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Originally posted by Hiram Sedai:
Please don't cry, ma'am. I wouldn't be able to live with myself knowing that I caused you any grief. I do thank you for deeming it necessary to reply to my post. I also thank you for caring enough to show some empathy with my opinion. Please know that we don't have "crap food". I believe it might be your country that is infamous for that title.
Oh, do give over with the sarcasm, Mike!
Look, I like you all, and I'm not picking on you personally. If you don't want me to type what I think, then just tell me so straight out, and I'm out of here.
Your opinion is your opinion. How on earth am I supposed to 'empathise' with an opinion? If you tell me something sad that has happened to you, then I can empathise with that, of course. I am sorry that people in America live poorly. I am sorry that people in Britain live poorly also. There are many tragic people in my town, and in London, where I used to live. I deplore the political policies and actions that have led to more and more people living on the streets, rather than in safe homes. That's what all my anger is about Hiram, don't you see? I'm a political person. I don't just see a bad situation and go' oh, that's bad'. I try to work out 'why' the situation is as it is. Cause and effect is important to me. For example, the numbers of homeless people in Britain went up hugely under Thatcher when she came up with the idea of 'care in the community' for certain categories of mentally ill patients, who had previously been in institutions (because it would save the government huge amounts of money, - transferring the burden).
Only the community didn't care, and so many people who were the least fitted to live on the streets, found themselves doing just that. Cause and effect. Nothing happens just out of the blue. There are reasons for all things. I am interested in what those reasons are.
PS. It was you who mentioned inadequate food for the poorer sections of society. What was it you meant, I've obviously misunderstood. And yes, British food is pretty crap, generally speaking. Except at my house, (I am v. good cook!) although non vegans probably wouldn't be too impressed ... [img]smile.gif[/img]