Senior citizens in Putnam County, NY decided to move from their rocking chairs to the picket lines to protest the denial of donations of doughnuts, pies, and breads at the William Koehler Memorial Senior Center. Protestors wore signs with sayings such as "They're Carbs, Not Contraband," trying to persuade the staff that they are old enough to make their own decisions. "I'm 86, not 8," said one protestor. Another stated that some senior center employees implied that they were too senile to make their own decisions. You can read more of the article by Fox News here.
I think they need to let the seniors, and anyone else for that matter, eat what they want. As long as healthy options are made available, what's wrong with a little sugar? This is America, we live on this stuff. And what happens if someone's sugar is low and they need something to boost them back up? Too bad for them I guess. There has been a big health kick going on for a while now and I don't think I like it. There isn't anything wrong with eating something loaded with carbs if someone enjoys it. What they eat doesn't affect anyone else, so why is it their business to tell them what to do. If it leads them to an early grave, at least they died a little bit happier, which is more than the people who are criticizing them about their eating habits can say. This country was built on individual freedoms, and what this senior citizen center is doing is ridiculous. If it were elementary aged students who aren't quite old enough to make their own decisions, I might have a different opinion, but in this case, let grown people eat what they want.
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I think this is a classic example of the maxim, never underestimate the power of groups. The elderly are the most assertive body of individuals in America. The AARP, which is the leading PAC representing the elderly, is the laregest and most effective of all PAC in the U.S.
Basically, if you mess with old people, they will mess with you. To those city officials who took their donuts away, all I can say is that you might not have a job after November 6. The elderly have the highest voting percentage out of all age groups.
I am greatly disturbed by the continual disregard for the elderly in this country. Nursing homes are basically prep school for coffins, where families dump their parents and grandparents to live out their remaining days in loneliness. Living in a nursing home is a sad existence; you're lucky to have people come and visit you. So when someone tries to do something for the elderly, like donating donuts, how can you possibly put a stop to that. You'd have to be one cold hearted bastard.
So I guess what I'm saying is, "Give the old people their donuts back you bastards!"
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