in the book fast food nation by eric schlosser, what is his political views?
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I don't think he is into supply side Reaganomics, if this is what you mean?  If he takes issues with agra indutry and the fast foods adverse effects on this nation's health...he is probalby NOT a Republican.
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Who said the French were right. Republicans eat Freedom Fries.\nDemocrats eat Traitor Taters
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what the hell is this doing in political and government section?????????????\n\nwell since i am answering this I might as well give you my opinion...pizza
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I wouldn't say that the goverment is after McDonald's. I think they are just concerned about the health of the kids. I think they are trying to help them make better food choices.
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This is pretty much an impossible question, because none of the drivers get that detailed about their personal lives. Politics is one of those things where people will love/hate you based on your own personal feelings toward it. Tony has never stated where he stands with politics, and he probably never will...the poor guy is already disliked by people based on his driving skills (although I think he's awesome) so what do you think would happen if he said where he stood with politics? People would go mad! lol!
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i.m i right in thinking freedom fries are home made   ones \n i like any kind of fries \n\n\nwhy is this in the politics
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a. He believed in racial separation- that everyone should live with people of their same ethnicity.  He wanted to unite Europe with Germany as the leader, and then expand Germany. (That's reasonable in some ways. There are so many hate crimes today- not only limited to White on minority as they once were.) \nb. He hated communism..... which started with German Jews, so I can see why he had a particular dislike of Jews.   \nc. He had his master race idea. (But, then again, we ALL have prejudices against other races of people and have-or, rather, should have- pride in our own races, ethnicities, etc. That doesn't really excuse him for KILLING other people in neighboring countries- such as Poland- but that excuses him from being called a racist for loving his race and ethnicity.) \nd. Well "racism" really doesn't cover the disabled (they are not a race), but yes, that was cruel of him for killing them. However, the idea of sterilizing them isn't that bad, especially since the USA was doing that too for a while. \ne. A little FYI-If you think Hitler was racist for wanting segregation, I think you should look at what some of your own political leaders have said:\n"Nothing is more certainly written in the book of fate that these people (Blacks) should be free. Nor is it less certain that two races, equally free, cannot live in the same government. Nature, habit, opinion have drawn indelible lines of distinction between them."\n-Thomas Jefferson (I haven't heard anyone call HIM a racist.) \n"Given an opportunity in our ancestral Africa, the knowledge of farming and of simple farm machinery and implements, which we have acquired here would enable us to carve a frugal but decent livelihood out of the virgin soil and favorable climate of Liberia... We are a liability now, and any cost of this project, no matter how great, would still, we sincerely believe, be a sound investment for the American people... " \n-Marcus Garvey (Black guy) who wanted the USA to help send Blacks back to Africa. (Is HE a racist?) \nf. If you think Hitler was a racist for hating Jews, read in the Bible: John ch. 8- verses 42-59. (I think you should think a little bit of who you are calling racists.) \ng. Hitler was raised as a German and loved German people. As far as being Austrian, however, he lived in the German-speaking part which had accepted a lot of the German culture. \nh. Hitler supposedly WAS a Catholic. Hence was why he was against atheism....?\ni. What exactly is wrong with wanting a Germany just for Germans? 0_o
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The politican is very astute. Through this seemingly simple question he reveals unpleasant truths about the nature of patriotism. Do we put loyalty to country before humanity itself?  If so why? If we put country first there must be reasons that make the protection of life less important. What on earth could these reasons be? I think this politician is ingeniously demonstrating that if the people put country first then they are uncivilised. An interesting thought - for Americans in particular!\n\nThe politician was cleverly showing patriotism for what it is - a fiction. Its a device created to make us obedient to a flag, but there are higher things. Highest of all, our concern for our fellow man - including that one extra foreigner - even at the cost of 100 of our own countrymen.\n\nI would go for 101 strangers every time.
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Hitler's government was Nazism or National Socialist. Fascism is the combining of corporations and government. So you could say we are heading towards fascism. Now before anybody attacks me for this answer, give me one law that has been passed by our government that benefits we the people not he benefit of corporations. Good luck on that!\nHere's a post that I had posted earlier on Yahoo answers. \n Lets look at the similarities between Bush and Hitler. Both were elected/selected, Bush by the Supreme Court and Hitler when Hindenburg died. They both had terrorist attacks on their country, Bush 9/11 and Hitler the Reichstag's fire. Both ignored warning of the impending attacks. Both have/had conspiracy theories about thier involvement. Both blamed foreign ideologues. Both made speeches right afterwords. Within weeks Bush had the Patriot Act and Hitler had his "Decree on the Protection of People and State". Both had a 4 year sunset provision put on them to get them passed. Both had protesters arrested or put in free speech zones away from the place where they were appearing. Both use the word Homeland to describe the nation. Both claim/claimed to be Christian. Both formed a new agency to consolidate various independent police, intelligence and border agencies together. Bush got Homeland Security and Hitler got the Central Security Office. Both have an SS, Bush has the Secret Service as a National Police Force and Hitler had the SchutzStaffel. Both had detention camps built. Both attacked coutries that hadn't attacked them. Both brought in industry and forged an alliance, and they got former executives of the nation's biggest companies into government positions. Both use government to empower corporations and reward the society's richest individuals, privatize much of the commons, stifle dissent, strip people of constitutional rights, and create an illusion of prosperity through continual and ever-expanding war. \nHistory seems to be repeating!
