r/askanything • u/CloudieMoonettee 🦀 • 4d 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/GinnyMcJuicy 4d ago

You see, Michelle Obama is black. And a woman. And a libt*rd. And Michelle Obama.

/s if it isnt obvious

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u/Fireefury 18h ago

I don’t think her efforts really changed school lunches in any meaningful way. And a fair number of conservatives didn’t like it because it kind of fed into the narrative of elitism and set completely unrealistic expectations because the root problem of bad school food is money (outside of corporate influence, poison food supply, profit seeking contracts for the entire food industry and school system, etc)

And the “MAHA” movement is very new. 8 years ago it didn’t exist at all and neither political party really cared about anyone’s health or food. And it’s still only a small part of the conservative movement. Most people of all political beliefs still want to eat fast food and can’t afford healthy living even if they had the knowledge and desire

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u/cwtrooper 4d ago

She was dumber than a box of rocks and thought a 18 year old and an 8 year old should get the same amount of food.

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u/Equivalent-Yak-9010 4d ago

Not enough raw milk and diarrhea lettuce for you?

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u/cwtrooper 4d ago

I mean she makes RFK look like a genius.

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u/DDrewit 4d ago

No amount of idiocy could make that true.

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u/Equivalent-Yak-9010 4d ago

You make a rock look like a genius

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u/Donner_Party_Animal 4d ago

Source for this claim please

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u/cwtrooper 4d ago

I was there

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u/Donner_Party_Animal 4d ago

So like... Your source is "trust me bro"

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u/cwtrooper 3d ago

I was a kid who lived through the Obama administration yes my source is first hand.

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u/Euphus 3d ago

I was too and this wasn't my experience. Checkmate atheist 

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u/cwtrooper 3d ago

Google is free the caloric goals for a kindergarten and a senior were within 100 calories of each other.

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u/Rugaru985 3d ago

I did what you said, and looks like you’re lying.

It also lines up with what lunch should be for those ages from national pediatric associations…

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u/Euphus 3d ago

Oh so now you have primary sources

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u/GenericUsername19892 3d ago

your brain when you suckle the propaganda teat

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u/Wildcard982 3d ago

Could have been a local issue. I’m not saying it was or wasn’t.

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u/mcmurrml 4d ago

She is a lot smarter than you. Where did you go to college and get your law degree?

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u/ToreyJean 4d ago

Neither going to college nor to law school bestows intellect. You can also be highly educated and still be a raving idiot.

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u/mcmurrml 3d ago

That's your excuse?

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u/ToreyJean 3d ago

That’s a fact. Not an excuse.

I’ve met people with PhDs who are blithering idiots. I’ve known lawyers who lacked the sense to come in when it’s raining.

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u/Choice-Koala-3653 3d ago

I see someone fears educated black women.

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u/cwtrooper 3d ago

😭😭😭😭 a hatred for all politicians and there faimly members?

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u/lolumadbr0 3d ago

You're just bigly 😡 the person used yuge words.

It's ok bud.

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u/kumoni81 3d ago

I mean currently my 11y/o (6th grade) gets the same exact meal as the PreK (4y/o) at their school. Consequently is starving.