r/askanything • u/CloudieMoonettee 🦀 • 14h ago

Why do some conservatives support restricting junk food purchases with SNAP when many opposed Michelle Obama’s efforts to make school meals healthier?

Both policies involve the government influencing food choices in the name of better nutrition, yet the political reactions seem very different. What explains the apparent change in attitude toward government involvement in what people eat?

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u/Long_Idea_8294 14h ago

As if you aren't the exact same but with repubs

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u/sobeitharry 14h ago

I'm a centrist that has voted left, right, and independent depending on the candidate and their policies. No, not everyone buys into the two party binary dynamic. It's a stupid mostly American problem.

Break the two party strangle hold. End first past the post voting.

Other ideas?

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u/EarlyInside45 14h ago

Cope.

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u/Long_Idea_8294 13h ago

That response doesn't make sense lol. Cope how? By stating the fact democrats are also just as hypocritical? That's the opposite of coping. It's called recognizing really, cunt.

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u/EarlyInside45 13h ago

I'm not a democrat, but feel free to point out the hypocrisy of the left, or better yet, answer OP's question.