On Jul 5, 5:50 pm, Kent Wills > wrote:
> As I understand it, on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:22:10 -0700, Larry Bud
>
> > wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> >> As Blair wrote, it is "grease," and none of us are going to equate
> >> grease with butter, right? Margarine/shortening are grease. Nearly
> >> all the microwave popcorns have been made with hydrogenated oils
> >> (grease). True, some of them are now made with healthier
> >> "shortening," mostly palm oil, but God, that's only in response to
> >> some really vocal folks who have been screaming about trans-fats,
> >> while most others were willing to accept that stuff as OK.
> >> Millions of Americans will die earlier of heart disease because
> >> hydrogenated oils have stayed LEGAL for years after they should have
> >> been banned.
>
> >People will die "early" (early compared to what, BTW?) for all sorts
> >of things. Who are you to tell me what I can and cannot injest?
>
> Why Larry, don't you understand? There are those out there
> who know all there is to know about everything. These people want to
> make certain NO ONE has any enjoyment in life, ever.
> Sadly, I'm only being half sarcastic.

You're not being sarcastic at all, you're absolutely right. I'm all
for people knowing all they can know, but those people need to but the
hell out of my business, trying to tell me what I can and cannot eat,
drink, smoke, drive, watch on TV, listen to on the radio, and read on
the internet.

It's the whole mentality of eliminating personal responsibility, words
that many cannot even say.