22 Apr 2003
Sweet Threats

I ran into this bit of appaling news via Secular Blasphemy.

Sugar Industry Threatens WHO

The sugar industry in the US is threatening to bring the World Health Organisation to its knees by demanding that Congress end its funding unless the WHO scraps guidelines on healthy eating, due to be published on Wednesday.

Having taken just about every other sensible, pleasent pleasure out of our lives, these busybodies (WHO) are now seemingly stealing candy from the mouths of babes ....

I know that the recommmedations made by WHO are reasonable - but I also feel so burdened by bullshit regulations on seemingly everything that I'm really beginning to resent it.

The real issue here is power - the control we cede to the government over our individual lives. What's next on the agenda? Too much sugar can make you fat and sick - will being overweight become a crime?

Anyone who thinks I'm going overboard on this should consult a smoker or any of the tobacco companies ..... or read this article by R.J. O'Rourke.

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