For you being overweight?
Too many would like to foist the blame on corporations and governments. For example:
This Westernization — in some circles, Americanization — of the global culinary landscape no doubt contributed to the fattening of the world. But many obesity experts say it’s hard to know where to place the blame.
“What we’re looking at is not solely an American phenomenon, but a transnational corporation phenomenon,” Rigby said.
Rigby is policy director for the International Obesity Task Force.
Then there is this:
Choice also applies to foreign governments, which Paul Zimmet, director of the International Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, Australia, said have played an equal role in allowing poor diets to become a health crisis.
Governments haven’t done enough to make healthy foods affordable and physical fitness accessible, he said.
Just when did these things become governmental functions?
Zombyboy places the focus right where it belongs:
It is much easier to blame international corporations and America instead of focusing responsibility on the choices individuals make, though. It also takes responsibility for the effects of choices away from those individuals–instead of changing lifestyles and making hard choices, there’s a possible payday from the latest round of lawsuits against the people selling the food.
Eating healthy and getting exercise aren’t things that are forced on us, they are simple choices that we make on a daily basis. That many of us tend to make those choices poorly is not an indictment of an industry or a nation, it’s an indictment against us.
Folks, put the fork down and take a walk!
Blame America (Updated)
The CNN headline is, at its very root, offensive. It barely steps away from accusing the United States for bulging…
Sooner or later, I’m sure, I’ll be found out. The word will be out that I went around via Google to the various anti-Bush weblogs, and much like a busy little bee, deposited a comment in those weblogs that allow for such.
At one particular weblog I visited, the blogeuse was at the time in despair. Seemingly, indisputable files documenting Dumb’ya’s misgovernance grow thicker and even more nauseating daily. Nonetheless, his lead in the polls increases. Ya’know, that’s enough to blow anybody’s mind. And so, dear friend Steve, I asked myself a couple questions. What could be going on? What could be the explanation?
Well, here’s some of the comment I left. “Nobody cares to admit that their country willfully elevated a nincompoop to head of state. And then, not too long after that, the nincompoop went on to suborn contravening the Geneva Convention.
It’s sort’a like admitting tha’cher favorite aunt gets her jollies from ‘communing’ with alligators. Aaay, c’mon, that’s the best way I know how to phrase it … gimme a break. For all we know, the current chairman of the Federal Communications Commission checks up on your website DAILY.”
And here’s the permissible portion of the comment I left.
“Recently, Ted Koppel used his allotment of television time to swirl some sobriety into this country’s awareness of Iraq. As the photos of American service personnel, who had been killed in Iraq, were being displayed, Mr Koppel recited their names. As best I can, in my own small way, I’m trying to emulate the man. And so, I’d like you to consider reading the text for a “state of the union” address that I believe is imperative for this country of ours. To get to it, all you need do is click on the below enclosed U.R.L
http://www.bcvoice.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=205
By the way, the proprietors of the http://www.BCVoice.com website have provided a couple ways for you to leave your comments.”