ? hey, a new way of going ?green.? The article notes that this tactic echoed back to the convention that took place in NYC, during which the NYPD Intelligence Division spied on various protest groups, including some undoubtedly dangerous theater troupes. I agree that bad theater can be upsetting, but I never thought of it as a threat to the nation. I suppose that shows that I have a lot to learn.

 So, when I?m browsing around the seitan at Whole Foods, which I do regularly, I?ll be doing more than wondering whether to get the seasoned or the ?regular.? I?ll be on the lookout for a man in a trench coat (badge out, laid off), wondering if I have the ?look.?

Full post as published by The Faculty Lounge on May 27, 2008 (boomark / email).