Obesity is overconsumption. We don't just eat too much, we buy/spend too much, have to get new things all the time, things that aren't really important (smartphones, smart TVs, cheap trendy clothing, etc.). We are constantly bombarded with advertising, and ad companies, and the NSA, are tracking every move we make.
I hear people complaining about the low minimum wage when they have most of the things listed above. They have become slaves to consumerism, and that includes Big Macs, Twinkies, stuffed crust pizzas. They will spend their lives working for these things, while nations will offer free healthcare, free education (in some nations), subsidized government housing, and Foodstamps. Rather than teach people to tithe on their own, we've created a world where adults rely on an omnipotent government.
I have no reason not to believe the corn subsidies and possible lobbyists for fast food/junk food production aren't part of a bigger plan to enslave us.
Yeah I had this sort of weird epiphany/theory about my above comment when my son had some paper to write about the civil war and how slavery is different from how we live today. I told him it really wasn't different.
I think the reason the obesity pandemic isn't being addressed is because it's part of the plan. Another point for my tinfoil hat: JFK wrote a letter to the nation stating that convenience (mass production of autos, popularization of tv, refrigeration, other home appliances) would soften us. That we could easily be conquered if we slack off on fitness. He tried to implement a nationwide physical fitness course similar to boot camp for public high schoolers. We can't think clearly or fight when we're soft and flabby from the comfort of our living rooms.
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IggyReilly ago
Obesity is overconsumption. We don't just eat too much, we buy/spend too much, have to get new things all the time, things that aren't really important (smartphones, smart TVs, cheap trendy clothing, etc.). We are constantly bombarded with advertising, and ad companies, and the NSA, are tracking every move we make.
I hear people complaining about the low minimum wage when they have most of the things listed above. They have become slaves to consumerism, and that includes Big Macs, Twinkies, stuffed crust pizzas. They will spend their lives working for these things, while nations will offer free healthcare, free education (in some nations), subsidized government housing, and Foodstamps. Rather than teach people to tithe on their own, we've created a world where adults rely on an omnipotent government.
I have no reason not to believe the corn subsidies and possible lobbyists for fast food/junk food production aren't part of a bigger plan to enslave us.
Tree_Snake ago
"Rather than teach people..." I think that is the root of this. No one who understands these conditions lives in them.
SaneGoatiSwear ago
IggyReilly ago
Yeah I had this sort of weird epiphany/theory about my above comment when my son had some paper to write about the civil war and how slavery is different from how we live today. I told him it really wasn't different.
I think the reason the obesity pandemic isn't being addressed is because it's part of the plan. Another point for my tinfoil hat: JFK wrote a letter to the nation stating that convenience (mass production of autos, popularization of tv, refrigeration, other home appliances) would soften us. That we could easily be conquered if we slack off on fitness. He tried to implement a nationwide physical fitness course similar to boot camp for public high schoolers. We can't think clearly or fight when we're soft and flabby from the comfort of our living rooms.