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| | Addiction includes these highly destructive activities: | | Addiction includes these highly destructive activities: |
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| − | * overeating, which shortens lifespan and causes many diseases
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| − | * drugs, illegal or prescription
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| − | * [[video games]]
| + | !Addiction |
| − | * [[pornography]]
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| − | * [[gambling]] - 2-4% of adults and 4-6% of teenagers are addicted, and higher percentages lose money from it.<ref>http://www.optumanswers.com/research/articles/gambling.shtml</ref>
| + | !Conservative help |
| − | * [[smoking]]
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| − | * drinking alcohol habitually - about 14 million Americans are [[alcoholism|alcoholics]]<ref>http://www.alcoholics-info.com/Statistics_on_Alcoholics.html</ref>
| + | |overeating (obesity) |
| − | * watching [[NFL]] games on television<ref>Other addictions include: caffeine, watching television in general, and obsession with celebrities.</ref>
| + | |shortens lifespan and causes many diseases |
| | + | |self-denial, portion control, frugality, "don't work, don't eat" mantra of [[work ethic]] |
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| | + | |[[video games]] |
| | + | |causes dropping out from school, violence, and health problems |
| | + | |[[liberals]] exploit teenagers with video games, turn them away from church and healthy relationships |
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| | + | |drugs, illegal or prescription |
| | + | |devastating harm is obvious, and includes deadly car crashes that kill innocent victims |
| | + | |conservative concept of slippery slope cautioning against "just trying something"; also, reject peer pressure and self-indulgence |
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| | + | |[[pornography]] |
| | + | |enslaves and destroys the mind, degrades self-esteem, and leads to horrific crimes |
| | + | |conservatives disfavor the media, of which pornography is a part; also, realize that pornographers are liberals who are exploiting weaker people |
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| | + | |[[gambling]] |
| | + | |2-4% of adults and 4-6% of teenagers are addicted, and higher percentages lose money from it.<ref>http://www.optumanswers.com/research/articles/gambling.shtml</ref> |
| | + | |state-run lotteries are government at its worst: expanding the revenue of government at the expense mostly of the poor; private gambling is often based on taxpayer subsidies or deceiving the public |
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| | + | |[[alcohol]] |
| | + | |destroys the liver and causes tens of thousands of deadly car crashes annually; about 14 million Americans are [[alcoholism|alcoholics]]<ref>http://www.alcoholics-info.com/Statistics_on_Alcoholics.html</ref> |
| | + | |nearly all beer companies are supporters of the [[Left]] |
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| | + | |[[smoking]] |
| | + | |very difficult to stop once one starts; shortens lifespan, causes heart disease and numerous other problems |
| | + | |second-hand smoke interferes with others' rights and well-being; also, tobacco companies are supporters of [[liberal]] projects |
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| | + | |watching [[NFL]] games |
| | + | |wastes many hours each week in lost time, interferes with marriages, fosters [[emotional gambling]], and can lead to obesity and time away from [[God]] |
| | + | |[[unplug the NFL]], recognizing that the NFL takes billions in taxpayer subsidies and has become a [[Leftist]] tool to bully against states against passing conservative legislation |
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| | + | |}<ref>Other addictions include: caffeine, watching television in general, and obsession with celebrities.</ref> |
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| | == Conservative power over addiction == | | == Conservative power over addiction == |