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Dorian Gray

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23. the "MAHA" movement is against many things

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 06:44 AM

Jan 2025

many of them contradictory.

Their stance against HFCS is one of the major things that will have a negative political on Trump; he's beholden to american farmers and corn is our crop. Thread that needle.

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Farmers are concerned about RFKJR's proposed corn syrup ban. [View all] Ocelot II Jan 2025 OP

This just in: face-eating leopards on the loose. sakabatou Jan 2025 #1

Farmers in the midwest are wondering why there are leopards in their cornfields. Ocelot II Jan 2025 #7

These farmers voted for Trump. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #2

They support Trump. Enjoy. 33taw Jan 2025 #3

They can still produce corn syrup just not the HFCS MagickMuffin Jan 2025 #4

One of the few things I can get behind RainCaster Jan 2025 #5

Uh oh snowybirdie Jan 2025 #6

But you didn't vote for Trump. Corn-producing farmers did. Ocelot II Jan 2025 #8

I agree. nt Raine Jan 2025 #17

I already don't drnk soda and check labels Ritabert Jan 2025 #9

Congratulations! They got what they voted for. tanyev Jan 2025 #10

Corn is heavily subsidized, which makes foods & snacks with corn products from labs cheap to make Hekate Jan 2025 #11

The voted, and they got what they wanted, and now they can go fuck themselves . . . hatrack Jan 2025 #12

Trump said he was going to let RFK Jr go wild. This is what you voted for. Norrrm Jan 2025 #13

Let's wait to see if they continue to vote straight Republican Golden Raisin Jan 2025 #14

HFCS bad. corn syrup ok. need it for our caramel for apples. pansypoo53219 Jan 2025 #15

That's beside the point, though, isn't it? Ocelot II Jan 2025 #16

1st we grow to much corn. hfcs should be baned. there was a movie a few years about how ADM pushed this shit. pansypoo53219 Jan 2025 #19

Good, This is something I don't have a strong opinion on JI7 Jan 2025 #18

Would probably hurt the economy though. Elessar Zappa Jan 2025 #21

An acre of solar produces far more energy than corn exboyfil Jan 2025 #32

Farmers shoot themselves in the foot to entertain Republican politicians. Emile Jan 2025 #20

Fuck their feelings! Celerity Jan 2025 #22

the "MAHA" movement is against many things Dorian Gray Jan 2025 #23

"Ha ha. Suckers and losers. Ha ha." - G.O.P. BoRaGard Jan 2025 #24

Farmers have entered the "find out" stage. GoCubsGo Jan 2025 #25

this is just a shakedown. ADM will cough up a few millions in donations and this effort will go away. unblock Jan 2025 #26

Wait until the ethanol ban hits! DenaliDemocrat Jan 2025 #27

no worries markie Jan 2025 #28

As an Iowan and the grandson of farmers, I say: Itchinjim Jan 2025 #29

Plenty of other uses for corn -- mostly as livestock feed GreatGazoo Jan 2025 #30

Bigger problems for corn that corn syrup..tariffs and ethanol JT45242 Jan 2025 #31

That is something I could get behind myself. How about stopping contaminating our doc03 Jan 2025 #33