24 Facts That Prove That America Is A Nation Of Slobs

endoftheamericandream ^ | 5/8/2012 | Michael Snyder

[Signalman]

What would our founders say if they could see us now? Americans like to believe that the rest of the world looks up to us, but the truth is that the rest of the world is laughing at us. It may be very difficult for us to admit, but the reality is that America has become a nation of slobs. And I am not just talking about being overweight. Today, Americans are physical, mental, emotional, moral, financial and political slobs. We are addicted to entertainment, we are addicted to shopping, we are addicted to food, we are addicted to prescription drugs, and we are addicted to anything else that gives us the pleasure that we crave. We allow our televisions to do our thinking for us and our families are falling apart. Our lives center around pleasing ourselves, and we have become one of the most narcissistic societies in the history of the world. We are like a middle-aged man that has totally let himself go. You know the guy who shows up for an important event in sandals, sweatpants and a stained t-shirt? That is us. We are only a shadow of what we once were as a nation, and we desperately need to change course.

So what is the solution?

Well, just like any addict, the first thing that we need to do is to admit that there is a problem. Until we admit how dramatically we have fallen, we are never going to be ready to make the changes that are necessary.

And yes, we have fallen a long, long way as a country.

The following are 24 facts that prove that America is a nation of slobs….

#1 Right now, approximately 36 percent of all Americans are obese. It is being projected that number will rise to 42 percent by 2030.

#2 Back in 1962, only 13 percent of all Americans were obese.

#3 Medical costs related to obesity in the United States are estimated to be approximately $147 billion a year.

#4 All over America, our infrastructure is crumbling. For example, in the most populated county in Alabama potholes the size of pizzas now litter the roads.

#5 The average American family purchases 200 pounds of meat per family member each year.

#6 Large numbers of cows that are killed for hamburger meat in America stand ankle-deep in their own manure all day long.

#7 The average American watches 28 hours of television every week.

#8 U.S. corporations sell more fast food and more soda than anyone else in the world by a very wide margin.

#9 The average American drinks more than 600 sodas every single year. That is by far the most in the world.

#10 Of all the major industrialized nations, America is the most obese. Mexico is in second place.

#11 Americans take more prescription drugs than anyone else on the planet.

#12 The United States has the highest rate of illegal drug use in the entire world.

#13 According to the Pew Research Center, only 51 percent of all Americans that are at least 18 years old are currently married. Back in 1960, 72 percent of all U.S. adults were married.

#14 The United States has the highest divorce rate in the world by a very wide margin.

#15 According to one study, one out of every four teen girls in the United States has at least one sexually transmitted disease.

#16 The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate on the entire globe.

#17 The United States has the highest child abuse death rate on the entire globe.

#18 The United States produces more pornography than any other nation has in the history of the world.

#19 One survey found that an astounding 30 percent of all Internet traffic now goes to pornography websites.

#20 Consumer debt in America has increased by a staggering 1700% since 1971.

#21 There is more credit card debt in America than anywhere else in the world.

#22 There is more mortgage debt in America than anywhere else in the world.

#23 There is more student loan debt in America than anywhere else in the world.

#24 Nobody in the world gets more plastic surgery done than Americans do.

Have you read enough?

For even more signs that America is becoming a nation of slobs, you can check out one of my recent articles entitled “16 Signs That People Are Becoming Stupider“.

The sad truth is that this nation is a complete and total mess and the decline is accelerating.

Many want to blame our politicians for all of our problems, but replacing all of our politicians would not fix any of the things listed above.

Yes, we definitely need different leadership, but each one of us also needs to look into our own hearts.

It is not just the government that needs to change.

The American people need to change as well.

So what do you think about this article?

Am I being too harsh on the American people?

Am I not being harsh enough?

[Rodentking]

I like hamburger and don’t have a television. What does that mean?

[piytar]

Yup. But this nation still out produces the rest of the planet by a wide margin. And our military (actual war fighters, not the leadership) is far superior to anything else the world has ever seen.

So there is still some slim hope...

[piytar]

Love your tag line. And agree.

[Signalman]

And our military (actual war fighters, not the leadership) is far superior to anything else the world has ever seen.

Have to agree with you on that. Although pound for pound, the IDF is very, very good.

[muir_redwoods]

I believe it is still true that Americans give more to charities than any other population on earth

[Tax-chick]

So what do you think about this article?

I think the author sounds like a self-satisfied elitist fussbudget.

[beebuster2000]

wow....

heading out to the gym right now.

then coming home to make a kale and quinona salad.

[upchuck]

“Am I being too harsh on the American people?”

NO! You’re right. Americans are a bunch of slobs. Everyday I see things that wouldn’t have been thought of 20 or 30 years ago. Satan has us in a hugh bear hug.

Lord quickly come.

[9YearLurker]

Demographics underlie a lot of this.

[vladimir998]

“#5 The average American family purchases 200 pounds of meat per family member each year.”

How on earth does that prove anyone is a slob?

“#6 Large numbers of cows that are killed for hamburger meat in America stand ankle-deep in their own manure all day long.”

Again, how does that prove we are slobs?

[CatherineofAragon]

Well, I think he’s right. Summer is slob season, IMO.

But he left one very important factor off that list: flip-flops.

[MNDude]

Actually number 9 is wrong. Mexicans consume more soda than Americans do.

[Tax-chick]

What do drinking soda, home mortgages, divorce, or plastic surgery have to do with anyone’s being “slobs”?

This sounds like something Gwyneth Paltrow would write.

[null and void]

Interesting. USA and Mexico are the two fattest nations.

Commonality?

Corn, zea mays, is a major part of the diet, as corn tortillas in Mexico and high fructose corn syrup in the USA.

If a farmer wants to fatten his livestock, what is the feed of choice, hmmmm?

[Tax-chick]

Other things being equal, wheat-flour tortillas have more calories and fat than corn.

[Grams A]

But he left one very important factor off that list: flip-flops.”

Went to several stores today trying to purchase a decent pair of summer sandals - couldn’t find any, regardless of the price I was willing to pay. I will wear flip flops before I buy any of those ugly women’s shoes.

[null and void]

Yes, agreed, but there seems to be something about corn that encourages weight gain.

Even in the 30's a zaftig (or larger) gal was often described as "corn fed".

Now we're all "corn fed"...

[txrefugee]

This guy has no friends and no fun.

[Do the math]

I have been around cattle all my life and I have never seen cows ankle deep in poop. Pure BS. The cattle men in our neck of the woods take great care of their livestock, spending a lot of money on vets and medicine on their cows.