this is a kind of american exceptionalism that americans don't seem to realize.

we're not quite here in canada, yet, but we might be fairly soon.

most countries in the world look at this rationally, and understand the need to preserve scarce resources; they don't tell their citizens it's ok to stuff themselves with cheeseburgers, howl that the world is wrong and oppressive to criticize them for their anti-social behaviour and then grossly maximize the profit from the catastrophe.

and, most citizens don't claim the right to stuff their faces with cheeseburgers, or uphold it as some warped concept of "freedom".

usa! usa!

https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/31/health/smokers-obese-no-surgery-nhs-uk/index.html