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You're mixing things up a little. This guy was not a liberal - he was a vegan.\n\nIn fact, in today's world, liberal and conservative don't have much meaning, and have become more or less synonymous with "me" and "good" (conservative) and "them" and "bad" (liberal.)\n\nWe need to stop talking about liberal and conservative, and start talking about what decisions preserve the right of the individual to make decisions for themselves, to live in a society free of discrimination, and to not force their own value system upon other people.
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Yes. He's the governor of my state, and the only real problem I've had with him was his stance on the Terry Schiavo tragedy. He way over stepped his bounds and authority intervening in that matter.\n\nBut he's done a lot for education, holding schools accountable for the performance of the students. He has been consistently raising the bar on the standards of education, requiring children to be able to read if they are to be promoted- what a concept, no more social promotions! Even when it means holding kids back a grade despite all the crying liberal crap about how it hurts their feelings.
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to stop food supply to kentucky fried chicken and other fast-food chains operating in Germany with their global network. This is despite the fact that the outlets employed Germans and the customers paid their money in Deutschmark, and a survey shows the most people liked the food...
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OK, first off i am a conservative.  now that that is out of the way i have never heard of stars and stripes ice cream.  i enjoy Ben and Jerry's ice cream cause it is delicious.  As far as my political preferences guiding my purchases let me say this first and foremost i am an American.  I would like to say that i am an independent voter, but given the choices i have had to vote for since i have been of voting age i have voted republican.  i did not care for bill Clinton or algore. and i could not in good consince vote for jonh kerry.  if the dems would put ppl up like jfk and truman they might get votes from me.  I can not vote for ultra liberals, i feel that they are the ones undermining our american way.  in ww2 liberals and conservatives joined together to fight the common enemy. there are too many of the love cildren of the sixties polluting the american spirit and corrupting the american way of life.
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Ronald Mc Donald is a fictional character created by an evil multinational to sell "food" to children. Don't think he should become president of the USA.
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He's a racist. He lives in an all white neighborhood while sending his kids to private schools.  He's a friggin' hypocrite, much like the rest of the whacko left as he actually OWNS Halliburton stock.  He makes money off the stock market and then blames "big business" for the world's ills while he himself is a capitalistic pig.  He can't be taken seriously, and   those that DO take him seriously are definitely disturbed.  Very disturbed and I feel sorry for them.  But then again, I feel sorry for all the lefty libs.\n\nAs for his passion, it MUST be for jelly donuts
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There are two big views in America today, one is "liberal" the other "conservative."  Basically they differ on one issue, is man basically good or not.  Liberals believe generally that all people deserve an equal chance and government policy should reflect that.  Therefore, government should intervene and assist all those that are disadvantaged in the society, making sure that at least they should get an education, have food and shelter, etc.  This might be described as the "trickle up" theory.  Conservatives believe in the dog eat dog view of the world, that it is everyman for himself, that those who succeed deserve it on their own merits, and that if they are left alone, their success will eventually benefit the rest of society by creating wealth and jobs.  This is known as the "trickle down" theory.  These two views ccontest with each other back and forth, and tend to demonize each other as being out of touch with reality.  Lately, the consevatives have been winning the propaganda war, so liberals have been taking it on the chin.  Both views have their merits, so it best for all of us to listen to both.  If either side was in control too long, we would probably suffer for it.  That is why the political pendulum swings back and forth between the two.  After the democrats have been in control of the information with this election, the conservatives will surely take it on the chin for a while, and they will be portrayed as not caring about freedom and don't really care about America, just themselves.
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He's too thick to realise it, but rfjanssen has given you the real answer to your question. \n\nrfjanssen is one of a large and influential body of Americans, including those at the head of the Bush Administration, who take the view that the only way to bring people around to your way of thinking is to nuke the bastards. Sadly, most of them claim to be Christians and seem to be on some sort of fundamentalist crusade. \n\nIts sad that anyone (including rfjanssen) can think that the only way to win over one of the largest cultural and ethnic groups on the planet is too kill them all. Too many Americans believe they have the right to impose their beliefs and their way of life on others - and to do it violently and without regard to human rights.\n\nAmerica needs to wake up to the reality - under Bush it has become a greedy, self-centred, bully nation, intent on imposing its commercialistic and dictatorial brand of 'democracy' and a fundamentalist brand of Christianity on the rest of the World. \n\nI worry about who will replace Bush. Please let it be one who will go out and mend fences in the rest of the World.