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[–] Lowered_lifted@lemmy.world 210 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nobody is trying to make you eat bugs lmao keep this right wing bullshit away

[–] aloso@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago

It is so frustrating when a conspiracy narrative is mixed with valid criticism, which ultimately only taints the criticism by association with the "conspiracy."

[–] TheIvoryTower@lemmy.world 125 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm happy to eat bugs. Lobsters are basically bugs.

Don't conflate the ecologically sustainable practice of bug-eating with American fascist secret service bullshit.

[–] whenigrowup356@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

"here's a rational sounding thing to be concerned about, also have you heard of adrenochrome?"

[–] wreckage@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lobsters are basically bugs

I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I find it disgusting to eat animals like shrimp or lobster because they look too similar to insects to me.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Pinklink@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago

And lemon juice

[–] youCanCallMeDragon@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

100% They look like bugs because that’s what they are. Just bottom feeding arthropods, the cockroaches of the sea.

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 118 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can we keep the boomer Facebook bullshit out of here?

[–] ghariksforge@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago
[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 98 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Where did the bug eating talk start? I've not been offered any bugs since those grasshopper candies from Archie McPhee when I was a kid. Is it another dog whistle thing?

[–] DreamerOfImprobableDreams@kbin.social 129 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It's a far right conspiracy theory, that OP's trying to tie to legit criticism of the CIA's atrocities despite having nothing to do with each other-- all in order to try to hide the fact that it's literally part of the Great Replacement conspiracy.

[–] takeda@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago

I love those. Another good one is listing:

  • Vietnam
  • Afghanistan
  • Iraq
  • Ukraine

And saying something, like this time it will be different.

They are purposefully hiding one tiny bit of detail thought, that Ukrainian war was started be is being committed by Russia.

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 51 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I've seen some scientists talk about it, but not as a "mwahahaha, we're going to force these people to eat bugs!" kinda deal like some people seem to imply, but more just as a "this is more efficient for growing protein than traditional livestock, so there would be environmental benefits if we can persuade people to switch to it" sorta deal.

Frankly I feel like a lot of the discussion is kinda silly, advocating that there would be benefits if people try to replace some of their meat intake with insect protein is not the same thing as forcing people to eat bugs. The intention behind advocating that is not malicious, they don't mean just any old bugs but generally farm raised ones, and besides, people already eat bugs anyway. Plenty of cultures throughout the world have dishes involving them in various ways, and beyond that, even in the western countries that a lot of this discussion happens in to my knowledge, people eat very bug-like creatures all the time as long as those creatures live underwater. Shrimp for instance.

[–] Feirdro@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

For it to make sense, You have to begin with the premise that ecology is a lie created by scientists to make money. 

[–] takeda@kbin.social 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

EU approved few insects for consumption as a novelty food and will need to pass defined standards and inspections.

But conservatives, even in US used that as an argument that they will make us feed bugs.

[–] Enigma@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

I’m so confused. Almost every candy store where I grew up sold cricket and scorpion lollipops. They sell them at the airport in my city too. Why are people in suddenly going crazy about shit that’s been happening for decades? And it’s not even the same country that’s changing the laws?

Not only that the hasn’t the fda approved a certain about of bugs per batch or whatever in food for decades? Aren’t like M&Ms shells made with bug shells or something? Don’t worry, I’m about to double check myself, I’m just so bewildered.

[–] Duder167@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Someone watched Snowpiercer and went nuts

[–] knatsch@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago

for me it's been since expo 2000 and I would be actually interested.
Crispy high protein snacks with a low ecological foot print? shut up and take my money!

[–] LemmyLaLibre@feddit.ch 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Klaus schwab - head of the w.e.f. "you will eat ze bugs"

[–] 1984 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most people don't even know his name. But yeah, 2030 is approaching fast, gotta get the world ready for fascism and servitude.

[–] chuckleslord@ttrpg.network 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm gonna lob you a softball. Don't miss it. Both parties in the US suck, but one is openly courting fascists. Which is it?

