For the record, I don't think it is absurd that capitalism could cause opposites. Life is full of contradictions. Look before you leap, but he who hesitates is lost. I do think it is ironic that the discussion of whether capitalism causes obesity coincided with the Los Angeles Times running a series on North Korea and how 2 million people recently died of starvation. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-fg-chongjin3jul03,1,986836.story and http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-fg-chongjin4jul04,1,1445590.story.
David Shemano --- Original Message--- To: PEN-L@SUS.CSUCHICO.EDU From: "Perelman, Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 7/04/2005 4:29PM Subject: Re: [PEN-L] obesity >> David's implies that capitalism could cause opposites sounds absurd to >> him, but I do not think so. For the most part, different classes and >> even different individuals react somewhat differently What is the >> frequency of different classes participating in the activities that he >> proposes? Some of the people at the gym that I frequent are working >> class, but there are a hell of a lot more professors than their share in >> the population. David's Poly. Sci. professor sound very insightful. >> Capitalism perpetuates the nuclear family, but then puts pressures on >> people that makes it unworkable for many people. >> >> David wrote: >> Regarding whether capitalism causes obesity, I assume it is also argued >> that capitalism causes anorexia. I suppose the same argument could be >> used to argue that capitalism causes people to take vitamins, go to the >> gym, prepare for triathlons, etc., so capitalism actually makes people >> healthier. This reminds me of my Marxist political science professor >> who argued that capitalism perpetuates both patriarchy and the break-up >> of the nuclear family. >> >> David Shemano >> >> >> Michael Perelman >> Economics Department >> California State University >> Chico, CA >> 95929 >> >>
