• Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This shouldn’t be a surprise to anybody.

    A liberal probably told him that lab-grown meat is a thing. And since it’s something that a liberal supports, GOP dogma dictates that they must act as if it is a scourge that is ushering in the end of the world and must be immediately eradicated from existence. Doesn’t matter what it is. If there is a single liberal anywhere in the country that supports it, the GOP must not only be against it by default, they must also launch a crusade against it.

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        1 year ago

        You know, I’m a big supporter of the benefits of consuming dihydrogen monoxide. Several times a day, in fact. Not only do I believe that dihydrogen monoxide is beneficial, I believe that everybody should be drinking several servings per day. Has anyone checked to see what the GOP’s position on dihydrogen monoxide is?

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      I mean, it’s probably even simpler than that. Some cattle rancher donated $1000 to him, and that buys you a law that protects you from competition.

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      I would expect to see this kind of thing pop up in states that depend on cattle. Florida has less than a million cattle in the state at any given time. There are 95 million cattle nationwide. The top 5 states all have more than five million cattle each. Nebraska, for instance, 4 of the top 5 exports are directly tied to cattle, and two of them are beef. The 5th is nuclear reactors, apparently.

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      Well, also ranchers tend to be republican and lab grown meat has the potential to end the ranching industry one day. Don’t know if ranching Is big in Florida though, I would maybe have expected a ban like this in Montana or Texas though.