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What is your claim here? That Americans do not consume in absurd quantities as a way of life? Meat, sugar, oil, land, etc.? Is this even a matter of serious deb
by ponker 6y ago
What is your claim here? That Americans do not consume in absurd quantities as a way of life? Meat, sugar, oil, land, etc.? Is this even a matter of serious debate?
- samatman 6y agoThe Netherlands has a 20% obesity rate. Granted that this isn't the 36% in the United States. But it doesn't justify your confident claim that Nederlanders never engage in 'wanton consumption'; clearly a fifth of your compatriots take a third stroopwafel when a single serving would suffice.
- httpsterio 6y agoThe acts of an individual is not indicative of a whole country. Don't generalize, it's of poor taste.
- asxd 6y agoYou get to choose the things you say, and although many might agree your statement has some truth to it, I don't see how it adds any substance to the conversation.
- dang 6y agoMy claim is that you have been trolling HN with nationalistic flamebait ("Wanton excess as a way of life is culturally American") and we need you to stop.