Posted on 06/07/2015 4:49:24 PM PDT by 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?
The author picks capitalist sins. Funny, he does not mention abortion, socialism, or ESPN praising Bruce Jenner. No, he does not even mention watching ESPN deflategate, HLN, CNN etc
Apparently according to this genius, your a slob.
These stats need to be weighted for the effect of the welfare state. A good many of these attributes are encouraged by government policies.
The problem is what you think is healthy is not and even much of the so called Healthy food is now loaded with bad stuff. "Diet" drinks can actually make you crave more high calorie low nutrition food. It is a vicious cycle and unless you pay close attention to your food intake and what you buy at the grocery store you can really screw up your health in an amazingly short time.
The weirdest thing I find about traveling back south is how clean the sides of freeways are compared to California. There IS a certain demographic that apparently has not heard the good word of Woodsy Owl...
I’ve bagged some nice stuff along the freeways here to, among them 3 nice rings and a 1901 $20 double eagle...
Yeah but you don't see where those cattlemen ship those cows to be fattened on corn feed.
200 lbs of meat per year per person no way
Most of the cattle in this area of Louisiana are locally grown and processed locally. The treatment of these animals is very humane. They are stunned before they are killed and I have never heard one cow suffer in pain as it was put to death. I am sure that there are bad cattlemen, just like there are bad lawyers.
CAFOs are where cattle are sent after they leave the open range ranch. It is the last stop before the slaughter house. This is not just a few places in the USA this is how most of our beef is processed in the states. When you see the term "corn fed" it usually means those cows spent their last 30 or so days in a CAFO.
Chicken CAFOs are even more extreme. They are long windowless barns with barely any light and there can be tens of thousands of chickens in a single structure. Some of the local Chicken CAFOS near me have more than 40k chickens inside a single structure all crammed together. They spend their entire lives in those barns until they are shipped away for slaughter The smell from these barns can make you physically ill.
Animals were not meant to be crowded together in such high concentrations.
The IDF? DEFINITELY.
Thank GOD, that is not how we do it in my neck of the woods. I get my eggs from a local farmer and his chickens have the run of most of his farm.
CAFOs are in every state of the lower 48. You probably have several in your county/parish. CAFOs are the "Rule" not the exception to the rule. This is how it is done now.
I work hard enough—that belt I bought around January? Failed. I need a smaller one.
Otherwise, my work jeans are probably going to fall sometime between now and the next fortnight, when I get paid again.
IOW, not everyone in America is a slob.
(Not by a long shot. The preceding statement may have been true as late as 20 years ago. I retain it here for historical purposes.)
I don’t know...what are you thinking of?
Me three on hating flip-flops. If yiu like lovely shoes in leather try Hotter shoes. Hotterusa.com. I believe that is their web site address. English made and many styles fro sandals to heels. I have purchased many pairs of their shoes. Very comfortable ans stylish. When I have called in an order or speaking with the help desk, it is always a person with a soft English accent. Kinda cool.
Yep...and just like I said earlier in the thread (about pork); it has changed the taste of the product...totally disgusting. These animals spend their entire lives actually being "marinated" with the overwhelming stench of waste...yuck...and inhumane.
Of course, now that the entire economy has been pretty much destroyed we have no choice but to accept cheap and crappy food. Hurray for progress!
If the Founding Fathers were alive today and saw what the country had become, they wouldn’t bother risking life, liberty and wealth.
Why should they?
“Our lives center around pleasing ourselves, and we have become one of the most narcissistic societies in the history of the world.”
I must be growing up because as a teen in the ‘70s and young adult from the late ‘70s and ‘80s, that is what drove me to excess. Now that I’m in my mid-50’s, I don’t “live for today” but I do like to keep my Friday nights open.
I hate everyone, too.
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