Conspiracy Theories

alphabassettgrrl · 12-17-2009, 11:57 AM

Extremism is easy, it's dramatic, and it gets a lot of attention. I think things like "Super Size Me" and "Fast Food Nation" are meant to shock people into recognizing their patterns, that while burgers are ok as a sometimes food, these targeted audiences are eating it all the time. These people need a slap in the face to "get" it. Moderation (while rational) is something they ignore if at all possible.

Personally, the evil in corporations and HFCS that I see are due to scale. If it were on a smaller scale, no problem, but these things are big enough to crowd out other options and that's what I dislike.

Kevy Baby · 12-17-2009, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by alphabassettgrrl

Extremism is easy, it's dramatic, and it gets a lot of attention.

And sadly, it is the only thing that the majority of the people pay attention to.

alphabassettgrrl · 12-17-2009, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

And sadly, it is the only thing that the majority of the people pay attention to.

Thus the popularity.

And the driving insane of regular people.

12-17-2009, 11:57 AM	#1
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Extremism is easy, it's dramatic, and it gets a lot of attention. I think things like "Super Size Me" and "Fast Food Nation" are meant to shock people into recognizing their patterns, that while burgers are ok as a sometimes food, these targeted audiences are eating it all the time. These people need a slap in the face to "get" it. Moderation (while rational) is something they ignore if at all possible. Personally, the evil in corporations and HFCS that I see are due to scale. If it were on a smaller scale, no problem, but these things are big enough to crowd out other options and that's what I dislike. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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