Yeni y\u0131l yakla\u015f\u0131yor. Herkesin 2006 y\u0131l\u0131 i\u00e7in farkl\u0131 hedefleri, beklentileri var. Ge\u00e7enlerde \u00e7evremdeki arkada\u015flar\u0131ma ‘2006 y\u0131l\u0131nda en \u00e7ok neyi ger\u00e7ekle\u015ftirmek istiyorsun?’ diye sordu\u011fumda hepsinden de\u011fi\u015fik cevaplar ald\u0131m. Daha az \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131p daha \u00e7ok gezmek, yeni bir ev sahibi olmak, i\u015f de\u011fi\u015ftirmek, para\u015f\u00fctle atlamak, da\u011fa t\u0131rmanmak… Fakat Amerikal\u0131lar\u0131n ortak hedefinin zay\u0131flamak oldu\u011funu d\u00fcn dinledi\u011fim bir radyo program\u0131nda \u00f6\u011frendim? Asl\u0131nda bu hedef 2005 ve 2004 y\u0131llar\u0131 i\u00e7in de ayn\u0131ym\u0131\u015f… Son on y\u0131lda her aral\u0131k ay\u0131nda halka sorulan bu klasik soruya Amerikan halk\u0131n\u0131n verdi\u011fi cevap a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 yukar\u0131 ayn\u0131 olmu\u015f. Zay\u0131flay\u0131p g\u00fczel bir v\u00fccuda kavu\u015fmak… Bu hedefe pek yakla\u015famad\u0131klar\u0131 kesin. Bug\u00fcn her d\u00f6rt Amerikal\u0131dan biri a\u015f\u0131r\u0131 kilolu, t\u0131bbi terimiyle obez ve bu durumdan rahats\u0131z. D\u00fcnyada bu kadar \u00e7ok yiyen, bu kadar h\u0131zl\u0131 \u015fi\u015fmanlayan ve her y\u0131l hedeflerini daha az yiyip, zay\u0131flamak olarak belirleyen bir ba\u015fka millet oldu\u011funu sanm\u0131yorum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her y\u0131l aral\u0131k ay\u0131nda m\u00fc\u015fteri say\u0131s\u0131nda rekor art\u0131\u015flar ya\u015fanan bir sekt\u00f6r var bu \u00fclkede. Spor salonlar\u0131. \u00dcye oldu\u011fum salonda birka\u00e7 g\u00fcnd\u00fcr hareketlenme ya\u015fan\u0131yor. Y\u0131l\u0131n on bir ay\u0131 ayn\u0131 saatlerde, ayn\u0131 salonda spor yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131m ki\u015filerin b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00e7o\u011funlu\u011funu kilo derdi olmayan, sporu ya\u015fam tarz\u0131 olarak kabul eden ki\u015filer olu\u015fturuyor. G\u00fcn i\u00e7inde ald\u0131klar\u0131 kaloriyi bu salonlarda at\u0131yorlar. Birka\u00e7 g\u00fcnd\u00fcr salonun \u00fcyelerinde bir art\u0131\u015f g\u00f6zlemliyorum. Yeni kay\u0131tlar i\u00e7in gelenlere tan\u0131t\u0131m turlar\u0131 d\u00fczenleniyor. Ge\u00e7ti\u011fimiz pazar ak\u015fam\u0131 salona kay\u0131t yapmak i\u00e7in gelen on ki\u015fiden sekizini a\u015f\u0131r\u0131 kilolu Amerikal\u0131lar olu\u015fturuyordu. \u00c7\u0131k\u0131\u015fta salon y\u00f6neticileriyle yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131m sohbette bu g\u00f6zlemimi ilettim. Ald\u0131\u011f\u0131m yan\u0131t ilgin\u00e7ti: “Aral\u0131k ay\u0131, salonun en \u00e7ok kay\u0131t alan ay\u0131d\u0131r. Gelenlerin tamam\u0131 yeni y\u0131lda spor yapma al\u0131\u015fkanl\u0131\u011f\u0131na devam edeceklerini ve zay\u0131flamaya kararl\u0131 olduklar\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6ylerler. Ancak ocak ay\u0131n\u0131n ikinci haftas\u0131ndan sonra bu kararl\u0131l\u0131k kaybolur. Aral\u0131k ay\u0131nda kaydolanlar\u0131n y\u00fczde 80’i ocak ay\u0131nda kay\u0131tlar\u0131n\u0131 iptal ederler.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amerikal\u0131lar\u0131n y\u0131l\u0131n son ay\u0131nda ba\u015flayan zay\u0131flama tutkusu sadece spor salonlar\u0131yla s\u0131n\u0131rl\u0131 de\u011fil. F\u0131rsat bulduk\u00e7a sabahlar\u0131 ko\u015ftu\u011fum sahil yolu i\u00e7in de ayn\u0131 \u015feyler s\u00f6z konusu. Aral\u0131k ay\u0131nda bu yolda ko\u015fmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015fanlar\u0131n ya da y\u00fcr\u00fcyenlerin say\u0131s\u0131nda inan\u0131lmaz bir art\u0131\u015f ya\u015fan\u0131yor. Yeni y\u0131l yakla\u015f\u0131rken kilolar\u0131ndan ar\u0131nmay\u0131 hedef se\u00e7en \u015fi\u015fman Amerikal\u0131lar