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The quote from C. S. Lewis about a "tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims" is the worst kind of tyranny is very appropriate. There is a strong
by jakebasile 10y ago
The quote from C. S. Lewis about a "tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims" is the worst kind of tyranny is very appropriate. There is a strong difference between being told what we should eat vs what we can eat.
- jmedwards 10y agoShould minors be able to purchase alcohol unfettered and untaxed?
- jakebasile 10y agoIt's nearly universally accepted that minors lack the ability to fully realize what their choices entail, e.g. juvenile court, age of consent. Applying the same rules to minors and adults is not a good solution.
- ddoran 10y agoI'd argue in the face of multi-billion dollar marketing and truthiness by Big Food (e.g. creative ways to include sugar on a list of ingredients to distort the volume of its content) , that many adults also "lack the ability to fully realize what their choices entail".
- LyndsySimon 10y ago... so what makes you believe that those same adults have the ability to choose representatives that are capable of such decision-making?