USA's greatest threat, "oil or fat wars"
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A lot of people in the USA beieve terrorism is the greatest threat. I'll agree it is an immediate threat but I believe another threat is floating to the top and will be the great longterm threat. But some scientific stuff I have been reading has got me thinking. In short: If a rat is starved or overfed then the next generations will either be smaller or obese. This can last up to 5 generations, and what appears to occur is that certain genes are turned off or on to influence the offsprings natal state. There is strong reason to believe what happens in rats happens in humans. In the western world obesity is become a big issue especially amongst the poorer segments of the community, this transcends race, religion, or political beliefs. Yes you can have fat, hispanic, protestant, libertarian persons as easy as any other grouping, as long as they are poor. And the poor are also the greatest breeders of our future inhabitants and workers. However the problem facing the future will be will Americans be too fat to work, to go into the military, to fit in polling booths. I haven't got the figures to do the math but I'm sure in 50 yrs there is going to be a serious crisis in the USA with this. The only saving grace is the inflow of immigrants who will be slim enough to perform. However evidence already suggests that their American born children will also suffer from obesity. Part of this problem stems from the serious urbanisation of America - I have been doing a bit of a personal study that shows that the greater the urbanization process is the higher the obesity percentage is. Already the results are showing 'good' results on a number of levels. (micro & macro). Northern Europe, Canada, Australia, NZ are in many ways no different from the USA. However they are not the leaders of the free world. So if the USA falls to obesity they will not be far behind. An easy solution to the supersizing of the USA alludes me, those I can think of are - Deurbanization programs, Fat product taxes, Education and welfare systems, Healthy food stations in inner city areas. None of these are likely to be practible or are what legislators are likely to promote and endorse. So my personal conclusion is that the western world will fall to fat long before the war on terrorism can be won. Regardz Colin J Davies Attention: It's finally arrived, The worlds first DSP.
I suggest that we implement mandatory liposuction for the obese. Not only would we save America, but by recycling the byproducts we can also eliminate any conceivable need to harvest another whale. For that matter, through the magic of fractional distillation, we might also find a solution to the worldwide petroleum shortage, thus eliminating the need to annoy religious fanatics who happen to live on top of large oil reserves and, hopefully, reducing the motivation behind terrorism.;) "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City