Sample extracted from real conversation:
Random
Person: Why are old
people trying to shove
food down their grandchildren's throats??? Even if
said children are somewhat overweight or simply do not want you lovable folks to give them the
food off of your plates?
Moral Crusader: Because, chances are, if your grandparents are almost 100 then they lived through the great
depression. If not, they were raised by someone who very recently did. ALL the shit you take for granted: the over abundance of
food, the value of our currency, our place in the international community, our advancements in medical science and technology, NONE of that shit existed back then until over 40 million people died and America found itself the winner of a war that left us the only ones undestroyed. So now chances are if your grandparents are immigrants who lived through that crisis, or raised by someone who were, simple things like finishing your plate (because you don'
t know when you're gonna have another) would be second nature.
Count your blessings,
kid. Stop and really open your eyes and look at what your country is and how it fits into this planet and what you have as a result. Not just what you are told, truly understand.