Did your local or national government restrict pork from Mexico or the United States in response to swine flu, in particular, the name "swine"? If so, you should take a close look at how your government works, because this incident is a canary in a coal mine. Consultation with an expert would have informed your government that the name derives from genetic history of the virus, and is not because swine communicate the human disease.
If your government took actions against pork imports, there are two possible reasons, both common features of a bad government.
Your government is run by idiots. There is no channel for experts who are knowledgeable about a subject to advise government action. Your government will take more idiotic actions in the future, perhaps more drastically negatively affecting you.
Special interests have too much power in your government. A small special interest, perhaps domestic pork producers, has managed to subvert the best interests of the people to change government policy to their advantage. Other special interests will pass other policies, perhaps more sinister, in the future.
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