Richard Beddie's take on simplifying the world we live in
A black and white world – by Richard
Anyone that hasn’t picked up the theme of this blog being black and white must be living under a rock or something. But anyway, I realise that at times my posts are far from black and white, so here is my attempt to make up for it with a black and white, good and bad, hero vs villain wrap up of the world. I will resit adding any footnotes to explain anything I say here, if ya wanna know more – Google it 
Here goes, in no particular order or grouping:
Richard’s Black and White commentary on the world’s (sometimes not so big) issues:
Stuff people say (which isn’t true) |
The real deal… |
| Fat is bad for you | Sugar is bad for you |
| Alcohol makes you fat | All the crap food you eat at 3am when you are drunk makes you fat |
| Margarine is better for you that butter | Butter is better for you that margarine |
| Focus on calories | Focus on eating well (i.e nutrition) |
| People love Apple (macs) coz they look pretty | People love Apple (macs) coz they work well (Oh, and they look pretty too!). |
| For good signal quality, buy expensive digital cables | Digital either works or it doesn’t. There is no such thing as “quality digital”. Cheap digital that works is just fine. |
| Right wing (politically) greedy capitalists are bad | Right wing (politically) conservative greedy capitalists are bad |
| Greenies are out of touch and wrong | Left wing Greenies are out of touch and wrong |
| You have to do {insert exercise of your choice} to lose weight | You have to do SOME exercise to lose weight – and more often, and at a higher intensity |
| Eating {insert food} helps me gain muscle | Protein PLUS resistance training helps grow muscle |
| The rich get all the tax cuts in NZ | The rich pay most of the taxes in NZ |
| Any extreme religious group is bad | Any extreme religious group that expects anyone else to follow their way of life is bad |
| Global warming is a major issue for the planet | Global warming is a major issue for HUMANS, the planet will survive just fine without us. |
| CEOs/Politicians with big credit card bills are bad | Personal expenses paid for by an employer, no matter what payment method, is bad. |
| On global scale, screwing the environment is the major issue for the future | On a global scale, over consumption is the major issue for humans for the future. The environment is just where we see its effects most. |
| Justin Bieber is gay | Justin should be held under water till he stops struggling, but he’s not gay. |
| One should never joke about {insert politically incorrect thing} | Humour, used appropriately, is a powerful way of getting a message across, especially for sensitive subjects |
| Right and left wing political supporters want different things | Right and left wing political supporters want quite SIMILAR things, but disagree on how to achieve it |
| Jetstar in NZ is crap | Oh wait, that was is true, JetStar is crap. |
Black and White Version: Some stuff just have to be said, some stuff not. But I just say it anyway
Disclaimer: Most of this is serious advice. There is one joke in it – and its either the JetStar or the Justin Bieber one – you can guess which I think is a joke
These days it’s about a quick fix lets put a plaster on it and hope for the best attitude. More and more people are becoming lazy just look at some of the gadgets that exist such as the one touch can opener whatever happened to a little elbow grease to open a tin. I could understand if the little old lady from down the road with arthritis needed to open a tin then yes this would be justified but honestly a little elbow grease ain’t going to harm anyone. People wonder why they put on weight well I think it all begins with the lazy option they have adopted and all the gadgets that they have that if they used a little elbow grease they might actually lose a bit of weight. As for politicians don’t get me started send the lot of them out to pasture I do not like this current government, have never liked national I just think that too many are corrupt, see dollar signs and how they can make the whole of New Zealand pay the price for their stuff ups such as ACC. Too many have their heads stuck up their backsides that they will never see the light of day. People are going to do as they please no matter what laws the government bring into force it seems that no government have realized this and I do not think that they ever will. People want a good reason to behave so why not give them an incentive not to commit crime here is a thought if you do not commit a driving offense then the acc part of you Registration is lower than if you do how many people would then start to behave on the roads this is just an example and considering how people were up in arms about the increase in vehicle registration I think it is time for a change. Time to give the current government a proverbial boot to the curb. .