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[–] Lowered_lifted 172 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] schema 8 points 1 year ago

If you'd take their strawmen away, they wouldn't have any arguments left.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

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[–] TheIvoryTower 112 points 1 year ago (4 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 24 points 1 year ago

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

[–] wreckage 21 points 1 year ago (3 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 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

And lemon juice

[–] youCanCallMeDragon 8 points 1 year ago

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

[–] mriguy 6 points 1 year ago

Obligatory xkcd https://xkcd.com/1268/

That said, I love lobster and shrimp.

[–] NielsBohron 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] flucksy_bango 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fun fact: pill bugs are terrestrial crustaceans. They even have gills.

[–] Texas_Hangover 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's all fine and well, but how many tens of thousands of pill bugs am I going to have to shell to make a decent snack?

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting 87 points 1 year ago (12 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?

[–] [email protected] 95 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.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I love those. Another good one is listing:

  • Vietnam
  • Afghanistan
  • Iraq
  • Ukraine

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

They are purposefully hiding one tiny bit of detail thought, that Ukrainian war was started and is being fought by Russia not the US.

[–] rDrDr 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

To be fair, the Russians also fought in Afghanistan and Vietnam.

But ya, Afghanistan is a good analogy of the US CIA arming local militias and ultimately defeating the Russians in a long drawn out war of attrition. Thankfully there were no long term consequences to the US.

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[–] [email protected] 39 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 9 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. 

[–] [email protected] 17 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.

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[–] Duder167 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Someone watched Snowpiercer and went nuts

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[–] [email protected] 7 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!

[–] Texas_Hangover 3 points 1 year ago

We had lollipops with scorpions and tequila worms in them lol

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[–] [email protected] 72 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can we keep the boomer Facebook bullshit out of here?

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[–] Zoldyck 67 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[–] captainlezbian 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you’re railing against being made to eat bugs yeah you’re a conspiracy theorist. They’re a perfectly fine meat replacement, though I’ll stick with beans like I think most people will want to

[–] zakobjoa 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Besides no one forces anyone to eat bugs nor is it any sane persons agenda.

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[–] ShooBoo 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We would all be just a little better off as a whole if we ate some beans instead of a steak more often than not.

[–] captainlezbian 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah that’s why I’ve not eaten land meat for over a year (I occasionally indulge in sustainable fish). I think one major barrier to people is they don’t get how fucking cheap and lazy you can be with meatless meals. And it’s not like I don’t miss meat but physically I’m in great shape, I’m healthy, I eat lazily, and my food is very good. Not much cooking is easier than throwing a can of beans into some water with taco seasoning, reducing it, and slapping it in a tortilla with your toppings of choice.

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[–] MasterBlaster 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 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.

Insects as food, while something that is being encouraged, is not a conspiracy. If we continue to decimate our planet, it might become necessary to survive, though .

[–] Feirdro 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] MasterBlaster 9 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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[–] SocializedHermit 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Don't worry, we don't have long enough left to institute an insect food delivery system of any note. Pretty soon the bugs will be eating us.

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[–] idusces 16 points 1 year ago (7 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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[–] OhStopYellingAtMe 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

[–] captainlezbian 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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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[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife 4 points 1 year ago

My brother uses the history of the CIA to justify his support of Putin's invasion of Ukraine. If that doesn't really make any sense to you, it doesn't to me either.

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[–] ShooBoo 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They saw the movie Snowpiercer and now the future of humanity is eating bugs. And it very well could be. People have been eating bugs since, forever. Roaches will probably be around after many food sources are gone and we will eat them. You can bet on it.

Many cultures eat bugs for protein. The fact that this all becomes some kind of conspiracy thing just shows how stupid and gullible people have become.

[–] pizzazz 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

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[–] djmarcone 5 points 1 year ago

It makes sense when you find out that key mainstream media people ARE from the CIA.

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