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Politics of the Plate: How sweet it isn't {Slashfood}
Oct 23rd 2008 9:35AM I think HFCS is suspect. NO amount of propaganda (re-branded as PR) stating that HFCS is A-OK will LIKELY affect my opinion. I actively avoid (as best as possible) HFCS for two reasons: health reasons and taste. I think HFCS is a concentrated sweetener that will increase my weight. HFCS is in so many of the processed food products here in the USA that it is difficult to try to consume it in moderation. The only way one can make sure they don't eat too much of it is to try and avoid HFCS on their grocery list. It almost impossible to completely shut-out HFCS ... so this is my way to ensure moderation. Second is taste. This mostly bothers me when I drink sodas ... particularly Coca-Cola. HFCS sweetened sodas leave a syrupy film in my mouth instead of a sparkly tingle I experience with sugar sweetened sodas. Thus, I usually buy my Coke at Hispanic grocery stores. Usually the Cokes there are sweetened with sugar, although this is slowly changing as well. As a result, I don't drink a lot of Coke (I use it as a mixer for my rum).
Unfortunately for my tastes, the USA's general public palette does not completely match mine (or they're apathetic to the fact that there may be a consumer choice to be asserted), and I will eventually be stuck with what Adam Smith's Invisible Hand provides (although it's arguable in this case that the Invisible Hand is providing for the general good). :)
Swastika Navy Building via Google Earth {Gadling}
Oct 2nd 2007 10:01PM Well, if we change this building, we should probably destroy the whole of Indian culture for good measure as well... since it is their symbol. The swastika existed long before the Nazi party, and I think the Anti-Defamation League is giving the symbol too much credence ... and that, ironically is the best way to keep the negative aspects of the symbol alive. I say get bent and leave the building alone and take the money and reteach people the true origin of the symbol ... and if you disagree with me, go learn something yourself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika
