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09-29-2011, 03:04 PM
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Re: This one's for you Obi-Wan!
And your issue with this is.....what, exactly?
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09-29-2011, 03:13 PM
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Re: This one's for you Obi-Wan!
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And your issue with this is.....what, exactly?
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Do you really think how people choose to eat is government's "highest duty"?
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09-29-2011, 03:16 PM
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Re: This one's for you Obi-Wan!
Geez Press Coverage, Apple Strudel and Qui Con all in one thread.. a trip down memory lane. The only ones left are HB, who leads a charmed life and RW.
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09-29-2011, 03:18 PM
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Re: This one's for you Obi-Wan!
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Do you really think how people choose to eat is government's "highest duty"?
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Well, if you believe the government's highest duty is to protect its citizens, then yes.
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09-29-2011, 03:34 PM
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Re: This one's for you Obi-Wan!
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Well, if you believe the government's highest duty is to protect its citizens, then yes.
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 If you truly believe that, then there are litterally no bounds to what the government can do to "protect" you. Nothing would be off limits.
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09-29-2011, 03:36 PM
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Re: This one's for you Obi-Wan!
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 If you truly believe that, then there are litterally no bounds to what the government can do to "protect" you. Nothing would be off limits.
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Eh, just playing devil's advocate. I'm generally sympathetic to government paternalism when it comes to nutrition in this country, because clearly people are unable to make these choices on their own volition.
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09-29-2011, 03:49 PM
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Re: This one's for you Obi-Wan!
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Well, if you believe the government's highest duty is to protect its citizens, then yes.
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protect them from themselves?
Not only do I not think that's government's highest duty, I don't think it's government's duty at all.
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09-29-2011, 03:59 PM
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Re: This one's for you Obi-Wan!
I'm getting hungry
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09-29-2011, 05:32 PM
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Re: This one's for you Obi-Wan!
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Eh, just playing devil's advocate. I'm generally sympathetic to government paternalism when it comes to nutrition in this country, because clearly people are unable to make these choices on their own volition.
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I think teaching nutrition in schools is something I've advocated doing. Controlling what people eat, or using the government as a tool to do so, is something I completely oppose. Unless of course, we're talking the use of EBT cards, or Food Stamps, and restricting what can be purchased with them. Maybe there is one area where government regulation would be supportable.
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protect them from themselves?
Not only do I not think that's government's highest duty, I don't think it's government's duty at all.
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09-29-2011, 05:39 PM
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Re: This one's for you Obi-Wan!
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Well, if you believe the government's highest duty is to protect its citizens, then yes.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JackBauer
Eh, just playing devil's advocate. I'm generally sympathetic to government paternalism when it comes to nutrition in this country, because clearly people are unable to make these choices on their own volition.
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Wow. The words of fascism, spoken by none other than JackBauer. Can't say I'm surprised.
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