US Politics Mega-thread - Page 2908

On February 13 2016 06:34 Gorsameth wrote:

Aside from a few things (corn syrip mostly) your food is no more shit then our food.
The problem the US has with food is mentality.

A Cola in the US is the same as a Cola in Europe, but we don't drink 30 oz free refill cups of it at McDonalds tho.
It is all in the head and the culture.

On February 13 2016 06:34 Gorsameth wrote:

Aside from a few things (corn syrip mostly) your food is no more shit then our food.
The problem the US has with food is mentality.

A Cola in the US is the same as a Cola in Europe, but we don't drink 30 oz free refill cups of it at McDonalds tho.
It is all in the head and the culture.

On February 13 2016 06:37 Plansix wrote:
Sheep account was banned for being sheep.

We could bring this back to politics and the US’s problem with our weak food regulation and FDA. The McDonalds hamburger is a prime example of this, because they had a real struggle finding the beef in those burgers minute there.

Edit: I prefer organic milk because it keeps longer, but that has to do with how it is pasteurized over anything else.

On February 13 2016 06:28 Deathstar wrote:


We are not eating more healthily. What makes you think that? We have an obesity epidemic. Most of the country is either overweight, obese, or extremely obese, which bring about massive personal and social problems. Type 2 diabetes is rampant among children which is normally exclusive to adults. High blood pressure, cancer, strokes, etc. are now up.

Look at France. France is a developed country like the US but they have half the obesity rate than we do. Italy has an obese population of about 10%. I say France and Italy because these two countries are known for their famous cuisine. They have cultures revolving around fine food.

Excess is a problem. But why is excess our problem? We are all the same humans. It's our food that's shit. Our meat are mass produced with baby chicken (normal chicken used to be adults which are more healthy and tasty. Baby chickens taste worse) stuffed with fat, carbs, and antibiotics. Our vegetables ARE less nutritious (reasons can be argued but the decrease in nutrition is a fact). Our great food corporations have succeeded in producing so much calories but as a trade off fucked us in the nutrition department.

On February 13 2016 06:38 Deathstar wrote:


Corn syrup is in almost everything here... Average Americans stand no chance against this onslaught.

On February 13 2016 06:37 iPlaY.NettleS wrote:
If billionaire Bloomberg does run as an indy like he says he will watch as the liberal vote gets split between bloomberg and the democrat nominee.

Easy win for the republicans if Bloomberg runs and throws a couple of bill at advertising.

On February 13 2016 06:39 iPlaY.NettleS wrote:

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I thought Europe banned GMOs? GMOs aren't good dude.Europe has the edge in food quality.

On February 13 2016 07:00 CuddlyCuteKitten wrote:
GMOs aren't bad at all. If anything GMO food is good. You can't catch a "gene bug" from eating food, it's not how reality works. Your body doesn't care at all if the protein or carbohydrates in a food are genetically modified, it has 0 % chance of affecting you directly.

What it could possibly do is to
1) allow heavier use of pesticides
2) potentially cross breed to other plants. I have yet to see any evidence of that.

Being afraid of genetically modified food is just a sure sign of not knowing how things work. It's just food. Be afraid of the food that stays "fresh" for 3 weeks when it should have lasted 3 days because that actually contains things that could possibly affect you.

It's like with irradiated food. People go ballistic over it when it's by far the safest form of preservative for our bodies since it can't affect us at all.

On February 13 2016 07:00 IgnE wrote:
Kwark do you think that your no-nonsense approach inoculates you against psychological impositions on direct sensory experience? Like if we put a dyed red wine in front of you would you be able to describe it "as it was" rather than "as it appeared to be"?

In that vein, do you think that you would find more expensive meat/produce to taste the same as the Walmart/safeway equivalent?

Madeleine Albright: My Undiplomatic Moment

I HAVE spent much of my career as a diplomat. It is an occupation in which words and context matter a great deal. So one might assume I know better than to tell a large number of women to go to hell.

