Two headlines from NPR illustrating exactly why they need to be defunded of
all taxpayer dollars.

In 2019, the proposed government-enforced bug diet was all the rage among the Left. By 2025, the very thing which NPR promoted and advocated has somehow morphed into an unhinged "right-wing racist conspiracy theory".

NPR: Look at all these tasty bugs for you to eat!

NORMALS: I will not be eating ze bugs.

NPR: No one's suggesting you eat bugs, you racist whack-job!


Companies Face an Uphill Battle Trying to Get Americans to Eat Bugs
December 24, 2019. 5:05 AM ET


https://www.npr.org/2019/12/24/791030172/companies-face-an-uphill-battle-trying-to-get-americans-to-eat-bugs


The Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory About Eating Bugs is About as Racist as You Think
March 6, 2024. 3:00 AM ET

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/06/1197955874/code-switch-bug-eating-03-06-2024



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On 4/27/2025 1:36 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

Two headlines from NPR illustrating exactly why they need to be defunded of all taxpayer dollars.

In 2019, the proposed government-enforced bug diet was all the rage among the Left. By 2025, the very thing which NPR promoted and advocated has somehow morphed into an unhinged "right-wing racist conspiracy theory".

NPR: Look at all these tasty bugs for you to eat!

NORMALS: I will not be eating ze bugs.

NPR: No one's suggesting you eat bugs, you racist whack-job!

Companies Face an Uphill Battle Trying to Get Americans to Eat Bugs
December 24, 2019. 5:05 AM ET

https://www.npr.org/2019/12/24/791030172/companies-face-an-uphill-battle-trying-to-get-americans-to-eat-bugs

The Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory About Eating Bugs is About as Racist as You Think
March 6, 2024. 3:00 AM ET

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/06/1197955874/code-switch-bug-eating-03-06-2024

I do vaguely remember being offered 'chevre' (goat). But bugs? ...no.

Meanwhile, the facts may be even less savory:


https://www.cbsnews.com/gooddaysacramento/news/bugs-rodent-hair-and-poop-how-much-is-legally-allowed-in-the-food-you-eat-every-day/



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On 2025-04-27 2:59 PM, moviePig wrote:

On 4/27/2025 1:36 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

Two headlines from NPR illustrating exactly why they need to be
defunded of
all taxpayer dollars.

In 2019, the proposed government-enforced bug diet was all the rage
among the
Left. By 2025, the very thing which NPR promoted and advocated has
somehow
morphed into an unhinged "right-wing racist conspiracy theory".

NPR: Look at all these tasty bugs for you to eat!

NORMALS: I will not be eating ze bugs.

NPR: No one's suggesting you eat bugs, you racist whack-job!


Companies Face an Uphill Battle Trying to Get Americans to Eat Bugs
December 24, 2019. 5:05 AM ET


https://www.npr.org/2019/12/24/791030172/companies-face-an-uphill-
battle-trying-to-get-americans-to-eat-bugs


The Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory About Eating Bugs is About as Racist
as You
Think
March 6, 2024. 3:00 AM ET

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/06/1197955874/code-switch-bug-
eating-03-06-2024

I do vaguely remember being offered 'chevre' (goat).ÿ But bugs? ...no.

I don't know if edible bugs was a product ready for the supermarkets and restaurants but I *do* know that our federal government spent millions subsidizing a startup that was supposed to produce edible bugs. The
startup went belly up before it had a market-ready product.

Meanwhile, the facts may be even less savory:

https://www.cbsnews.com/gooddaysacramento/news/bugs-rodent-hair-and- poop-how-much-is-legally-allowed-in-the-food-you-eat-every-day/

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On 2025-04-27 2:59 PM, moviePig wrote:

On 4/27/2025 1:36 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

Two headlines from NPR illustrating exactly why they need to be
defunded of
all taxpayer dollars.

In 2019, the proposed government-enforced bug diet was all the rage
among the
Left. By 2025, the very thing which NPR promoted and advocated has
somehow
morphed into an unhinged "right-wing racist conspiracy theory".

NPR: Look at all these tasty bugs for you to eat!

NORMALS: I will not be eating ze bugs.

NPR: No one's suggesting you eat bugs, you racist whack-job!


Companies Face an Uphill Battle Trying to Get Americans to Eat Bugs
December 24, 2019. 5:05 AM ET


https://www.npr.org/2019/12/24/791030172/companies-face-an-uphill-
battle-trying-to-get-americans-to-eat-bugs


The Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory About Eating Bugs is About as Racist
as You
Think
March 6, 2024. 3:00 AM ET

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/06/1197955874/code-switch-bug-
eating-03-06-2024

I do vaguely remember being offered 'chevre' (goat).ÿ But bugs? ...no.

