*See also, Who are you to decide?
*See also, "Supersize me" movie review 2004
As knowledge of the obesity epidemic and its causes improves, the British public is calling for a ban of junk food ads during children's TV programs. 76% of the British people polled said they favored the banning idea.
"A third of those questioned felt parents who consistently failed to provide their children with a healthy diet should ultimately face prosecution." MIM would agree and that is just another reason we are not big fans of leaving all parenting choices to two individuals who may be quite erratic.
MIM has always said that capitalism is an indiscriminate motivator. From MIM's point of view, the tobacco situation is similar and involves a class struggle. The class struggle is to curtail the tobacco industry for the benefit of the people. The battle against tobacco ads aimed at children appears won to some substantial degree, but there is always another battle to win thanks to capitalism.
It is important to admit that the abilities to trade in slaves, sell substances with nicotine and bombard children with advertisements are examples of a kind of "freedom." The fact that it is necessary to take away such freedoms for the well-being of the proletariat is why we call our proposed form of government "dictatorship of the proletariat." Eventually in the advanced stages of communism of the future, the entire population will give up any idea of trading in slaves, manufacturing cigarettes or pushing potato chips on television and then dictatorship of the proletariat won't be necessary anymore.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3638714.stm