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Again- I think you are over simplifying what really is a system that has been designed to keep people sick/obese. And if it isn't directly designed, it sure is a significant by product of that and should be looked at on many different levels. If self control is your main argument then it certainly betrays the thought that conservatives have more self control and motivation than the liberal left according to the data. Unless your subsequent argument is that conservatives only lack self control when it comes to diet and exercise and southern cooking is just too good to pass up:..

Great so we are 1b to the UKs 1a - still not something to be proud of... If there is something that should be easy to agree on it's that being that high up on the list at all is not good and we have to do better as a populace from a policy standpoint, education on health and corporatations being more altruistic in the products they produce but that is a far cry away.

I think arguing about metrics to measure obesity rates being the highest in the US of all developed nations and splitting hairs between whether we are at a 40% vs 43% obesity rate is less important than finding a solution to why that's the case...

No doubt local foods are good there as they are all over our wonderfully diverse country! That being said; BMI is the fastest and most effective way to determine obesity in a large population data set. Does it mis calculate those with more muscle mass or different levels of visceral fat? No doubt... but from a general metric to calculate it does a decent job. I don't think any of us would dispute the data on obesity rates generally being within a couple points to capture the small portion of outliers out there straddling the line of being just Obese vs morbidly obese...

Also- the highest obesity rates among adults in the top 5 states are: 1. WV 2. Mississippi 3. Akransas 4. Louisiana 5. Alabama Every state in the U.S. has an adult obesity rate above 20%. The highest rates are concentrated in the South and Midwest regions. Several states (West Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas) are above 40% for adult obesity. The lowest‐rate states (for contrast) include places like Colorado and Hawaii, where rates are much lower (~25% or so). The highest obesity rates seem to align with the reddest states for the most part... Does that mean red states have less personal responsibility than blue states? I would disagree and again say this is more an issue that is designed to keep people sick with a lack of healthy options and poor policy.

I think a broken clock is right twice a day... I agree with getting harmful chemicals and preservatives out of foods but I think other things he says sound like they are coming from someone in an insane asylum. I'm willing to leave room for nuance on things I think have been scientifically proven as bad for your health being fixed. RFK Jr seems to be generally unpopular by a lot of people on both sides of the isle but that doesn't mean that one out of every 20 things he says isn't a good idea.

Maybe- but whenever I travel I don't see near the amount of morbidly obese people from other countries that I do here... Does that mean personal responsibility is only something that's dying in the US? I think this is a much deeper and complex issue than just having someone choosing to take a run or not.

I think our current system is designed to give the illusion of "choice" when it comes to choosing a healthy lifestyle but when you have a system designed with things such as: -Transportation system heavily reliant on personal vehicles vs public transit and biking/walking etc it creates the opportunity to be more sedentary. -Checking out in a grocery store and the checkout lane being lined with candy bars vs fresh fruit -The unlimited amount of ingredients in processed foods that lead to health issues that need treated -Dollar generals taking over and being the only source for groceries in many rural areas with a strong lack of fresh produce -Corporations polluting fresh water sources leading to pockets of health issues -DuPont anyone? - Lobbying efforts by corporations to eat more meat which- when grilled/cooked, release carcinogens that aid in the development of abnormal cells leading to cancer -General lack of regulation around how our chicken and meats are produced for consumption and the amount of antibiotics and down right disgusting conditions they live in prior to processing -The lobbying efforts of pharmaceutical companies essentially make their billions on a sick population dependent on their drugs -The country's general lifestyle of 'excess' and the way in which people eat and consume humungous portion sizes -Poor and unhealthy food options being offered in schools all over the country which lead to bad eating habits for a lifetime The list goes on and on....this is honestly a good conversation to have but I fear big business has been heavily incentivzed to keep America in a cycle of sickness so that the insurance companies can continue to get paid the big bucks. This is really very unfortunate but the US approaches healthcare in a reactive manner vs proactive and the latter just doesn't make people at the top in many different industries the money that being proactive does.

Dolomites do look amazing and I'll be in northern Italy next summer for a wedding. Getting to spend a little time in Lake Como area but don't think I can swing getting to the Dolomites... Maybe if kids were older we could do it but want to make sure when we go we get the full experience.

Will never forget this interview- class act and love that kid. He's been around the area a couple times for some camps/clinics and very much walks the walk.

so you're telling me these illegal immigrants are paying more in taxes than you are??? That is actually objectively hilarious haha

Are you employed?

Antifa 100% uses fascist tactics. I can call myself a purple dragon or a woman. I am neither of those. The name of the group you have doesn’t dictate the tactics they use you get this though. Ohhhh ok I think I get it now... So like ICE rounding up people posing as law enforcement for immigration but really being thugs that just want to get brown people whether they are documented or not out of the country and assaulting perfectly innocent people that haven't engaged in any wrong doing... Thanks, that really helps now that I don't have to recognize something's name as accurate if their tactics are at odds with the names' supposed purpose...

Love the reference!

Wouldn't you being completely anti-facist make you a supporter of antifa being that they are by their very name - anti-facist?

Is your non-answer essentially just you affirming you are in fact unemployed? Are you mooching off the social programs the government provides you?

Are you employed?

Are you employed?

Also- Neanderthals are an extinct species of archaic humans. I knew exactly what I was saying lol.

Are you employed?

Yes- some farrrrr more than others it would seem haha.

You really can't read can you... I think Trump and a large part of MAGA would probably be completely fine with a facist government so long as it's their side in control. I do not think all conservatives are facist at all. You still didn't answer my question, are you anti-facist governments/regimes? Can you answer that simple question?

Bro... him and Epstein were best buds until Epstein started stealing his underage Mara lago girls tha worked for him... He is clearly involved in some manner, whether it's guilty of pedophelia I can't say- but I can say that his refusal to release all the information implicates him in covering up for those that were guilty of those crimes and makes him complicit.

Kind of like you with the Epstein list...

Nothing at all my dude- it would just provide the added context for me to know how much I have to spoon feed someone basic concepts given their place on the evolutionary ladder.