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Take a trip down to a poorer region of Latin America some time. Notice how the poor peasants who can't afford enough to eat have rather puffy faces. Why? Starch is the main staple of their diet. They're unhealthy due to the fact that they can't eat, yet they don't look like skeletons.
Gee I guess those ethiopian kids you've seen on TV are really eating well, 'cause their stomachs usually jut way out from their bodies.
I think it's pretty stupid to say that because you've never seen a documented problem, it doesn't exist. I've never seen a rape, yet I know it happens.
I also find it interesting that conservatives are so loathe to fund programs that help US citizens, yet they'll fund the crap out of rebuilding some country that they've just spent a fortune conquering. That was one of the more ironic statements in the last state of the union. "We're building hospitals in Iraq." Sure, asshole, you're building them there and closing them down here.
We have an amazing talent in this country for finding and making bungled attempts to fix the problems of every other country on the planet while sticking our fingers in our ears, closing our eyes, and pretending our own problems do not exist.
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