FAT OR FERAL? Obesity epidemic strikes U.S. pets. More here. Note the deliberate link in both articles of pet obesity to human obesity – both are “epidemic.”

But here’s the relevant question: would you prefer your pet to be protected, fat, and alive? Or feral, skinny, and ... starving to death?

Exactly the same question is relevant for humans. Would you rather be living in a democratic, capitalist society where you can afford to be obese? Or would you rather live in a chaotic totalitarian society where you afford to be ... starving?

I know what my choices are.