Example #1 of what is wrong in this country - We need a judge to tell us kids can eat a happy meal

Maybe its because The Brojos are from Texas. Old school. What do you expect? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y54rcz_L5Q4

Any response rojo?

Do you really think it's about whether kids can eat happy meals?

LetsRun Censorship wrote:I'm pretty sure your obvious, unabashed and unapologetic racist ideology is what's wrong with America.

Which is exactly why we need laws that let the government suppress harmful ideologies. Libertarian interpretations of the 1st amendment have let poisonous ideas fill the country and simple ordinary people need to be protected from such ideas.

We at least need to let the court system to address the issue by letting people harmed by dangerous ideas sue the people who spread dangerous ideas and not let the spreaders of intellectual poison hide behind "freedom of speech".

I'm trying to imagine how spoiled a person has to be in order for them to believe that lawsuits like this one are "example #1 of what is wrong in this country." Good lord...

The problem is too many of today's parents do not parent. The notion that because a product has a toy in it a parent cannot tell a child no id ridiculous. When I was little no amount of begging, pleading, or crying would sway my parents. No meant no and there was no negotiating. There are still plenty of good parents out there, but all too many have chosen to coddle their children and give them what they want. They find it easier to give in so they can get back to their own interests without a hassle. The reasons for this growing trend are many, and are a topic for another thread, but it boils down to parents not making good choices (or bothering to make any choice at all) - it is not marketing that is the problem.

orbitboy wrote:

I'm trying to imagine how spoiled a person has to be in order for them to believe that lawsuits like this one are "example #1 of what is wrong in this country." Good lord...

Yeah, I'm sure he wasn't just using hyperbole for rhetorical effect.

rojo wrote:

Truly ridiculous that this even got into the courts in the first place.

http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/05/11040527-calif-kids-can-have-happy-meals-judge-rules?lite

Pretty soon, fun will be outlawed.

Marijuana is more fun than happy meals.

Not a Suicide Pact wrote:]

Which is exactly why we need laws that let the government suppress harmful ideologies. Libertarian interpretations of the 1st amendment have let poisonous ideas fill the country and simple ordinary people need to be protected from such ideas.

We at least need to let the court system to address the issue by letting people harmed by dangerous ideas sue the people who spread dangerous ideas and not let the spreaders of intellectual poison hide behind "freedom of speech".

+1000 mein bro!

Not a Suicide Pact wrote:

Which is exactly why we need laws that let the government suppress harmful ideologies. Libertarian interpretations of the 1st amendment have let poisonous ideas fill the country and simple ordinary people need to be protected from such ideas.

We at least need to let the court system to address the issue by letting people harmed by dangerous ideas sue the people who spread dangerous ideas and not let the spreaders of intellectual poison hide behind "freedom of speech".

People are not harmed by ideas... they are harmed by actions. That means someone CHOSE to act on an idea. It was their choice that is to blame. Now decisions CAN be good or bad, but you cannot legislate away stupidity.

Not a Suicide Pact wrote:

LetsRun Censorship wrote:I'm pretty sure your obvious, unabashed and unapologetic racist ideology is what's wrong with America.

Which is exactly why we need laws that let the government suppress harmful ideologies. Libertarian interpretations of the 1st amendment have let poisonous ideas fill the country and simple ordinary people need to be protected from such ideas.

We at least need to let the court system to address the issue by letting people harmed by dangerous ideas sue the people who spread dangerous ideas and not let the spreaders of intellectual poison hide behind "freedom of speech".

Is this a joke?

cmurph wrote:

Not a Suicide Pact wrote:

Which is exactly why we need laws that let the government suppress harmful ideologies. Libertarian interpretations of the 1st amendment have let poisonous ideas fill the country and simple ordinary people need to be protected from such ideas.

We at least need to let the court system to address the issue by letting people harmed by dangerous ideas sue the people who spread dangerous ideas and not let the spreaders of intellectual poison hide behind "freedom of speech".

Is this a joke?

He is either trolling or a buffoon.

LetsRun Censorship wrote:sue the people who spread dangerous ideas and not let the spreaders of intellectual poison hide behind "freedom of speech".

The dentists and pediatricians will be out of work if the Food Nazis ban Halloween candy, ice cream and cotton candy,

not to mention us Carny Folk.

God Bless The USA!

Joe Dirt for President!

Carny Folk wrote:

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Joe Dirt for President!

That sounds like a good idea, but I think he's going to be busy running 5ks this summer.

why oh why wrote:

People are not harmed by ideas... they are harmed by actions. That means someone CHOSE to act on an idea. It was their choice that is to blame. Now decisions CAN be good or bad, but you cannot legislate away stupidity.

The problem is that poisonous ideas are not just floating around in the ether - they actually cause people to do bad things. The "choice" argument makes no more sense than saying "guns don't kill people, people kill people." So why don't we let everyone have their own bazooka and 50 cal. machine gun?

In the real world bad ideas cause people to do bad things. When stupid people are exposed to bad ideas they have no more choice than fat stupid people have a choice about going to McDonald's - they get addicted to the fat, salt, and sugar and eat garbage even though it's killing them. Bad ideologies are just the same.

I think this threa is proof postive that most of the outrageous rightwing/racists/outlanish trolling threas on here are the product of rojo or the mods.

How many of those Trayvon threas were starte by the mods? Which mod/founder is I love peeps?

When you make a choice - you are choosing the end result of that choice. When you say people exposed to bad ideas MUST follow them you are being ridiculous. As for your fat person example: I was overweight for a part of my life by CHOICE. You see, I NEVER accidentally ate anything. So by choosing to eat too much, I choose to be fat. When I chose to be fit, I stopped the actions that were causing my weight problems.

There are many poor choices that people make that can be blamed on others when one doesn't want to take responsibility for ones own actions - your bad ideas concept, following bad advice, and following a bad example to name a few. Yet the fault here lies with the chooser, and often times person growth and future success come from making these kinds of mistakes. You can't legislate away mistakes either.

It is a shame that companies are allowed to lure children into a lifetime of obesity with toys. There should be laws against that just like there are laws against tobacco commercials on TV that will just make the youth more unhealthy. Obesity is a serious issue and must be dealt with.

Queton C. wrote:

It is a shame that companies are allowed to lure children into a lifetime of obesity with toys. There should be laws against that just like there are laws against tobacco commercials on TV that will just make the youth more unhealthy. Obesity is a serious issue and must be dealt with.

I still don't understand how these kids are buying all this food to become obese. Where do they get the money? What cashier is running a sale to a 5 year old?

Queton C. wrote:

It is a shame that companies are allowed to lure children into a lifetime of obesity with toys. There should be laws against that just like there are laws against tobacco commercials on TV that will just make the youth more unhealthy. Obesity is a serious issue and must be dealt with.

Hey Queton C. - let me help you out a little by correcting your statement. What you should have said is: "It is a shame that PARENTS are allowing their children into obesity.