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RE: perhaps. But bigotry is bigotry

Posted by RGA (R) on April 26, 2015 at 20:47:21

In Reply to: RE: perhaps. But bigotry is bigotry posted by bean on April 26, 2015 at 17:35:13:

Last I checked even the healthiest fittest people drop dead at some point.

I never understand why people can't just live their own life without the need to hammer on other people.

Gays? I look at it selfishly but the more gay men the better - leaves more women for me. Win win - if I could invent a pill that would make strait guys gay I would be dropping it in drinks at every bar I could find. Win win. Lesbians? Well heck I have lots in common - we both like women and they have lots of good advice.

I think one of the problems here is a woeful lack of scientific knowledge and certain cults promoting patently absurd notions that being gay is a choice. It is physiologically/biologically proven that Homosexuality is "born that way" and part of the brain in autopsies have proven it - and it's also common in the animal kingdom. But trying to use irrefutable 100% proven, without doubt, facts to a lot of people - seemingly in the evangelical south - is a no hope lost cause. They're only going to listen to the off crank with a phd from the Pat Robertson school of Morons-R-Us where you get your degree in 3 years and you only need to read one book.

Racism is difficult to beat - personal experiences are different for people and the media certainly doesn't help matters. I look at people like Ice-Cream and Chocolate - some are dark chocolate, milk chocolate and white chocolate (or dark roast, light roast, cappuccino - gotta bring the food back in here)- I never met a chocolate I didn't like - good coffee is good coffee and bad coffee is bad coffee if it's badly made or badly grown.

I must say when I was in Vegas I saw a lot of folks in motorized wheelchairs due to their weight. This is something that is rooted likely in a kind of depression - they need some help - not to be made fun of. But unfortunately most countries have a reactionary view to solving societal/personal problems. Instead of crime prevention by addressing the issues before the crime is prevented many - not all - western countries spend the money on punishment and incarceration (which doesn't exactly work well). Partly because human beings have difficulty seeing beyond their own scope of senses and reduce things to simple black and white solutions.

We'd all be a bit better off if we tried the ole "empathy" and imagine walking in the other man's shoes growing up in their situations.

Certain concoctions of food may be as addictive as smoking and it's a very difficult cycle to end especially for people in a depressed state. Like Smoking, food serves to heighten dopamine levels - it's a shot to the pleasure centers of the brain and indeed salt in potato chips increases electrons firing in the Myelin sheath as well - the meal at McDonalds is a veritable orgasm concoction with the sugar, salt, fat, sweet/sour and the possibility that the diet drinks are suppressing one's abilities to feel full. And if you had parents that fed you this stuff in fairly high doses when you were a kid it is very very hard to stop when you become an adult. Just like smokers who started at 15 and smoked 2 packs a day for 20 years. At 35 yes some people are fortunate to be able to kick the habit but I am betting their in the vast minority.

I've Been there and when you get a bit fat - you don't want to go to the gym because everyone is watching the fat guy and snickering - and maybe you truly like swimming which is maybe the best exercise out there but because you're heavy you don't want people to see your fat exposed.

It becomes almost a circular problem - where the very place that can reduce your weight is a place that can hurt your esteem even more and make you feel even worse about your appearance.

The low carb high protein diet worked for me but it's generally considerably more expensive to eat so the poor people can't stay on it. Buying Salmon, Halibut, Cod, Lean Steak, Chicken, Ham, Bacon, Eggs, Walnuts, Macadamia nuts, most of the berries and lots of green vegetables, peppers, beans etc is a lot more expensive than pastas, cheese macaroni, breads, potatoes, and cereal. And McDonalds can feed your kids for $4. It will cost maybe 5 times that to eat something healthy. Everyone in the US should be able to work an 8 hour day and be able to feed a family of 4 pay rent, pay for transportation, have full medical for said family of 4, pay utilities and internet and basic cable with the ability to save for a modest vacation or entertainment (one movie a week for said family of four). If the minimum wage can't provide those basic things - then minimum wage is too low.

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