--S-A-- [OilsHerbsEtc.] FDA Looking At Chinese Medicine

[Guest guest]

I've been trying to explain this to my boyfriend about the war and other

political issues.

You see, the people of the United States have, in general, become very lazy.

Its hard to see when you don't work for them (as my boyfriend doesn't). I do

work them, in a very servant like capacity in which I have practically

sacrificed all my rights for the good of the constitution and through it the

people (at least I hope I'm doing that, I'm trying very hard to do it). The

government of the United States is set up to serve the people. We the People

are its boss. We like to talk about all the freedom we get as a result of this,

but the truth is that when the few of us who actually do vote go to do so, we

think we are voting for a leader. No. We are supposed to be the leader. The

elected officials are just supposed to represent our wants and needs as we

direct them to. Unfortunately, it takes work to actively run a country, and the

vast majority of Americans would rather just have someone they feel to be more

qualified do it for them, assuming, rather foolishly,

that that person will know whats best for them better than they know

themselves. It is that person that most people vote for, and that is all the

more say the people take in how the country is run.

Organizations like the FDA are just an extension of that. Rather than taking

care of themselves and learning on their own what will help them, the people

would rather have some (enter sarcastic tone here -->) all knowing, magical

government organization decide for them. Its much easier to do something

someone else tells you to do than to go through the trouble to make an informed

descision yourself.

To be honest, I can't say I entirely blame the people for not wanting to take on

responsibility for their own persons. In America we work longer hours and get

less vacation time than almost every other first world country. We are burdened

with a cost of living and taxes that is unreasonably high for having hardly any

social programs to help us (Europeans have higher taxes and cost of living, but

look at all the social programs they have, if I'm going to be paying European

prices I expect to be living a European lifestyle). Most of us, myself

included, don't use the vacation time we have because we can't afford to go

anywhere. No wonder we don't want to run the country on top of that, we're too

tired! Not to mention our education system is, last I read, 16th in the

country, are we really educated enough to run a country?

Its the sad state of things, I'm afraid.

 

" Misty L. Trepke " <mistytrepke wrote:

True, chronocentrism is very prevelant. But does that explain why

people still believe that the FDA is the most strict drug watch

dog. How many people would read that sentence, without the

foreword, in this article and not even bat an eye? How about the

ideal of having pharmaceuticals in charge of the herbs and not

having them in the health food stores. How about why the FDA would

want to know the " active ingredient " or if there are any benefits to

knowing the " active ingredient " How have we come to place so much

trust in people to look after us, and their principles, when upon

further examination they don't seem worthy of it?

Misty L. Trepke

http://health.