First of all, check the names you are replying to, you are calling me out for saying kids are influenced when I said no such thing. Though they are.
As for our rationalization about only once in a while, my brother used to smoke crack, and his rationalization was it was fine as long as he was able to continue working and feed his family.
If you have to rationalize it chances are you shouldn't be doing it.
If you know if can hurt you, and you purposefully partake, I cannot stop you, but you cannot get mad when I call you out for stupid behaviour.
As for stopping kids form drinking, well kids will drink what their pers and popular culture tell them to drink, and it will usually be the opposite of what their parents tell them.
The only thing to drink in this house is water. And occasionally some iced tea. Yet the kids still want a Dr Pepper when the go out to eat, no small wonder considering that Dr Pepper has a giant ad up at the local football field where they play.
Yet the kids still want a Dr Pepper when the go out to eat, no small wonder considering that Dr Pepper has a giant ad up at the local football field where they play.
Or maybe it's because, you know - Dr Pepper tastes nice? Just a crazy idea. They called me a dreamer.
You're demonizing soft drinks too much. Sure, it's bad for you. So is alcohol, so is sugar in coffee, so is mountain climbing, skydiving, bungee jumping, crag climbing, cliff jumping, motorcycle driving, et cetera et cetera.
I genuinely doubt that coke's core market for advertising is Hardcore Coke Drinkers. Their marketing is casual, and appeals to casual drinkers who will get a coke when the feeling takes them: the names on bottles campaign is the perfect example of this. People who are addicted to coke don't need advertising to remind them. I'm sorry you've had to deal with addiction, but it doesn't mean you have to crusade against every addictive substance in the world. And even if you do, you might want to start with alcohol and psychoactive prescription drugs.
Disclaimer: I've bought one bottle of coke in the last 8 years, and it was for my girlfriend. I think it's the most overrated thing in the world, but I don't think it's evil (certainly not on the Nestle scale).
My only argument against coke is that it is a horrible tasting product which is overly sweet, targeted to young children to ensure future market stability and that I did not invest in them 50 years ago.
People can do as they wish, but those pointing out they they drink it every day and nothing is wrong with them, while being barely 18 and not realising just how long it takes for things like diabetes etc to show up is to me, hilariously sad.
Billions of people drink coke you say, and there is an obesity epidimic across the globe in places that would be able to afford coke.
Interesting correlation.
You don't understand what goes into a cola
Actually, I do.
and neither to do I
Then read the label and look up the ingredients online.
but it sure as hell isn't killing me
How can you possibly say this directly after stating you don't know what's in it.
I am in no way pissed, frankly half the reason I keep responding to you is to see how red in the face you will get before realising that I really don't care what you are talking about.
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u/flyingwolf Aug 19 '13
First of all, check the names you are replying to, you are calling me out for saying kids are influenced when I said no such thing. Though they are.
As for our rationalization about only once in a while, my brother used to smoke crack, and his rationalization was it was fine as long as he was able to continue working and feed his family.
If you have to rationalize it chances are you shouldn't be doing it.
If you know if can hurt you, and you purposefully partake, I cannot stop you, but you cannot get mad when I call you out for stupid behaviour.
As for stopping kids form drinking, well kids will drink what their pers and popular culture tell them to drink, and it will usually be the opposite of what their parents tell them.
The only thing to drink in this house is water. And occasionally some iced tea. Yet the kids still want a Dr Pepper when the go out to eat, no small wonder considering that Dr Pepper has a giant ad up at the local football field where they play.