For the sins of the few
There is a new report out.
Be still my beating heart.
That’s a bit of a mouthful and guaranteed to produce a touch of indigestion and possibly contributing to a touch of obesity?
The very first sentence shows the current mindset that prevails throughout society these days –
The prevalence of obesity among children and young adults is one of the most urgent health concerns facing policy makers, parents and guardians, teachers and, most importantly, children and young adults themselves
Wrong!
It is a health concern facing doctors,parents and guardians, children and young adults themselves. This is a private matter between the GP, the parents and the kids and has fuck all to do with “policy makers”.Â
This report in its own way illustrates everything that is wrong with the Bully State. They claim that one in four is obese, but I would ask about the three in four who aren’t. Once again the many have to suffer for the sins of the few. Throughout the report they refer to “childhood obesity” as if it affected everyone, yet by their own admission, it doesn’t. Once more they are using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
It is the same with alcohol and smoking. Some people have a problem with drink. Some people enjoy a smoke and have no desire to quit. Yet all drinkers and all smokers must be punished. The mild tipplers must be treated in the same way as raving alcoholics and smokers have to be beaten into quitting even though they are happy where they are.
If there are obese kids, and I’m sure there are, then I am sure that their GP will be aware of the fact and can give appropriate advice. Maybe the child is lacking exercise, or maybe there is a genetic factor. There are many reasons why a child might be overweight, not least of which is “puppy fat” which will be shed as the kids grow older. All kids are different and therefore must be treated differently. Under no circumstances should any non-medical step in and force measures on all kids, and definitely not the government. What about those kids who are underweight? Are they to be forced into the same weight loss regime as if they were obese?
This Public Health racket is a danger to the health of the nation.
Absolutely spot on.
Same with drug taking. Problem for the Doctor. Fuck all to do with Politicians or Police.
I was on a plane a couple of weeks ago when it was announced that, because one passenger had reported having a ‘nut allergy’, they would not be serving any nuts during the flight and, moreover, no other passengers (200+ of them) should consume any nuts which they had brought with them. I shall be writing to the airline concerned on my return.
Talk about ‘keeping all the class in detention’ just because one person has a fantasy allergy (which most ‘nut allergies’ are, fantasies – they’re just look-at-me attention seekers).
You should have stood up holding a pack of KP Nuts and shouted “One move and the kid gets it!”
Those in public health, those reporting it, those enforcing it are sick, truly sick. More for Rockall.
Funny how they never mention the curious rise in adult obesity that just so happens to coincide almost exactly with the number of people giving up (or not starting) smoking, isn’t it? Perhaps it’s because it raises all sorts of awkward questions about the hallowed anti-smoking movement effectively causing the obesity epidemic by coercing so many people into giving up the cigs. Similarly, the rise in childhood obesity at approximately the same time and at approximately the same rate raises even more awkward questions about the possibility that maybe a bit of “passive” might even have had the same effect on children’s weight as “active” smoking had on their parents’ and grandparents’ waistlines. So, of course, it’s just quietly not mentioned ….
As theories go, that is a good deal less hairy than some of the propaganda that Tobacco Control puts out.