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80. Currently US society is often not geared towards physical fitness

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 06:43 AM

Oct 14

In high school, physical education requirements vary widely.

As examples, Iowa requires four years of physical education while DC requires only a half-credit.

That's just the start.

(So much for the idea of having students do community service in the fields.)

Once people graduate from high school, IMO computers are emphasized, not physical fitness.

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"Nobody to pick them"... Florida farmers plow their tomatoes under. [View all] allegorical oracle Oct 13 OP

Farmers getting what they voted for Johonny Oct 13 #1

Not true Cirsium Oct 13 #36

Nothing you said negates the statement. Shoeless Louis Oct 13 #52

Of course it does Cirsium Oct 13 #57

False, farmers and voted for the stupid and got it uponit7771 Oct 14 #84

I'll tell you what is stupid Cirsium Oct 14 #85

False, "The Republicans take care of the owners". ... MAGA takes care of big farm corps uponit7771 Oct 14 #86

Of course! Cirsium Oct 14 #88

You are agreeing with the comment you said was not true/. Irish_Dem Oct 13 #65

OK Cirsium Oct 13 #73

Sooo, true ...they voted for the stupid uponit7771 Oct 14 #83

We really do need better Public Education. Kid Berwyn Oct 13 #2

Exactly. Get out there, Farmer Bill, and pick your own goddamned produce! Aristus Oct 13 #3

How many of the "farms" are owned by corporations today, slightlv Oct 13 #67

Mostly still family farms Cirsium Oct 13 #72

Yippers, F*ck trump! slightlv Oct 13 #74

I give Cirsium Oct 14 #77

Owners Cirsium Oct 13 #38

some do North Coast Lawyer Oct 13 #51

There is a lot more to it than that Cirsium Oct 13 #59

You don't hear the Amish crybagging about not being able to bring the crops in. They help each other. Hotler Oct 13 #4

If they Rebl2 Oct 13 #9

Money motivates MAGAs more than most. BadgerMom Oct 13 #30

The Russians used to do it. Harvest season was a national priority. ChicagoTeamster Oct 13 #15

You're right they would use the army. Duncanpup Oct 13 #28

It's more fun to troll "owning the libs" on social media all day long. Justice matters. Oct 13 #66

If King Don gives them a bailout will they continue to vote Republican? Diamond_Dog Oct 13 #5

They won't stop because "it's all Obama's fault". Or some such nonsense. Wonder Why Oct 13 #7

Maybe they can use that in bankruptcy court? Doubt it will fly. paleotn Oct 13 #14

Even without a bailout they will vote Republican RainCaster Oct 13 #8

If they keep going bankrupt and committing suicide... littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #19

Thanks for that Cirsium Oct 13 #42

Slanderous Cirsium Oct 13 #39

I disagree RainCaster Oct 13 #75

Bash away then Cirsium Oct 14 #78

You missed the point of his/her post. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 13 #76

Right Cirsium Oct 14 #79

A bailout? Ag isn't a one growing season gig. paleotn Oct 13 #13

Always true Cirsium Oct 13 #48

Of course they will continue to vote Republican popsdenver Oct 13 #64

Sickening the destruction Trump is wreaking across this land. True evil afoot Blues Heron Oct 13 #6

Get ready to feel it on the grocery shelves. paleotn Oct 13 #10

It's all the migrant's fault. It was their plan all along. Buddyzbuddy Oct 13 #11

ICE can pick tomatoes, they'd be doing something useful. CaptainTruth Oct 13 #12

Or DeSantis can send the Florida National Guard to do it. GoodRaisin Oct 13 #63

Big duh there Floridian farmers. travelingthrulife Oct 13 #16

When people pay $2 for a tomato they can't blame President Biden ! kimbutgar Oct 13 #17

A tiny, bug eaten, bland tasting one. If you're able to find one that's littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #21

Surely Trump will send in the National Guard to pick 'em! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Oct 13 #18

I predict a stock market crash. Emile Oct 13 #20

You're not wrong, emile. A crash is definitely in the cards. The question is when. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 13 #22

There is a real irony in that it even costs money to destroy your unpicked crop. flashman13 Oct 13 #23

So why don't they them into u-pick farms? mwmisses4289 Oct 13 #24

A group of Hispanics in my area got together and purchased an old farm. The allegorical oracle Oct 13 #33

dang 3auld6phart Oct 13 #25

Oh well JustAnotherGen Oct 13 #26

How about put some incarcerated folk out in the fields to pick produce? BattleRow Oct 13 #27

What Is Indentured Servitude? taxi Oct 13 #32

Well,pay them a small salary for their efforts.. BattleRow Oct 13 #37

And who do you suggest pay them? taxi Oct 13 #40

It would depend on the type of facility.. BattleRow Oct 13 #43

I have a problem with it. Let me break it down. taxi Oct 13 #44

Check out Angola state Prison in Louisiana. BattleRow Oct 13 #46

Migrant workers migrate to work seasonal crops and harvests. This isn't a solution. taxi Oct 13 #49

I've never understood anyone who votes against their own self interest. BattleRow Oct 13 #50

Yup. A great deal of effort goes into steering public opinion. taxi Oct 13 #54

Bum"steering "with tons of B.S. BattleRow Oct 13 #62

The 13th Amendment gives it its blessing. cloudbase Oct 13 #56

That is true. taxi Oct 13 #60

Give them away then Quanta Oct 13 #29

And if they had to do it all over again, their vote wouldn't change awesomerwb1 Oct 13 #31

Hire Able-Bodied Americans Deep State Witch Oct 13 #34

Currently US society is often not geared towards physical fitness nitpicked Oct 14 #80

I was being sarcastic Deep State Witch Oct 14 #82

Don't just talk, SCREAM God Damnit! Exp Oct 13 #35

There are 200, give or take, Nazipublican congresscritters who don't seem to have anything to do. nt Buns_of_Fire Oct 13 #41

"Why is my pizza so expensive?" progressoid Oct 13 #45

Cuban Exiles are in general big MAGATs, do they use lots of tomatoes in their recipes? UTUSN Oct 13 #47

Trump should mobilize the National Guard to go pick the crops if he wants a national emergency to deal with Walleye Oct 13 #53

What in the hell did Florida Farmers expect to happen? ProudMNDemocrat Oct 13 #55

Send in the National Guard Raven123 Oct 13 #58

Republicans are screwing America royally Champp Oct 13 #61

MaddowBlog-Trump administration eyes higher food prices as a result of the immigration crackdown LetMyPeopleVote Oct 13 #68

We told you not to vote for him, but you didn't listen to us! Initech Oct 13 #69

No Food Banks Were Called? BidenRocks Oct 13 #70

FAFOed. Call me when we're "great again." B.See Oct 13 #71

Time to bring back gleaning JCMach1 Oct 14 #81

Goldman Sachs exposes trump's huge lie that foreign countries are paying his tariffs and not US consumers LetMyPeopleVote Oct 14 #87