If there was ever a time for physical fitness to be emphasized, it was during the last year. Instead, the government shut down gyms and encouraged everyone to stay inside under the threat of state enforcement.
“Governments don’t want a population capable of critical thinking, they want obedient workers, people just smart enough to run the machines and just dumb enough to passively accept their situation.”
That’s a quote from George Carlin, and it is 100% correct.
Politicians want us to be intellectually weak, and unwilling to challenge them.
And in the past year, we’ve seen that the government wants us to be physically weak as well.
The link between obesity and covid outcomes is now undeniable. Many jurisdictions have made obese individuals a priority for vaccines, and it is largely seen as the second highest risk factor (aside from age) for mortality and severe illness from the virus.
You would think this would be a wakeup call for our society.
You would think that politicians would want to promote a healthy society, considering the immense benefits it would bring.
Consider some of the biggest problems we face long-term:
A mental health crisis.
Rising healthcare costs.
An aging population.
Improved physical fitness has been shown to increase mental health (weightlifting is great for this), a healthier population costs the healthcare system much less, and the costs of an aging population are reduced when older people are healthier and more independent into old age.
Yet, during the crisis, what did politicians do?
They shut down gyms, put limits on outdoor gatherings, and encouraged people to stay home.
As a result, obesity actually went up.
Politicians don’t want a strong, physically fit population of independent thinkers
The fact is, politicians (especially those of the statist variety), want a population that is easy to control. If more people were physically fit, there would be far less dependence on the government, and people would be more willing to challenge the actions of those in power.
So, politicians instead want us to be the physical equivalent of what Carlin said, people just healthy enough to keep the machine running without having the energy & strength to push for more.
This is why we simply cannot trust politicians to tell us how to live or act. The interests of the government don’t line up with our own.
Spencer Fernando
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