Fat and happy

The US. in 1954 made up only 6% of the world's population of 2.7 billion, but it owned 60% of its automobiles, 58% of its telephones and similarly vast amounts of breeziness and arrogance. For the first time, we were getting fat and happy.

Since black people are richer than most poor in third world countries we are fat and happy.

Like, twenty years ago everyone was fat and happy. The Cold War was over, everyone was at peace, the U.S. was cruising along with a big surplus.

Alternatively, perhaps consumerism is taking its toll, with people just too fat and happy to care.