Good point. I think all this shrieking about the "war on obesity" is partly designed to distract from the real wars going on.
I've also heard and agree with the notion that the US obsession with fat distracts us from the fact that the US consumes such a disproportionate share of the world's resources. The pursuit of thinness is a superficial and self-centered substitute for real ethics.
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Date: 2004-03-17 08:55 am (UTC)I've also heard and agree with the notion that the US obsession with fat distracts us from the fact that the US consumes such a disproportionate share of the world's resources. The pursuit of thinness is a superficial and self-centered substitute for real ethics.