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To: A.J.Armitage
There really are people who instinctively oppose pleasure.

Other than, perhaps, a few obsessed Nuns in some dungeon somewhere, I don't see it. The health people are idiots, but still they do it, because they don't want people to be hurt. Not saying it's a good enough reason, but it's not because they can't stand the thought of you enjoying a cheeseburger.

16 posted on 03/04/2002 11:08:49 AM PST by Texaggie79
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To: Texaggie79
The health people are idiots, but still they do it, because they don't want people to be hurt. Not saying it's a good enough reason, but it's not because they can't stand the thought of you enjoying a cheeseburger.

Sure there are those, but there is another element at work here. There are some people, many people, who feel that any personal decision they make should be made into law.

They don't like drinking or smoking or dancing or rock and roll music, or whatever, therefore to them all those should be illegal.

Regardless of the reasons for their personal decisions, to pass a law they know they must come up with some practical excuse. For years now, the more traditional Puritan reasons have been laughed at, "It's the work of the Devil" "It's partaking in moral turpitude", etc.. don't get much mileage in most legislatures anymore.

So they have to dress up their control-freak inclinations in terms most likely to get legislative results. So with a wink and a nod, they hop on the "It's not good for you" bandwagon, and hence the Puritan crowd sneaks into the back door of the health-nut party virtually unnoticed.

33 posted on 03/04/2002 11:22:28 AM PST by freeeee
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To: Texaggie79
The Incarnation and Its Enemies
49 posted on 03/04/2002 11:40:59 AM PST by A.J.Armitage
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To: Texaggie79
"The health people are idiots, but they still do it, because they don't want people to be hurt."

And how can you possibly know their intentions???

It is at least NAIVE to assume they are motivated by such a trite reason. All humans I know are far more complex than that.

Control freaks want control; this is no mystery.

52 posted on 03/04/2002 11:42:12 AM PST by headsonpikes
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