Evil Meat

James Lileks, in his inimitable style, sticks it to the doomsayers and social engineers. Of course, they're such easy targets it's not much sport, but Lileks makes it entertaining as always:

America is not their model; America is the example of what is wrong with progress. The idea of people living in large houses with nice lawns, driving a personal vehicle (by themselves, on the route of their choosing) to the store to buy big steaks subsequently cooked on a carbon-emitting outdoor grill -- well, who wants to live like that?

About 6 billion people, if you give them the chance. But forgive them, Kofi; they know not what they do.

The idea of people sitting at home in sweatpants watching a big TV while shoveling in the Haagen-Daz mortifies the social engineers; they can practically feel the planet wobble on its axis from the cumulative weight of so much freedom and prosperity.

Think I'll have one of those Triple Whoppers for lunch. 1230 calories of All-American bliss. And it drives the food nazis absolutely insane that Burger King is allowed to sell it. Don't believe me? Go Google "triple whopper" and prepare for a whiny lefty overload.

Enough typing about it; chow time.

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(Hat-tip to Wizard)