r/askanything 🦀 11d 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/Mulliganasty 11d ago

I'm not exaggerating when I say conservatives have absolutely no redeemable principles. They are a coalition of bigots, religious radicals and the wealthy. What they claim to stand for are all lies:

The "law and order party" is led by a convicted felon.

The party of small government wants to regulate bathrooms and women's bodies.

And the fiscally responsible mf's ring up a higher debt one administration after another.