Why Andrew Zimmern Made a Food Show About Politics

Re:Why Andrew Zimmern Made a Food Show About Politics by wincy on Saturday February 15, 2020 @11:35AM (#22336211)

From the headline I was hoping he’d be covering the rather weird divide of diets that’s forming between left and right in America. How libertarians and conservatives are exploring options like carnivore and low carb high fat ketogenic diets, whereas more liberal sensibilities are embracing vegetarian/vegan clean eating diets. Both have come to the conclusion that the standard American diet is deeply flawed. It’s weird because it feels like we’re seeing the origin of red/blue tribes with dietary restrictions as part of the tribal taboos.

It’s hard to invite someone to dinner when there is literally no overlap in what you eat.

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Re:Why Andrew Zimmern Made a Food Show About Politics by vanniv on Saturday February 15, 2020 @11:48AM (#22336297)

See, a show on that would actually be fascinating.

Unlike the show the article describes, which looks rather like a standard political hate show like everything else has become.

We are, though, seeing the dietary divergence you describe. More and more food items are either "liberal food" or "conservative food" -- and not always just in the vegan=blue/meat=red dimension anymore.

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Re:Why Andrew Zimmern Made a Food Show About Politics by throwawaysea on Saturday February 15, 2020 @11:42AM (#22336261)

I have noticed tribalist hatred on this front as well. My friends, who are mostly left, love to make fun of the “conservative” diets and their adherents. I wasn’t even aware that such a division existed until I heard their comments.

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