Then there was the time Brenda and Donna were in a posh Paris restaurant
and ordered veal, which turned out to be "mooshy". The video clip
explains why at about the 2 minute mark:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQUyAsRX5-0 [4 minutes]

Meanwhile, the facts may be even less savory:

https://www.cbsnews.com/gooddaysacramento/news/bugs-rodent-hair-and- poop-how-much-is-legally-allowed-in-the-food-you-eat-every-day/

And in other breaking news, water is wet....

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On 4/27/25 10:36 AM, BTR1701 wrote:

Two headlines from NPR illustrating exactly why they need to be defunded of all taxpayer dollars.

In 2019, the proposed government-enforced bug diet was all the rage among the Left. By 2025, the very thing which NPR promoted and advocated has somehow morphed into an unhinged "right-wing racist conspiracy theory".

NPR: Look at all these tasty bugs for you to eat!

NORMALS: I will not be eating ze bugs.

NPR: No one's suggesting you eat bugs, you racist whack-job!

Companies Face an Uphill Battle Trying to Get Americans to Eat Bugs
December 24, 2019. 5:05 AM ET

https://www.npr.org/2019/12/24/791030172/companies-face-an-uphill-battle-trying-to-get-americans-to-eat-bugs

The Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory About Eating Bugs is About as Racist as You Think
March 6, 2024. 3:00 AM ET

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/06/1197955874/code-switch-bug-eating-03-06-2024

"'I will not eat the bugs' became a meme on 4chan and emerged in
conservative talk shows and political speech. But why has it
gained traction? In this week's Code Switch, Gene Demby and NPR
reporter Huo Jingnan dive into the sprawling conspiracy theory
behind it. Proponents of the theory lean on the anti-semitic
trope that 'global elites' have a plot to control the masses — in
this case under the guise of climate change solutions — by
forcing them to eat bugs."


Whew, we're lucky they exposed that. Democracy preserved!
If we let the right wing conspiracy get away with talking about
bugs and elites who knows what else they could get away with?







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On Apr 28, 2025 at 6:55:38 PM PDT, "Pluted Pup" <plutedpup@outlook.com>
wrote:

On 4/27/25 10:36 AM, BTR1701 wrote:

Two headlines from NPR illustrating exactly why they need to be defunded of >> all taxpayer dollars.

In 2019, the proposed government-enforced bug diet was all the rage among >> the
Left. By 2025, the very thing which NPR promoted and advocated has somehow >> morphed into an unhinged "right-wing racist conspiracy theory".

NPR: Look at all these tasty bugs for you to eat!

NORMALS: I will not be eating ze bugs.

NPR: No one's suggesting you eat bugs, you racist whack-job!


Companies Face an Uphill Battle Trying to Get Americans to Eat Bugs
December 24, 2019. 5:05 AM ET



https://www.npr.org/2019/12/24/791030172/companies-face-an-uphill-battle-trying-to-get-americans-to-eat-bugs


The Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory About Eating Bugs is About as Racist as You
Think
March 6, 2024. 3:00 AM ET

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/06/1197955874/code-switch-bug-eating-03-06-2024

"'I will not eat the bugs' became a meme on 4chan and emerged in
conservative talk shows and political speech. But why has it
gained traction? In this week's Code Switch, Gene Demby and NPR
reporter Huo Jingnan dive into the sprawling conspiracy theory
behind it. Proponents of the theory lean on the anti-semitic
trope that 'global elites' have a plot to control the masses — in
this case under the guise of climate change solutions — by
forcing them to eat bugs."

And yet it was NPR themselves who were pushing the bug diet in 2019, which means it was neither a conspiracy theory, nor was it right-wing. It may very well have had its roots in racism, however, since the Left is usually guilty
of that which they decry the loudest.

And since when does "global elite" = Jew?

Most of the elites who were pushing crap like the bug diet and the "you'll own nothing and be happy" plan, like Klaus Schwab and the WEF, aren't Jews, so why is referring to them as "global elites" anti-semitic?

Or is that just another media tactic? Pretend "elites" is a code word for "Jews" so that anyone who refers to them can be smeared and discredited as anti-semitic whether they actually are or not.

Whew, we're lucky they exposed that. Democracy preserved!
If we let the right wing conspiracy get away with talking about
bugs and elites who knows what else they could get away with?

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