October 29, 2019
The Point of the Nanny State
Timothy Birdnow
Washington D.C. is considering a bill to ban hot dogs and bacon from area hospitals.
According to Vegan News:
So, lawmakers know better what to serve patients then do their doctors.
This paternalistic attitude among government elites is galling. These Progressives believe they know better than everyone how we all should live.
It should be pointed out that one of the cornerstones of the arguments for socialized medicine is that doctors should be the ones making the decisions and that insurance companies now fund treatments based on what is profitable for them. But what does this do but dictate how people will eat in hospitals, cutting out the determination of the healthcare professionals and of the patients.
The article bemoans how a heart surgery patient may be greeted with bacon or sausage after his or her bipass. Well, why not? The worst thing you can do is make the heart patient hate the food he's going to eat and thus not try. And, quite frankly, nobody eats bacon and sausage in hospitals; they taste like rubber.
So much of this dietary regulation is intended to get Americans used to government telling them what to eat. If Amerians accept the bit in the mouth they will eventually accept the whole saddle. Dietary guidelines are the bit, the beginning of the process of breaking the American stallion. First it will be what we eat "for our own good" then when, then where, and eventually we will have to answer to our masters about everything.
Rememeber, to continue with my horse analogy, a horse doesn't get his choice of food, nor of when he eats. He eats what his master wants him to eat, when his master wants him to eat.
That is the whole point of the nanny state.
Washington D.C. is considering a bill to ban hot dogs and bacon from area hospitals.
According to Vegan News:
The Healthy Hospitals Amendment Act (HHAA) of 2019was recently introduced by Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh in
Washington, DC. The bill aims to remove all processed meat from
Washington, DC hospitals and promote more plant-based options and
healthful beverages to patients, visitors, and staff. By 2030.
So, lawmakers know better what to serve patients then do their doctors.
This paternalistic attitude among government elites is galling. These Progressives believe they know better than everyone how we all should live.
It should be pointed out that one of the cornerstones of the arguments for socialized medicine is that doctors should be the ones making the decisions and that insurance companies now fund treatments based on what is profitable for them. But what does this do but dictate how people will eat in hospitals, cutting out the determination of the healthcare professionals and of the patients.
The article bemoans how a heart surgery patient may be greeted with bacon or sausage after his or her bipass. Well, why not? The worst thing you can do is make the heart patient hate the food he's going to eat and thus not try. And, quite frankly, nobody eats bacon and sausage in hospitals; they taste like rubber.
So much of this dietary regulation is intended to get Americans used to government telling them what to eat. If Amerians accept the bit in the mouth they will eventually accept the whole saddle. Dietary guidelines are the bit, the beginning of the process of breaking the American stallion. First it will be what we eat "for our own good" then when, then where, and eventually we will have to answer to our masters about everything.
Rememeber, to continue with my horse analogy, a horse doesn't get his choice of food, nor of when he eats. He eats what his master wants him to eat, when his master wants him to eat.
That is the whole point of the nanny state.
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The Lord protect us from government dieticians, especially those in Washington, DC. And protect us from ever having to go to a DC hospital in the first place. I imagine this woman is a disciple of Moochie.
We all know that bacon is the New Health Food, and a proper hot dog is just about the ultimate comfort food. If you're smart you don't build your diet around either one of them, but once in awhile they're both great. Just don't eat your hot dog Chicago style, with eight different additives -- sauerkraut and real, honest-to-goodness mustard (German horseradish-style if you can get it) is the only "additive" you need.
Of course, candor forces me to admit that real German sausages: knockwurst, bratwurst, bockwurst, etc., are better than plain old American hot dogs, but you can't always get them. If you're in the Twin Cities area, you can hit a local supermarket and look in the cooler for Johnsonville TM brats, with jalapenos and cheese, or with cheese and bacon (a real winner), with beer involved in the making, or... hey, I'm really getting hungry now!
We all know that bacon is the New Health Food, and a proper hot dog is just about the ultimate comfort food. If you're smart you don't build your diet around either one of them, but once in awhile they're both great. Just don't eat your hot dog Chicago style, with eight different additives -- sauerkraut and real, honest-to-goodness mustard (German horseradish-style if you can get it) is the only "additive" you need.
Of course, candor forces me to admit that real German sausages: knockwurst, bratwurst, bockwurst, etc., are better than plain old American hot dogs, but you can't always get them. If you're in the Twin Cities area, you can hit a local supermarket and look in the cooler for Johnsonville TM brats, with jalapenos and cheese, or with cheese and bacon (a real winner), with beer involved in the making, or... hey, I'm really getting hungry now!
Posted by: Dana Mathewson at October 29, 2019 02:55 PM (nNNqO)
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Mmmm; sounds good, Dana. Makes me want a hot dog - or brat, or whatnot.
You can hardly find a hot dog here in St. Louis, which is a pity since they were introduced at the 1904 Worlds Fair. Brian tells me the name came from a vendor who was selling Sausages from Vienna - Weiners. He had a poster with a picture of a dog on it that said "hot dog!" The name stuck. But not, apparently, the food, at least not here.
I don't especially like hot dogs, but they ARE the ultimate American cuisine.
I like them with melted cheese only. But I will enjoy them with mustard and sweet relish, too, and saurkraut certainly is welcome.
You can hardly find a hot dog here in St. Louis, which is a pity since they were introduced at the 1904 Worlds Fair. Brian tells me the name came from a vendor who was selling Sausages from Vienna - Weiners. He had a poster with a picture of a dog on it that said "hot dog!" The name stuck. But not, apparently, the food, at least not here.
I don't especially like hot dogs, but they ARE the ultimate American cuisine.
I like them with melted cheese only. But I will enjoy them with mustard and sweet relish, too, and saurkraut certainly is welcome.
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