Where Does It End?
In the early 90’s a movie called Demolition Man was released. It starred Sylvester Stallone as John Sparton, a cop who was taken out of suspended animation to find it was about one hundred years later. The society had totally changed, it was peaceful and overly healthy and safe. Eating meat, using salt, swearing, and even having sex was banned. There was one scene where they took Sparton out to eat at the only restaurant in town and that was Taco Bell. It was considered a fancy restaurant but Sparton was shocked when he tried to order meat and use salt because they were illegal.
I bring this up because these recent bills, laws, and moratoriums that have cropped up recently remind me of the future portrayed in that movie. It makes me wonder where the line will be drawn that gives us the freedom to make bad choices.
Los Angeles wants a moratorium on fast food restaurants saying that, in that area the health of the lower income residents is being affected by not having better choices for eating. There are more fast food restaurants in the area than restaurants that can offer healthier sit down meals or fresh produce stores. While a big mac or whopper with fries can be a poor choice, these fast food restaurants also sell salads, plain hamburgers (without cheese and special sauces), and grilled chicken sandwiches, plus who forces people to get a side of french fries? Also you can’t tell me there are no grocery stores in the area that sell fruits and vegetables. The problem with buying produce is that it’s expensive. The point is that people have choices for better diets the way things are without the government coming in to manipulate the choices we have.
This kind of thing creeps up on a society slowly and the majority of people go along with it because it’s for our own good, not realizing that it will keep going till the day comes we have virtually no freedom of choice left. By that time it’s too late.
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