Wolfman

what about mild fructose corn syrup high fructose is not good for you
though I do believe bad oils and deep frying should be outlawed

perdidochas

Let's get the FDA to ban HFCS.

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Ygorl

Why should they BAN it ? If people want to eat poison, do you think having the Fuckedup Dimwit Administration ban it will stop them from eating poison ?

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Ygorl

Answer:

No.

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emptypepsi

Yes, good old Blue State Fascism. Ban those evil trans fats. Ban that evil syrup. We wouldn't want to just educate people and have informed citizens running around. Let's just ban it. Why should people think about what they do?

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Ygorl

Yes. But, I understand wolf. The first impulse is to say to yourself "Lets ban it, it's poison."

The world is a dangerous place and life is a tricky field to maneuver through. There's no way to protect everyone from everything by banning stuff.

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FRYandBENDER

I have an idea. Instead of starting new threads everytime you think something should be banned, why not start a running thread where you post what you want banned and why. You can name it "the things I want banned."

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emptypepsi

Exactly, ygorl. That is the first impulse. But, as you know, one must eventually see that it won't solve the real problem: a lack of education on the problem. The problem is not that they exist - the problem is that people eat it, and apparently way too much. Banning it won't make peoples uneducated choices disappear. If people don't buy it because they know better, the free market can work itself out and we don't have to let the government get bigger.

I also don't like the idea of idiot-proofing society. You in turn get a society of people who don't ever have to learn anything from life because they are coddled and protected them from anything and everything that's "baaaaaad". That's why I'm always very cynical of attempts to "get rid" of something that is ultimately the end result of shitty behavior and a lack of understanding of something.

I've been in an incredibly life threatening car accident, made an and had a bad reaction after finding out I was allergic to a certain kind of nut. They were both scary instances and both something I wouldn't wish on anyone else. But, the lessons I learned from those dangerous incidents helped shape who I am today.

I also used to eat a lot of the trans fats and HFCS that people want done away with. However, what I know about health and nutrition is that much more indellible to me because I know what it's like to have eaten that stuff regularly. I know how it affects you firsthand, now that I don't eat it anymore. The rewards of good old human experience is getting sold down the river today at the expense of 'safety'.

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marv

Hell, let's just outlaw food...just a bad habit...probably kill ya to give it up!

Now, pass the chips'n'dip......

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Ygorl

Yes, and people know (or had better know):

The world is a dangerous place and life is a tricky field to maneuver through. There's no way to protect everyone from everything by banning stuff.

Removing one or two dangers with man made "laws" will only create OTHERS to replace them.

That's just hard core reality based on human nature and the overall human condition.

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