ko\u015fu yollar\u0131n\u0131 dolduruyor. \u00c7o\u011funun ortak \u00f6zelli\u011fi a\u015f\u0131r\u0131 kilolar\u0131ndan en kestirme yoldan ar\u0131nmak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bu kalabal\u0131\u011f\u0131 ocak ay\u0131ndan sonra g\u00f6rmek m\u00fcmk\u00fcn olmuyor. Ko\u015fu yollar\u0131 yine kilo sorunu olmayanlara kal\u0131yor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u015ei\u015fmanl\u0131\u011f\u0131n zararlar\u0131yla ilgili haberler de bug\u00fcnlerde moda. Sadece sa\u011fl\u0131klar\u0131na de\u011fil b\u00fct\u00e7elerine de zarar veren ancak bir t\u00fcrl\u00fc \u00f6n\u00fc al\u0131namayan bir hastal\u0131k t\u00fcr\u00fcyle sava\u015f\u0131yor Amerikan halk\u0131. Ad\u0131na obezite deniyor bu hastal\u0131\u011f\u0131n. Dengesiz ve s\u00fcrekli yemenin Amerika’ya ge\u00e7ti\u011fimiz y\u0131lki faturas\u0131 112 bin \u00f6l\u00fcm. Hastane ve diyet \u00fcr\u00fcnlerine \u00f6dedikleri miktar ise y\u0131ll\u0131k 240 milyar dolar. Bu hastal\u0131kla sava\u015fan \u015fi\u015fman Amerikal\u0131lar\u0131n say\u0131s\u0131 ise 60 milyon. Yap\u0131lan ara\u015ft\u0131rmalar \u015fi\u015fmanl\u0131\u011f\u0131n dar gelirliler aras\u0131nda yayg\u0131n oldu\u011funu g\u00f6steriyor. Eskiden maddi g\u00fcc\u00fc olanlar\u0131n ortak \u00f6zelli\u011fiydi \u015fi\u015fmanl\u0131k. G\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fcz Amerika’s\u0131nda ise \u00e7\u0131kan sonu\u00e7 \u015fu: “Ne kadar \u015fi\u015fmansan o kadar az kazan\u0131yorsun.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Demokrat Parti’nin New York Senat\u00f6r\u00fc Hillary Clinton, gelecek ba\u015fkanl\u0131k se\u00e7imlerinde aday olup olmayaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bug\u00fcne dek net bir \u015fekilde a\u00e7\u0131klamad\u0131. Fakat halk onun 2008 y\u0131l\u0131nda yap\u0131lacak se\u00e7imler i\u00e7in nab\u0131z yoklad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n fark\u0131nda. Clinton son olarak Irak konusuyla ilgili yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131klamalarla siyasetin g\u00fcndeminde kendine yer ay\u0131rd\u0131. Senat\u00f6r\u00fcn a\u00e7\u0131klamalar\u0131n\u0131 sadece demokratlar de\u011fil cumhuriyet\u00e7iler de dikkatle dinleyip not al\u0131yor. Ba\u015fkanl\u0131k se\u00e7imlerine adayl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 koymas\u0131 halinde bug\u00fcnlerde s\u00f6yledikleri ilerde kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131na \u00e7\u0131kabilir. Son se\u00e7imlerde John Kerry’nin durumuna d\u00fc\u015fmek istemiyor. Clinton’\u0131n ge\u00e7ti\u011fimiz g\u00fcnlerde yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131klamas\u0131 da bunun bir g\u00f6stergesi. Amerika’n\u0131n Irak politikas\u0131n\u0131 kesin \u00e7izgilerle ele\u015ftirmekten ka\u00e7\u0131nan Clinton, Amerikan ordusunun Irak’tan derhal \u00e7ekilme \u00f6nerilerine s\u0131cak bakmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131klam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. “\u00c7ekilelim” ya da “kalal\u0131m” diyenlere orta yolu \u00f6nerdi: “Bekleyelim g\u00f6relim.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(19 Aral\u0131k 2006)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yeni y\u0131l yakla\u015f\u0131yor. Herkesin 2006 y\u0131l\u0131 i\u00e7in farkl\u0131 hedefleri, beklentileri var. Ge\u00e7enlerde \u00e7evremdeki arkada\u015flar\u0131ma ‘2006 y\u0131l\u0131nda en \u00e7ok neyi ger\u00e7ekle\u015ftirmek istiyorsun?’ diye sordu\u011fumda hepsinden de\u011fi\u015fik cevaplar ald\u0131m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56777,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[162],"class_list":["post-56","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-radikal","tag-radikal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}