But last Saturday, in the excitement of a campaign event for Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, that is essentially what I did, when I delivered a line I have uttered a thousand times to applause, nodding heads and laughter: “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other.” It is a phrase I first used almost 25 years ago, when I was the United States ambassador to the United Nations and worked closely with the six other female U.N. ambassadors. But this time, to my surprise, it went viral.

I absolutely believe what I said, that women should help one another, but this was the wrong context and the wrong time to use that line. I did not mean to argue that women should support a particular candidate based solely on gender. But I understand that I came across as condemning those who disagree with my political preferences. If heaven were open only to those who agreed on politics, I imagine it would be largely unoccupied.

However, I do want to explain why I so firmly believe that, even today, women have an obligation to help one another. In a society where women often feel pressured to tear one another down, our saving grace lies in our willingness to lift one another up. And while young women may not want to hear anything more from this aging feminist, I feel it is important to speak to women coming of age at a time when a viable female presidential candidate, once inconceivable, is a reality.

I have been out of public office for a decade and a half. I have devoted much of my life since to teaching, writing and helping to make sure younger women face fewer obstacles than my generation did. When I speak to groups of women of all ages, I am struck that despite all that has changed, I am still asked the same questions: “How do you maintain work-life balance? What can I do to succeed in a male profession? What advice should I give my daughter?”

When I answer these questions, I inevitably reflect upon the difficulties my generation faced. I share these stories not to bemoan how hard my life has been. It’s turned out pretty well. What concerns me is that if we do not pay careful attention to this history, the gains we have fought so hard for could be lost, and we could move backward. I do not have a magic formula for how every woman should live her life, but I do know that we need to give one another a hand.

The battle for gender equality is still being waged, and it will be easier if we have a woman who prioritizes these issues in the Oval Office and if the gender balance among elected officials reflects that of our country. When women are empowered to make decisions, society benefits. They will raise issues, pass bills and put money into projects that men might overlook or oppose.

Despite decades of progress, women still make less money than men for equivalent work. Paid family leave remains an elusive dream. Sexual abuse against women continues to plague our communities. And many politicians still act as though the top threat to our national security is Planned Parenthood.

In the meantime, outdated attitudes persist. To this day, I sometimes feel a squirm of anxiety when I interrupt a discussion in a room with only men. I see women in public office being criticized on television for their hairstyle or tone of voice. And I regularly hear successful businesswomen criticized as “too emotional.”

Even so, I am concerned by the tone of the debate about the many problems that specifically affect women. We cannot be complacent, and we cannot forget the hard work it took us to get to where we are. I would argue that because of what is at stake, this is exactly the time to have a conversation about how to preserve what women have gained, including the right to make our own choices, and how to move forward together. I would welcome an informed dialogue that crosses generations. We have much to learn from one another.

A few years ago, not long after Hillary Clinton succeeded Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state, one of my granddaughters asked: “So what’s the big deal about Grandma Maddy being secretary of state? I thought only girls are secretary of state.”

My hope is that young women like my two granddaughters — those who have lived in a world where Roe v. Wade is the law of the land, who played school sports thanks to Title IX and who have never had to check “married” or “single” on a job application — will build on the progress we have made. But that will happen only if women help one another. And for those who do that, there will always be a special place of honor.

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Madeleine Albright was the secretary of state from 1997 to 2001.

On February 13 2016 07:11 IgnE wrote:
Anyone who has been to a show or concert and gone to their fancy "cafe" with $15 plates only to find that the food looks and tastes like Aramark catered bullshit knows that there is real variance in food quality, as it impacts taste, satiety, and overall satisfaction. I contend that "Walmart food," on the whole, is more like Aramark food than higher quality stuff. Just ignoring any unsubstantiated arguments about the nutritional content of said meals, it's immediately and directly apparent to anyone who has experienced the difference how these meals disparately impact food choices in the future. Aramark food leads to bad choices because it is unsatisfying at a gut, visceral level.