Big government, that is.
New York City just banned trans-fats in its restaurants. I'm completely blown away by this. I mean, my God, NYC is supposed to be a progressive city... a modern city... a SMART city. But for some reason, this liberal metropolis decided to allow the government to dictate what it's allowed to eat. It BANNED an ingredient because it's NOT HEALTHY.
That's fucking madness. The same kind of madness as motorcycle helmet laws. I mean, look: when you want to regulate things, you have to logic-test it to its most intrusive conclusion. And as far as I can tell, once you start banning ingredients based on healthfulness, you're giving the government permission to mandate people's diets in total. It's the logical extension of the law.
Look. If people want to kill themselves without harming other people, that's their business. We don't need the government run our lives for us at this level.
And please. Don't try and give me the logic that lessens the public burden via medical treatment for heart diseases, diabetes, etc. If you logic-test THAT one, think of how many
things you've have to ban because the public would be safer overall if it was disallowed.
Love to all. Even you, the big guy on the Metro North train scraping who was rubbing mud on the seat in front of him.
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It is totally eliminating personal responsibility as well as taking away peoples freedom to choose what is best for them. While I try to avoid trans-fats and eat healthy - that is my choice. I never like it when the government steps in and starts making choices for people. I also think it opens up the door for people with poor self control to file lawsuits - saying a restaurant served this item and made them fat - yada yada yada.
We are the blame nation! Everyones out to blame someone else for their choices - and this is not a step in the right direction.
Sorry I am in a rambling mood!
How can they enforce that law?! It seems impossible to visit all establishments/restos and make sure they don't use bad fats! :P
However I do think the helmets for motorcycles is essential... It's the driver's only protection in case of an accident! Accident that can be caused by him, or other cars/trucks/whatever. So helmets get my ok! :)
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That absolutely blows me away. Like waywayway far away.
Alcohol's fine. Sugar? Not a problem. Dyes and preservatives and antibiotics and irradiation and gmos, all OK. But those trans-fats, those we have to step in and protect you from?
Infuckingsane.
Are you fucking KIDDING ME?!?!?!
ARGHHHHH!!!!! What in the hell has happened to people. I cannot even believe how easily we giveaway our civil liberties.
We used to FIGHT to keep them. Now we're not even apathetic, we fucking GIVE them away on a silver fucking platter of "doing what's best for everyone".
aman brother!
Not sure if you'll read this as this was posted ages ago, but my take on this was that the restaurants couldn't use the transfat in fryalaters (sp?) anymore so the public would have more pf a choice of what they are putting in their bodies.
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