Moving along on this series of notes about counterfeit words used in our national discourse, I focus now on the use of the word "obesity." Now people use this word as if it has the same meaning for everyone. For example, the dictionary defines obesity as " In humans, an unhealthy condition caused by gross overweight. Generally any condition where unbridled consumption takes place."
The counterfeit slides in here when "obese" is used to describe "overweight." Arbitrary guidlines have been created by interested groups such s life insurance and health insurance groups to define what a person's "normal weight" is. The fact is, none of these data are statistically connected to whether a person is "healthy." The counterfeit use of "obese" is used by politicians as reason to intrude into people's lives and attempt to dictate what is a "healthy" condition. All sorts of tinkering in this area are being attempted by our current spate of political operatives including Michelle Obama. Some states (like North Carolina) have actually empowered food inspectors in public schools to open children's lunch boxes under the guise of "protecting" them.
Consider the real meaning of obesity and take a closer look at the practices of our federal government. If there ever was an example of "unbridled consumption" it is the use of our money by our Federal Governement. All the while these people rail against obesity in the American population, they pull there swollen bodies up to the public trough day after day and gorge themselves on the lavish luxury afforded to them by our public trust. They travel on the most expensive airplane in the world, stay in the most expensive facilities, feast on gourmet (and unhealthy) food, hobnob with the most decadent and notorious world figures, steal billions of our dollars to give to favorite causes (like "green" companies.
How about it, seekers? Can we put these cows on a diet and put our people back to work? Incidentally, work is the only real cure for obesity.
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