A paradox of plenty - hunger in America

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It's an American tradition to suspect that the neighbors are hostile.

No, no, it's just their right (as set down in the constitution which is even more sacred that the Bible to them) to own guns at home to protect themself.:D
Seriously though people, at least argue the point if you dont like it. Just accusing Kelvin of spamming because he dosent think the USA is perfect is a really poor argument. Lets face it, if he posted about issues in other countries, most of you wouldn't give a shit or know much, if anything about it anyway.
 
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No, no, it's just their right (as set down in the constitution which is even more sacred that the Bible to them) to own guns at home to protect themself.:D
Seriously though people, at least argue the point if you dont like it. Just accusing Kelvin of spamming because he dosent think the USA is perfect is a really poor argument. Lets face it, if he posted about issues in other countries, most of you wouldn't give a shit or know much, if anything about it anyway.
I did:
http://www.offtopicz.net/54632-paradox-plenty-hunger-america.html#post1379770

And I still stand by what I posted about him.
 

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Well if I had a twisted view on the subject for the sake of arguement it'd be not feeling sorry for those who live in hunger in America, work hard to earn the food on the plate instead of living on handouts. Get a job. Food stamps aren't hard to find either.
 

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Well if I had a twisted view on the subject for the sake of arguement it'd be not feeling sorry for those who live in hunger in America, work hard to earn the food on the plate instead of living on handouts. Get a job. Food stamps aren't hard to find either.

Let me quote a post from another forum:

"those of you who are negroes as you're enjoying your welfare might be wondering - why is THE MAN trying to give you more freebies like universal health care ?

in this thread i don't give a **** whether universal health care will be good for grandmas and fat slobs who don't work or whether the rich will have to pay higher tax or any of that bull****. i don't care whether health costs will increase, decrease, remain the same etc. i don't care if quality of care goes up or down.

instead you have to ask the question - WHY ?

let's go back to our founding fathers. they revolted against their government over basically some minor issues like taxes. we have MUCH better reasons to revolt ( why are we fighting wars in Iraq, etc ? ) but we don't.

WHY ?

i'll tell you why. because we are ****ing pussies ! and we are PUSSIES BY DESIGN.

how do you expect not to be a pussy when your government takes care of you from cradle to grave ?

our founding fathers didn't have your mother****ing welfare, food stamps, unemployment insurance and certainly the King wouldn't pay if one of them needed to have a surgery to reduce the size of their stomach so they could lose some weight by eating less.

what they had was either something they got themselves or they were given by their parents. they received NOTHING from the state. they weren't on the state's nipple. they knew that you have to fight for everything that you have or want to have. this is why as soon as the state stepped out of the line it had its ass handed to it.

but now we have scientific pussyfication going on. we are being engineered into couch potatoes who are unable to do anything for ourselves and must rely on the state for our most basic survival needs.

in my opinion we are already near the point where we will soon not be CAPABLE of a revolution REGARDLESS of how bad it gets. a few years form now if Obama ordered Junior High Schoolgirls lined up and ass raped them on public television for no reason other than to show contempt for the people of this nation - nothing would happen. People would simply say - well i would rebel, but i need my health universal health insurance. What if i get diabetes ?

but the national debt is already 12 trillion. if you think your taxes won't be going up DRASTICALLY some time in the future to pay off the interest on that mother****er then you are infinitely stupid.

today it might cost you 20% of your income to get health insurance so you're crying that its bad. but soon you will be paying 60% taxes as many people in Europe already do - think what is worse ?

But when it comes it will already be too late. you will have already become 100% complete pussy. you will be afraid of everything. afraid of handling a gun. afraid of taking care of your own life. afraid of teaching your own children.

and certainly you would not be up to the task of fighting the world army with bare hands.

the government will then have COMPLETE CONTROL FOREVER and you will forever be a wretched slave.

WAKE THE **** UP and see what is going on around you.

Obama doesn't give a **** about you. Obama works for wall street, not the people. Nobody wants his health care system but he is pushing it through. FOR WHOM ? WHO ORDERED IT ?

those who have the REAL power in the world and intend to keep it."
 

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From the article:
Call it a paradox of plenty. In the world’s wealthiest country, home to more obese people than anywhere else on earth, almost 50 million Americans struggled to feed themselves and their children in 2008. That’s one in six of the population. Millions went hungry, at least some of the time. Things are bound to get worse.
Most of our obese people also fall into that category of those struggling to feed themselves. Go figure.
They obviously think obeisity simply comes from overeating and don't weigh in the medical facts. Sleep Apnea, thyroid trouble can play a role in obesity.
 
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They obviously think obeisity simply comes from overeating and don't weigh in the medical facts. Sleep Apnea, thyroid trouble can play a role in obesity.
That, and psychological issues. People who define themselves as poor tend to have lower self-esteem, feel less able to alter their situation, thus become less active. Cheaper foods tend to be more fattening (high in carbs). Many people with low esteem overeat to compensate.
 
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