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Nutty:
Oh, I don't think you're crazy. Ignorant, selfish, meddling and a waste of carbon? Absolutely. But you're not crazy. That'd be insulting to crazy people.
I know this isn't a popular opinion, and we've had words about it here before. But I don't write here to win friends. I'm here to speak the truth, even if it may sometimes appear nihilistic and cruel. If you don't like it, that's your problem. Go read something else.
Peanut allergies, acorn allergies... The problem is that we've raised a whole generation of kids (and are working on round two) who are not being allowed to eat dirt and act like kids. They're being treated like porcelain dolls by mothers who grew up in the most coddled, privileged and insulated society in human history. Consequently, their children's immune systems are about as functional and useful as a eunuch in a cathouse. Their idiot mothers (and they ARE idiots, make no mistake) are bathing them in antibacterial soap ten times a day and making them carry around a box of wet wipes everywhere they go. Is it any wonder they turn sickly and become allergic to everything but oxygen?
Am I saying we should stop treating allergies and let 'em all die? Of course not. I'm an ogre, not a troll. But we can't turn the entire planet into a safe zone to prevent every weakling on it from getting a stuffy nose, either.
As society becomes more and more attached to technology, (or as my wife's father would have said, "growing up too close to the pavement"), we are increasingly protecting -- nay, fostering -- the weakest members of the herd. Infant mortality rates have dropped exponentially among Western societies in the last 100 years. That's good from an emotional perspective, as no one likes dead babies, but as a species it's a disaster in the making. We are not immune to the law of natural selection; nature will only tolerate so much tampering before deciding it's time for a few lethal pandemics and perhaps a bit of famine here and there. War is already knocking on the door, in case you hadn't noticed.
The world has sharp edges and we ignore the harsh realities of existence at our own peril. Your precious snowflake isn't all that precious. He's just one more monkey among billions of us. He'll adapt or he'll die young. Nietzsche may have been crazy, but he wasn't stupid.
A York Region mother is fighting to have oak trees removed near her child’s school, fearing that acorns could pose a deadly threat to students with severe allergies.
Donna Giustizia said the young trees on property owned by the City of Vaughan next to St. Stephen Catholic Elementary School are littering the area with acorns. The school, meanwhile, is nut-free to protect students with potentially life-threatening anaphylactic allergies.
“A false sense of security is putting a sign on the door that says nut-free and there’s nuts all over the place,” said Giustizia, who has two teenage children with anaphylactic food allergies, one of whom attends St. Stephen.
“I’m not a crazy mom, I’m not asking for anything that’s not already there.”
Oh, I don't think you're crazy. Ignorant, selfish, meddling and a waste of carbon? Absolutely. But you're not crazy. That'd be insulting to crazy people.
I know this isn't a popular opinion, and we've had words about it here before. But I don't write here to win friends. I'm here to speak the truth, even if it may sometimes appear nihilistic and cruel. If you don't like it, that's your problem. Go read something else.
Peanut allergies, acorn allergies... The problem is that we've raised a whole generation of kids (and are working on round two) who are not being allowed to eat dirt and act like kids. They're being treated like porcelain dolls by mothers who grew up in the most coddled, privileged and insulated society in human history. Consequently, their children's immune systems are about as functional and useful as a eunuch in a cathouse. Their idiot mothers (and they ARE idiots, make no mistake) are bathing them in antibacterial soap ten times a day and making them carry around a box of wet wipes everywhere they go. Is it any wonder they turn sickly and become allergic to everything but oxygen?
Am I saying we should stop treating allergies and let 'em all die? Of course not. I'm an ogre, not a troll. But we can't turn the entire planet into a safe zone to prevent every weakling on it from getting a stuffy nose, either.
As society becomes more and more attached to technology, (or as my wife's father would have said, "growing up too close to the pavement"), we are increasingly protecting -- nay, fostering -- the weakest members of the herd. Infant mortality rates have dropped exponentially among Western societies in the last 100 years. That's good from an emotional perspective, as no one likes dead babies, but as a species it's a disaster in the making. We are not immune to the law of natural selection; nature will only tolerate so much tampering before deciding it's time for a few lethal pandemics and perhaps a bit of famine here and there. War is already knocking on the door, in case you hadn't noticed.
The world has sharp edges and we ignore the harsh realities of existence at our own peril. Your precious snowflake isn't all that precious. He's just one more monkey among billions of us. He'll adapt or he'll die young. Nietzsche may have been crazy, but he wasn't stupid.
posted by Jar(egg)head at 10:00
2 Comments:
A couple of points here...
First, aren't nuts a FOOD allergy? Nuts lying around on the group only constitute a danger to an allergic person if they PICK THEM UP AND PUT THEM IN THEIR MOUTH. Presumably, children who have reached school age have learned not to do this and if they haven't, well, that leads to the second point.
The problem is that we've raised a whole generation of kids (and are working on round two) who are not being allowed to eat dirt and act like kids.
I agree completely and would add that these children are also severely lacking in personal responsibility. This case proves the point. If YOU are allergic to peanuts, then it is YOUR responsibility to avoid them. The world cannot be tailored to the needs of an individual, individuals need to adapt to their environment. There is really no other way.
Am I saying we should stop treating allergies and let 'em all die? Of course not. I'm an ogre, not a troll.
I must be a troll then because I say fuck 'em. It is THEIR allergy, not mine, and therefore THEIR responsibility. It is not the responsibility of society as a whole to remedy each individual's problems. Society exists to provide a cooperative framework for individuals to pursue their own needs. If they cannot be bothered to avoid eating things that harm them, then why should I be bothered to care?
Some people are so sensitive mere contact with an allergen starts a reaction. But this is besides the point.
What we see here is a Publicly Educated woman demanding her Liberal Protectors save her, or more accurately, her child, since they are obviously incapable of taking care of themselves.
This is the message we are being taught: we aren't smart enough to take care of ourselves so government must do it for us.
But it is fun to watch them fight it out: wait until the Environmentalist Wackos get wind she wants to cut a tree down.
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