2 1/2 Days to Go...& Still Undecided
POSTED BY: BrownShirtsRock
UPDATED: Wednesday, November 3, 2004 21:20
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Originally posted by Jasonzzz:
I really don't know what this part was all about.
Are you saying that Canada did the right thing by jumping into WWII right from the get go so that they can beat the Axis into "peace". That the US did the right thing by staying the heck out of it? You didn't happen to mention the isolation mentality that the "US" had at the time to not muddle in other people's affairs.
Well, if you would've read the conversation, you would realize that Waddledoodle was getting at that the US was so great and did so much in WWII and was the heros, etc, etc, etc.
(S)He also attempted a path of "logic" that stated that (since I basically said stop pissing around the world killing people for no reason) the US had no reason for attacking Germany. I pointed out that this wasn't the case. WD is clearly uneducated on such matters.
And you're still posting in a way that pervents dial-up browncoats from viewing these long threads. Please at least attempt to be polite, at least in this regard.
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I am quite well aware that Some people in the world and then again also Some Americans overeat. Who is this average American? When you American earlier, you do not say average. And even when you say average American in this past post, you are still applying it in a way to All Americans. There are "fat" people all over the world, not just in America.
If you read the links that you sent, you would be quite well aware that not all "fat" people have eating problems. Many of these people who do not have eating problems are astigmatized by your type of narrow view "Oh, why don't you just stop stuffing your face - you big fat pig".
In addition, you should also be quite aware that obesity (from over eating in particular here) in general is not uniquely an American problem, it is
on the rise in the world. It is a human problem, not an American one.
Lastly, I am quite well aware of the portion sizes that are served in most American restaurants nowadays. I am an average American and I take half of my meal home for later consumption.
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Originally posted by SigmaNunki:
[B]@Jasonzzz:
Um, I've lived in the US. I've walked the streets and eaten at many resturants. I've traveled across the US over the years. I've seen the vast majority of americans overweight. I've seen the amount of food the average american eats.
After all, if a resturant can get away with charging more for the same amount of food, this equals higher profits. In a capitalist society isn't this the goal? So, then most american will eat that much. Sorry, but the evidence doesn't end up in your favour.
Especially since:
http://www.obesity.org/subs/fastfacts/obesity_US.shtml
You americans do fat well.
And I don't turn a blind eye to the problems of the world. I just have a *very* different way of attacking them (ie not with bullets). Perhaps you should actuallly read what I type instead of impressing what you *think* that I said.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Jasonzzz:
If you read the links that you sent, you would be quite well aware that not all "fat" people have eating problems. Many of these people who do not have eating problems are astigmatized by your type of narrow view "Oh, why don't you just stop stuffing your face - you big fat pig".
And you are still reading what you put on my words and not what I actually typed.
But, as Dr. Phil said (and this is one of the few things that I agree with him on), they just have a steeper hill to climb.
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Originally posted by Jasonzzz:
In addition, you should also be quite aware that obesity (from over eating in particular here) in general is not uniquely an American problem, it is
on the rise in the world. It is a human problem, not an American one.
Yes it is the rise in the rest of the world too. But (again but), americans are leading the world by far.
UK ( http://www.annecollins.com/obesity/uk-obesity-statistics.htm)
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and an additional 17% of men and 21% of women are obese (a body mass index of more than 30 kg/m2 ).
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I only quote this b/c the link provided above only stated stats with a BMI >= 30. Also, England has the fast growing rate of obesity ( http://www.news-medical.net/?id=2011) and (I believe) leads Europe in this regard.
Unfortunatly Canada, being much like the americans when it comes to many day-to-day things, is trailing the americans by only ~15-20% (from what I remember).
This is something that must be worked on if anyone in North America wishes to have a long life.
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Originally posted by Jasonzzz:
Lastly, I am quite well aware of the portion sizes that are served in most American restaurants nowadays. I am an average American and I take half of my meal home for later consumption.
Then you are one of the select few that actually do this (I'm looking to the stats to say this). I congratulate you on the self control that you have that clearly the bulk of your country doesn't have.
My wife and I (also I assume) rarely eat out and make Thai and East Indian (read: Heathly) dishes at home. They also tend to be tastier
But if this battle is to be won, the world at large must make it feasible for people to have time to make meals at home. As well, people must not be lazy and actually make the meals at home if they have the time.
Somehow though, I think that this fight against obesity is (unfortunatly) just beginning instead of ending.
I think that this fight must start by stopping pointing the finger of blame and starting to do something that will actually affect change (ie exercise, eating healthy instead of McDonalds, reducing stress, etc).
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