is america's food supply to unsafe to eat
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| Started: | 5/20/2008 | Category: | Health |
| Updated: | 6 months ago | Status: | Voting Period |
| Viewed: | 225 times | Debate No: | 4106 |
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 Pro  Con First, I would point out that my opponent has not shown anything that is unsafe about it. Let us consider, too, that most of the potentially dangerous substances in food are neutralized in the cooking process. One can safely eat a piece of chicken that happens to have salmonella. One must simply cook it first, and not be irresponsible in causing cross-contamination through utensils or cutting boards. Also, let us consider that we would die without food. There is nothing inferior about America's cropland or livestock, so there is no reason to suggest that eating food from other nations is less risky. And since it is more safe to eat than to not eat, it cannot be said that it is unsafe to eat. And now I'll wait for my opponent to explain why the food supply of America is unsafe to eat. |
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Pro Con One person died last year from contaminated spinach. Does that mean it's not safe to eat spinach? More people than that died walking on sidewalks due to being hit by drunk drivers. Walking on sidewalks is not unsafe. Sure, that batch of spinach might have been unsafe to eat. But overall, the fod supply in America is VERY safe to eat. We have better food safety regulations than most countries, and most countries have foodborne illness much more often. Also, consider that the contaminations you speak of are in the past, whereas the resolution is set in the present "IS america's food supply to unsafe to eat". Since there are presently no major contaminations, the food supply IS indeed safe to eat, by any standards. The only significant problem we have with food in America is people eating too MUCH of it. And in this case, the food isn't unsafe to eat, the amount is. |
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Pro Con Actually, I just lied very blatantly. Of course I feel safe eating food from America. America is the most prosperous nation in the world. One would think, as I said before, that other nations have much worse problems with their food supply, something my opponent has made no counter to. Hundreds of millions of meals are eaten each day in America, and from this vast number, only a handful result in sickness, or anything harmful to health. And all of them [or at least almost all of them] result in positive health benefits, due to nutritional value inherent in food, including America's. It is not unsafe to eat America's food supply. Rather, it is quite safe, and indeed a wise idea. |
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The fact that the president is probably running the country also has absolutely not bearing on whether the president is good or even competent. Furthermore him running the country has absolutely no bearing on the effects of insulting him. The president, under our constitution, cannot harm anyone who insults him.
Finally, I don't think those are the reasons people dislike you at the moment. In fact we will look at myself as a case study in relation to you. For starters I already have a girlfriend so that would insinuate under your ideas that I must be jealous of yourself. However I know virtually nothing about you aside from that you are cheerleader, something I come very close to despising. Not because I dislike cheerleaders persay but because I dislike the concept of organized sports for viewing pleasure. Thus it is probably safe to assume that simply because you are a cheerleader I am not jealous as I have no motivations or dreams of being one myself.
I believe, after a great deal of self thought, that the reasons I, and possibly others dislike you can be found in the below list:
1. You don't bother capitalizing anything, which makes your sentences annoying to read.
2. You randomly insult people on this site.
3. You consider this site to be for lifeless nerds yet you are using it anyways. Something many of us see as a mildly hypocritical stance.
ohh and thanx for proving that the only reason people hate me is becuase they are either jealous or they just cant get a bf/gf...
well, I was told to get a life... I just wanted to say that I have enough of a life that I don't have to waste my time judging and telling other people that they don't. People "have lives" when they do what they want and what I want to do is debate... I personally think that is A LOT better than the "cheer squad" but hey, who am I to judge. If it is what makes you happy, then cheer for other people but don't put me down... thanks
To tell the truth I didn't even really care all that much about the debate, in fact after reading it I didn't have much of an opinion at all. Perhaps this stemmed from the fact that I expected Beem0r to win in the first place..... (irrelevant).
Anyways I voted on the fact that Pro used a consecutive 625 exclamation points. More so I'm just voting on calling Korezaan ugly, anyone who says such a thing deserves to be shot. Korezaan = all that is beautiful.
All beem0r has to say in R3 is "sure".
No. We're the ones with jobs **COUGH**
Also, what school project requires one to go to debate.com?