To be fair, what people eat is arguably their own choice.
I'm a non-smoking, non-drug-taking, borderline teetotal vegan, and obviously, if asked, I will argue the case for a healthier diet and lifestyle, but ultimately you can take the horse to the water but you can't make it drink. And in that respect, it's every individual's choice to do what they want with and to their own body. It amazes me that liberals, of all people, need to be schooled on this point.
Far more harmful to others than junk food, via passive smoking, is tobacco. Perhaps Michelle Obama should have focused on the harmful effects of smoking...I wonder why she didn't...hmmm...
However, whilst it is every individual's business what they eat, it is all of society's business to ensure that no-one, ESPECIALLY AN ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD CHILD FFS, is protected from bullying. Bullying can lead to mental illness, self-harm and even suicide. And it is a form of behaviour that is done by people towards others. Some (admittedly stupid) people choose to eat unhealthily (that is their business. No-one, as far as I know, chooses to be bullied.
That is why we must focus our attention on ending bullying, and in the meantime let people eat whatever junk they want.
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ultravioletx (10222)
5 years ago
Michelle Obama's health agenda was geared towards children. Anti-SJW adults made it about them instead.
But as I said in the other thread. You aren't a genuine account. You are trying to peddle Kingswood's talking points from the position of a non Trump supporter which is why you only talk to me and ask me what he's saying instead of him.
So kindly fuck off.
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[deleted]
5 years ago
If Kingswood is such a dyed-in-the-wool Trumpet, I see little point in arguing with him.
It makes far more sense to engage with people who I, perhaps wrongly, believe have the capacity to think and behave in the right way.
I apologise for our disagreements here. Unfortunately, I suffer from mood swings and when I read something like the story of the eleven-year-old boy being bullied simply for his surname, it puts my brain in a spin. I struggle with cognitive dissonance, and so I get more upset when someone or something I'm supposed to root for/be on the same side as, does something I disagree with.
I expect the worst from the average Trump supporter however, I don't expect the worst from people who are, or at least claim to be, liberals.
Anyway, I apologise for any offence caused, but as I say, I can't help having these mood swings. It's the effect of my anti-anxiety medication.
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