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HappyMe

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89. That's just it.

Reply to randome (Reply #80)

Fri Sep 14, 2012, 12:25 PM

Sep 2012

Why do people HAVE to be reminded that a giant soda is bad for you? What happened to having common sense?

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The food Nazi's in New york just pissed me off.. [View all] undergroundpanther Sep 2012 OP

In this society laundry_queen Sep 2012 #1

Yeah Vitamin D undergroundpanther Sep 2012 #4

I'm coming at this from a completely direction, but I completely agree. MercutioATC Sep 2012 #2

everyone undergroundpanther Sep 2012 #40

IMO I think it's more accpetable to criticize skinny people than fat people SilveryMoon Sep 2012 #3

You see it online xmas74 Sep 2012 #7

Comments about underweight strangers, quite a bit. SilveryMoon Sep 2012 #14

I live in a college town xmas74 Sep 2012 #18

I gotta say, my experiences are somewhat different SilveryMoon Sep 2012 #25

I agree,XMas74 fat people do get most of the public humiliation... undergroundpanther Sep 2012 #16

I posted above on this. xmas74 Sep 2012 #21

He/She needz to eatz a cheezburger snooper2 Sep 2012 #59

There is a skinny person I know undergroundpanther Sep 2012 #9

LOL Marrah_G Sep 2012 #69

the term "anorexic" gets thrown around -- basically saying 'if you a thin you are crazy' KurtNYC Sep 2012 #77

Different ppl have different genetical make ups, we cant all look the same, its so stupid! darkangel218 Sep 2012 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Sep 2012 #6

I think there's more science than bigotry behind it bhikkhu Sep 2012 #8

same thing was told to us, when allowed only certain ratios of food / day darkangel218 Sep 2012 #10

Health is in the mind first bhikkhu Sep 2012 #12

Actually undergroundpanther Sep 2012 #13

Yes, I've read those studies too bhikkhu Sep 2012 #22

HFCS is Cheeper than sugar.HFCS = more profits. undergroundpanther Sep 2012 #24

I drink sodas made with stevia all the time... Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #68

No, the ban doesn't apply to diet sodas. nt redqueen Sep 2012 #74

I see this from a different - anti-corporatism angle hollysmom Sep 2012 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Sep 2012 #15

Darkangel you got that right.. undergroundpanther Sep 2012 #19

Let's Riot, Break A Few Windows otohara Sep 2012 #17

Riot is not the answer. darkangel218 Sep 2012 #20

It took a doctor to convince me otohara Sep 2012 #34

number one in greed undergroundpanther Sep 2012 #38

That Too...Another GOOD Reason otohara Sep 2012 #41

Otohara undergroundpanther Sep 2012 #23

Sounds like the Ron Paul-libertarian argument. NYC Liberal Sep 2012 #26

Sorry but your arguments dont hold. darkangel218 Sep 2012 #27

The RIGHT to a minimum wage, has nothing to do with the BAN on xl sugary drinks. n/t darkangel218 Sep 2012 #28

But there is no "RIGHT" to buy or sell large sugar drinks, NYC Liberal Sep 2012 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Sep 2012 #30

Most liberals believe the government has an interest in promoting the general welfare -- even a duty NYC Liberal Sep 2012 #36

are you attacking/ mislabaling my political stand only because you disagree with my point of view? darkangel218 Sep 2012 #43

I didn't attack you. I said your argument sounds like Milton Friedman's. NYC Liberal Sep 2012 #48

Yeah, that's the standard MO JoeyT Sep 2012 #49

Wow. Are you saying that we can only do things allowed to us by the government? PavePusher Sep 2012 #91

Uhh, no. Not in the least. NYC Liberal Sep 2012 #92

Beat that strawman, show it who's boss. JoeyT Sep 2012 #45

And your argument sounds like one from Milton Friedman, NYC Liberal Sep 2012 #47

So if the government JoeyT Sep 2012 #50

So you think the government doesn't have a duty to promote the general welfare NYC Liberal Sep 2012 #52

Absolutely, they do. JoeyT Sep 2012 #53

"Airbags don't restrict anyone's ability to do anything" NYC Liberal Sep 2012 #54

That's the same argument JoeyT Sep 2012 #55

Maybe it should be banned! NYC Liberal Sep 2012 #56

Man I hope not. JoeyT Sep 2012 #57

That kind of attitude leads to a paternalistic police state. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #60

Hysterical. Nobody is being "oppressed". NYC Liberal Sep 2012 #79

It's Like Getting Mad at Obama otohara Sep 2012 #32

no I am No libertarian.I like to make my own choices about what I eat tho. undergroundpanther Sep 2012 #33

Did you know that anger causes you to gain weight? jberryhill Sep 2012 #31

Being traumatized has a direct link to weight gain.. undergroundpanther Sep 2012 #35

Getting worked up about my weight really makes me want to smoke jberryhill Sep 2012 #37

Why are you acting like a jerk? Just skip the thread. Why the need to be rude? Sad. nt Mnemosyne Sep 2012 #39

when you hit a nerve undergroundpanther Sep 2012 #42

Goodnight undergraunpanther. darkangel218 Sep 2012 #44

Great point! Just get so tired of Mnemosyne Sep 2012 #58

Last thought..and goodnight. undergroundpanther Sep 2012 #46

That's because like most crappy arguments, JoeyT Sep 2012 #51

Would you say anti-smoking and anti-drinking campaigns are based on bigotry as well? 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #61

Yeah tama Sep 2012 #81

So claiming alcohol/tobacco cause major public health issues 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #85

Who says so? tama Sep 2012 #88

Well you just did 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #90

No, you did :) tama Sep 2012 #95

I said: 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #96

I and I said :) tama Sep 2012 #101

I think Fat Phobia is another form of bashing the poor. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #62

I am so sick of the argument that you need to have money to eat a healthy diet nobodyspecial Sep 2012 #72

I don't think government should tell people what to eat/drink, I also think snooper2 Sep 2012 #63

the first thing the Nazis did Enrique Sep 2012 #64

They 'limited' the size of the Jewish population. randome Sep 2012 #86

It's not just obesity. The ban is widely supported by health professionals. Here's why: redqueen Sep 2012 #65

First they came for the smokers in restaurants, Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #66

LOL! There's nowhere TO go with that. randome Sep 2012 #71

By calling them Nazi's you lose the rest of the argument by default Marrah_G Sep 2012 #67

The OP also needs to beware of the apostrophe Nazi's (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #73

Agreed. Alduin Sep 2012 #84

This entire thread is hilarious. Where do you get the idea that anyone says losing weight is easy? randome Sep 2012 #70

It's the genetic lottery, basically. Dash87 Sep 2012 #75

It often depends on your age, though. randome Sep 2012 #76

I never ever order a soda HappyMe Sep 2012 #78

But no one is telling you how much to drink. randome Sep 2012 #80

That's just it. HappyMe Sep 2012 #89

Common sense didn't bring down traffic fatalities. Safety laws did. randome Sep 2012 #93

I just hope that the goal posts HappyMe Sep 2012 #94

I don't think limiting soda size will lead to that kind of fascism. randome Sep 2012 #97

I wonder if Upton Sinclair wrote about your Food Nazis in 'The Jungle'... LanternWaste Sep 2012 #82

A 20 ounce soda has 280 calories. Alduin Sep 2012 #83

C'mon, everyone knows you can eat whatever you want nobodyspecial Sep 2012 #87

I know, right? Alduin Sep 2012 #98

is it really a ban if you can still go down to the 7-eleven for a giga gulp? frylock Sep 2012 #99

A guide to surviving New York City SOS Sep 2012 #100