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SLEEyawnPY t1_itqaxlw wrote

Reply to comment by Foxcecil in Massachusetts should have a Tax Sugary Drinks. This would discourage consumers from buying products that may lead to chronic illness, and high long term costs to the health system. by [deleted]

>Why do so many people these days want the government to control what they can and can't do? Live and let live.

Perhaps in part because the fraction of Americans who actually operate by a "live and let live" philosophy in practice is very small.

In particular when a "pedigreed Caucasian" explicitly tells you "I tend to operate by a live and let live-kind of philosophy" you can generally safely translate that to "I am a control-freak lunatic. I will attempt to micro-manage the shit out of your life, every chance I get."

That is to say Reagan said "Trust, but verify" and with respect to dealing with Americans he wasn't wrong.

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Sloth_are_great t1_itqg8v6 wrote

I can’t stand the term Caucasian being used to describe white people of European ancestry. They’re not Caucasian. Just call them white. Sincerely an actual Caucasian person.

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SLEEyawnPY t1_itqhazk wrote

>They’re not Caucasian. Just call them white.

Yes it's anything but a neutral term the way the "pedigreed Caucasians" to whom I'm referring use it. That's why I used it. I've put it in quotes, now..

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