[–] 1984 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't care about politics at all. You tell me. If I wanted to argue with people online, I would probably love politics though.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

1984 as user name

I don't care about politics

Alright then

[–] PaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You don't care about politics...but your username is 1984? But I suppose that's just a part of troll tactics these days.

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[–] evdo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Funny. Politicians certainly pay attention to you.

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[–] Zoldyck@lemmy.world 76 points 1 year ago

Nobody if forcing anybody to eat bugs. That's bullshit.

[–] gonzo0815@sh.itjust.works 52 points 1 year ago (3 children)

"The CIA did some shit in the 80s, so it's totally legit to claim vaccines make your dick fall off"

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[–] idusces@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Just so we're on the same page,

Listen to: This right wing conspiracy theory about eating bugs is about as racist as you think - https://one.npr.org/i/1188237695:1188465933

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[–] MasterBlaster@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I ser by some of the comments here that the some of the reddit trolls found Lemmy.

That was too quick for my comfort.

[–] Feirdro@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, I’d find it fast too if it was my well-paid job.

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, professional disinformation disseminators are relentless. A takedown of certain nationstates will be required to stop them.

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[–] ghariksforge@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (6 children)

First rule of the internet: you're not allowed to criticise the US government. If you do, you will be accused of being a Russian troll.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Where in the internet are you where you cannot criticize American politics? /r/conservative?

That's the only corner of the internet where Ive ever seen that behavior.

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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 42 points 1 year ago

Bruh, do you even know what site you're on?

[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I do not like the policies and ideals of the current US government. I harshly criticize them! Nyah!

  • waits -

  • crickets chirping -

Looks like I'm good. Plus I can eat the crickets.

[–] FaeDrifter@midwest.social 25 points 1 year ago

Lol no you can criticize the US anywhere that isn't a conservative "patriot" safe space.

[–] MiddleWeigh@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Lol. Fuck America, and all the corporate pigs that run this shit show. There! Mwahaha.

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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I mean we still don't even know the full extent of what they did through the previous century. There are a couple of very noteworthy acknowledged coup or assassination attempts (and successes), but how many others are there? You'll still often get labelled a conspiracy theorist for talking about some of the other cases.

I don't know how many potential examples there are, but my standout example is Australia. Australia's 1975 constitutional crisis was set off by a Governor General who had been a member of a secretly-CIA-funded organisation, and the US had just recently sent someone known as "the coupmaster" (for his involvement in other coups) to Australia as their ambassador. A CIA contractor of the time says that the GG had been described within the CIA as "our man". And there was motive, in the form of the relatively leftist nature of the Australian Government at the time, and their threats to shut down the Joint Defence Facility at Pine Gap, a jointly-operated CIA/ASIO spy centre. Australian politics has heaved towards the neoliberal in the time since the alleged coup.

But it has never been formally acknowledged, and it's still only based on circumstantial evidence. Depending on who you're talking to, professing to believe there was CIA involvement will get you labelled a conspiracy theorist. I suspect there are probably other countries with similar stories.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

How is the CIA connected to eating bugs???

[–] bentropy@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Okay but why don't you want to eat bugs? Proteins are proteins you know.

[–] ImFresh3x@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

This is not true at all. It’s the opposite. The mainstream completely accepts the the cia does awful shit. At reports or like there’s no surprise. This guy gets all his cia did awful shit news from the media, and imagines he did the groundbreaking investigation himself. Haha.

[–] pizzazz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are the people making you deppthroat bugs in the room with us right now?

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[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just because the CIA does bad things doesn’t mean every bad thing is the fault of the CIA.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah if you’re dosed with LSD or your democratically elected left wing government gets couped, check if the cia did it. If a bunch of capitalists are trying to figure out how to get people to eat more sustainable protein and think bugs are the answer, idk doesn’t sound very cia. Not enough drugs or anti communism

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