There is no doubt that the author of the meme here has identified a problem with our food system, though I would argue that it’s not the problem.
In addition to potatoes, the recipe for McDonald’s French fries includes a range of fats, sugars, and salt. The product is carefully engineered to overwhelm our population’s dopamine receptors associated with flavor. In the absence of this programming, we would find fresh fruit incredibly delicious.
Want oranges and grapes to be desirable again? All you have to do is remove the trillions of dollars from the fast-food industry.
Physician Democrat Amy Acton’s run for governor in Ohio appears to be well-timed. The state’s economy is sputtering and, though the state normally votes bright red, there is considerable concern that the Republican party is run by a lunatic whose economic policies have hurt Ohioans badly.
When did the United States abandon intelligence and civility, and start acting like a nation of stupid assholes?
Should we be concerned for our personal safety now that violent, hateful ICE agents may be given immunity from prosecution for murder?
It’s hard to conceive of anything more unAmerican than what’s happening here.
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