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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Top 10 of dumbest things to argue about in GD:
OK, I only actually have only a few...but, I know other DUers can add to the list:
Cats (many people are starting to keep them indoors, spay/ neuter programs for ferals starting to catch on...iow, this problem is starting to resolve itself)
Vegetables (many people are starting to adopt and realize the benefits of a plant-based diet. It's in the news constantly....most people are educated enough now to start making their own decisions...why deride others for their diets, no matter what that diet entails?)
HFCS (see: vegetables)
Junk food (see: vegetables)
Cows (see: vegetables)
Smoking (trend is starting to self correct)
Vaccines (more people are starting to demand safer vaccines)
Can this thread continue without people having to post their negative opinions of behavior/ products? Probably not....but, I do wish that DUers would see how fruitless some of these topics are-
The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)JanMichael
(24,908 posts)hadn't thought about that one-- thanks!
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)JanMichael
(24,908 posts)I think it's more of a matter of more people becoming open-minded and educated....smoking is no longer cool, HFCS is gettng a bad rap in the media, many people have indoor non-murderous cats now...etc- things are slowly getting better all the time in terms of behavior patterns, I think--- and my god, we aren't perfect: wife smokes, the cat is indoors, we still eat dairy-
tjwash
(8,219 posts)Right afterward I am thinking of getting circumcised
The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)eating left over olive garden and chicken coated in corn flakes.
tjwash
(8,219 posts)justanidea
(291 posts)LisaLynne
(14,554 posts)LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)sadbear
(4,340 posts)Stand up and scream....about income inequality, jobs moved overseas, corporate welfare and pollutions, schools defunded--
lpbk2713
(42,784 posts)That debate pops up about every two weeks and has been as long as I can remember.
And nothing ever seems to get resolved.
JanMichael
(24,908 posts)RIGHT! My hometown, family, place of birth SUCKS the big one! Honey, call U-haul and a real estate agent!"
Btw, we live in the South...have NEVER heard arguments about this irl.
Javaman
(62,542 posts)JanMichael
(24,908 posts)thanks!
kentauros
(29,414 posts)as a lifestyle choice
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