Canned pumpkin is a good American business to get into, if you don’t want to sell internationally. The rest of the world doesn’t know what they are missing. I might start talking more about canned pumpkin in the American exceptionalism topic.
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If that’s true, why is hunger an issue in America?
That would feed the hungry in America.
He can give them away and receive more back to himself.
guy has some anger issues lol but he is making some great points
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Because morons vote for Republicans. Seriously. That’s why.
He mocked thoughts and prayers, ranted, managed to blame guns and ranted more. He made the same talking points Democrats make everyday.
Oh, bs. You mean to tell me we have no homelessness issue or hunger problem when Democrats are in office?
No, I’m not saying that, but honestly, hunger isn’t a real problem in most of the western world. In Canada and the rest of the civilized world, we have huge welfare systems to deal with hunger. We are socialist, and proud of it.
Reggie:
My impression is that hunger is not a real problem in most of the western world except the USA. Is that reasonably accurate?
ChatGPT:
Mostly accurate.
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Western Europe, Canada, Australia, Japan, etc.: Hunger (meaning chronic food insecurity) is very rare. Welfare systems and food subsidies prevent widespread hunger. The issue there is more about obesity and diet quality, not lack of calories.
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USA: Hunger is more visible. About 10–13% of households face food insecurity each year. Safety nets exist (SNAP, food banks), but gaps remain, especially for children and working poor.
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Other Western countries: Small pockets of food insecurity exist (migrants, poor elderly, rural poverty), but not on the scale of the U.S.
So yes: in the developed West, the U.S. is the outlier where hunger is still a significant social problem.
Anger issues? He is right to be angry and justly so. Sometimes anger of that scale is needed. His reaction is more sane than any you showed on this board.
I asked the same question and received a completely different reply.
No, the impression that hunger is not a problem in most of the Western world except for the U.S. is not accurate. While the U.S. does have a higher food insecurity rate than many peer nations, particularly in Europe, hunger is a problem throughout the Western world.
I love ChatGPT. Depending on how you ask the question you can get it to say whatever you want or in this case, keep asking, for a different result.
“Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate…leads to suffering.”
I doubt it was fear but rather the indifference and those well-known old empty phrases and useless mere call for prayer, which caused his just anger. Anger can contribute to very positive reactions and help to generate the needed energy to stand up for something. Only an ignorant would view it solely negative.
sure, if you are in control of it and dont voice it like he did because then those with a different view will not listen in the first place
indeed, they might even miss that i said he made some great points
One thing BBAD has taught me is that those with a different view will not listen no matter how you voice it. Michele and Ben won’t. Gunda won’t. You won’t. Even Dan won’t. And I won’t.
That’s not true, Reg. I listen to everything everyone says. If I do ignore something it’s because you are wishy washy and I don’t believe you’re being truthful. For instance, you support the liberal view but you often don’t really believe it’s right or even good in any way.
Michele, you listen with a closed mind, which is not listening. There is nothing Trump can do that would ever cause you to oppose him or vote against him. He’s even covering up the Epstein files and you’re still firmly in his camp. You’re one of the people he talked about who would support him even if he shot someone on 5th Avenue. That is true blind faith. This disgusting child molester, rapist, fraudster, thief and charlatan has you totally convinced he’s going to save your country. And then you lie to yourself about how you’re open minded.
It’s ok, we all do that to some extent. You and Ben are the worst examples, though. I actually excuse Ben more than I excuse you. He’s just stupid. I don’t think you’re a rocket scientist but you’re smarter than he is, and you have less of an excuse.
Do you think Trump had a stroke?
You are so very mistaken.
Correct.
You’re one of those people with TDS.
I don’t think that at all, Reg. You’re convinced that I think that but that reality doesn’t exist beyond your own imagination.
I don’t think I’m mistaken at all. Your behaviour convinces me.
And yet you said you would not. But here you are, a few weeks later, back in line behind the man covering up for the child molester.
I don’t think you think like that. I think you sincerely believe you have an open mind and judge each case by its merits. I think you’re wrong, though. You are so blindly prejudiced in favour of the orange child rapist that you always end up on the same side, even if you think you are being impartial.
What an idiot you are, Nico. Of course he made great points. But that wasn’t the issue we disagreed on.
lies, i always listen! (in one ear, out the other) 
lol you mean it wasnt the issue “you” disagreed on… i naturally disagree with almost anything and everything!