[quote]Grey Rainbow wrote:
And is there any research behind it to prove it’s going to kill you? And who are you to tell me or anyone that I don’t have an education?
I don’t see how fat politicians can tell us which supplements we can and can’t take. Supplement shops in Australia have a very hard time getting Biotest products on the shelves - hence why you pretty much never see them there. Who has the right to tell me what I can or can’t have to increase my performance, health and benifit my physique? Who the fuck has that right? I should have the right to try and be the best I can be - and that includes living as long as possible. I should have the right to use my brain to be the best I can be. If I make a bad desicion, it was my desicion and I will learn from it, and live with it. If anyone makes a bad descion they will live with it. Every action you take is a risk, and it is YOUR risk.
They ban so many supplements in Australia that can’t do much except better your health (some of course may have a tiny bit of some kind of something that’s maybe possibly bad for you in some way though ((in this context, what does bad for you constitue exactly?))) and yet they don’t touch fast food giants; Hungry Jacks, McDonalds, KFC ect. Which sell things that are ACTUALLY GOING TO AFFECT YOUR HEALTH IN A NEGATIVE WAY! How the fuck does this work? They sell tuna - full of mercury (although nothing for the average person to worry about, by their standards it should by terrible), they don’t touch alchohol. Alchohol wears down the liver. And when drunk in excess causes a whole list of hoo-haas, not to mention violence.
This seriously frustrates me.
And to add insult to injury, they are still pushing for mandatory internet filtering across Australia! Kevin Rudd thinks porn is inappropriate content for Australia’s eyes. Don’t I get a say in what’s appropriate for my eyes? Aren’t I an adult? And of course like all filters, anything that mentions anything that may have something to do with porn will be blacklisted. Hell, even articles and posts such as this one that mention such horrid words will be blocked.
Aside from that though Australia is a great country and I’m proud to be Australian. This pisses me off though.[/quote]
I’m sure there are more legit reasons why certain substances are banned, but I agree with you that an educated consumer should be able to get what they want. Australia bans so much stuff its just annoying, and the customs are extremely tight.
People on this site have said that Australia’s government is too controlling, at first I didn’t think much of it but they really are. The internet censorship is taking it a step too far. I don’t really have an interest in politics, and I like Rudd, but alot of what he does, he wants to force on corporations and people because it seems he thinks he knows whats best even if they don’t(which is sometimes true). Personally I thought the alcopop tax was good, but every drinker hates Rudd for it.
As for shops not selling Biotest…apart from the HRX, I’m pretty sure you can get everything else or close to it. Biotest is more appealing to an educated consumer, but not so much for people who have no idea what they are buying. For example,let’s say you can get 400 BCAA’s of some brand for $40, or you can get Biotest’s 250 BCAA’s for $45. Obviously most people will go for the more for less, but Biotest’s are actually more concentrated and are better value. But in the supplement markets, most people just want something to get results without the hard work.
Aside from this, there are countless other stupid laws when importing products, such as you cannot sell it for public consumption unless the product is on some list(forget the name) which is total bullshit. Or that if customs determine you are ordering more product then you can personally consume in the next 6-12 months they can deny it.
They treat this shit worse then drugs. Seriously.
