Comments on: Swedes Require CO2 Labels On Food

By: joeblough

joeblough — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:41:21 +0000

We are all literate enough to know of the idiocies and irrational enthusiasms that have come and gone throughout history.

Our time is not immune.

The weather mania (which is how I am sure future generations will characterize this) has plenty of historical precedent.

Certainly weather, sea and sky manias and fears have been nearly universal.

Unfortunately, human sacrifice to avert anticipated catastrophes is, historically, one of the more common cultural responses.

While destroying businesses, and indeed whole industries, is indirect compared to putting an individual on a dais and cutting their heart out, the end result is just as surely suffering and death.

And the thinking is fundamentally the same.

By: wirenut

wirenut — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:27:25 +0000

Wheres the BTU rating on whats allowed to be cooked? Is that offpeak rate or wind power? Solar? One or multiple consumers in one place or more than one household? Submit your forms before consuming.

By: Liberals Demise

Liberals Demise — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:09:52 +0000

I second that bikini motion!

By: 12 Gauge Rage

12 Gauge Rage — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:00:26 +0000

PR, the outraged Swedes definitely need to get back in touch with their inner Odin and start cleaning house. A revival of the aggressive Norse spirit would do wonders in regaining their country away from the Ultra Liberals who have held it ransom for way too long. The libs on capitol hill have nothing over the average Euro Lib.

By: proreason

proreason — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:49:40 +0000

good news, 12. That’s one gene pool I’d hate to see disappear. The Vikings had a major impact on Western civilization, and that doesn’t even count the bikini teams.

By: 12 Gauge Rage

12 Gauge Rage — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:38:00 +0000

Not all Swedes are that bad PR. My wife’s Uncle Matts who lives in southern Sweden has been fighting and thumbing his nose at Uncle Sven (Swedish version of Uncle Sam) for as long as I can remember. Uncle Matts seems to be in the constant outrage mode over his government’s antics. The man is a hard worker, wisely invests what money the government allows him to have after heavy taxation, and is extremely fond of Jack Daniels whiskey. More than likely, Uncle Matts will sneer at this directive on labeling food and do whatever the hell he wants. Part of Sweden’s problem is that society as a whole does what the government dictates because it’s considered improper to go against the flow. Rocking the boat is highly discouraged. But there is a growing number of Swedes like my wife’s uncle who are saying enough is enough. Unfortunately the government views them as extremists rather than proponents for reform.

By: canary

canary — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:24:08 +0000

Michelle’s slave plantation garden is submitting high amounts of toxin emissions. The human excrement fertilizer, the secret recipe fertilizer which they will only say contains shale”, topping it off with the compost from the new shed they built. All creating the best tasting lettuce and peas from around the globe. The children don’t even use gloves to wash the food.

By: proreason

proreason — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:14:00 +0000

The Swedes are like the kid whose Daddy owned the Car Dealership in town. He was driving a BMW when he was 16. Wore clothes you still can’t afford. Was really impressed with himself.

That kid is in jail now. Divorced 3 times. The dealership is closed and there are weeds in the parking lot.

Last time you saw him, he tried to get you to buy lunch.

By: beautyofreason

beautyofreason — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:01:56 +0000

So it begins…

Live in a cave, crap in the woods, use scratchy toilet paper, constantly monitor your food intake, your light bulbs, and your carbon allotment – all in the name of being an altruistic human being.

” to get the organic label, they may have to switch to feed crops that require no plowing.”

Can we simply call out organic food as being against human rights if used as a standard? It is no healthier than regular crops AND if all farming was organic the sheer loss and waste of organic crops would mean that over a billion people would starve.

Pesticides are GOOD in that respect.

By: Rusty Shackleford

Rusty Shackleford — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:18:30 +0000

In my “research” I have learned that total output of CO2 from Sveeee-den is (fur sure ya) .0000000000000000000113% of the total CO2 output of the world. And that includes, da cowz too, dontcha noe, yoo betcha.

By: Liberals Demise

Liberals Demise — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:00:51 +0000

“Brain Freeze”

I’ve seen this before and it’s a ugly sight to behold once it sets in. Too bad ……. the Swedes have got it down pat!!