Semi-Weekly Discussion Thread - November 11, 2024

[u/tuesday_mod]

INTRODUCTION

/r/tuesday is a political discussion sub for the right side of the political spectrum - from the center to the traditional/standard right (but not alt-right!) However, we're going for a big tent approach and welcome anyone with nuanced and non-standard views. We encourage dissents and discourse as long as it is accompanied with facts and evidence and is done in good faith and in a polite and respectful manner.

PURPOSE OF THE DISCUSSION THREAD

Like in r/neoliberal and r/neoconnwo, you can talk about anything you want in the Discussion Thread. So, socialize with other people, talk about politics and conservatism, tell us about your day, shitpost or literally anything under the sun. In the DT, rules such as "stay on topic" and "no Shitposting/Memes/Politician-focused comments" don't apply.

It is my hope that we can foster a sense of community through the Discussion Thread.

IMAGE FLAIRS

r/Tuesday will reward image flairs to people who write an effort post or an OC text post on certain subjects. It could be about philosophy, politics, economics, etc... Available image flairs can be seen here. If you have any special requests for specific flairs, please message the mods!

The list of previous effort posts can be found here

Previous Discussion Thread

[u/WeaknessOne9646]

I don't know if this disqualifies me from center right status but RFK doesn't bother me that much if he has some kind of counterweight to him to keep accountability

There are few things I think in this country that need a "burn it down" approach but food quality is one of them. I legit go out of the country 3 months, drink alcohol every day, never work out, eat dessert every day, and come back down 4 pounds while eating just to not be hungry here (and prioritizing "health" more so than when abroad) leads to weight gain unless I work out and/or pick the correct ingredients

You can see it even in small things like the color of butter and Fanta here vs abroad. No I don't actually think RFK is a savant with all the solutions but if he can put the fear of God into the people profiting off poisoning this country I'd consider and make this a mainstream issue it'd be one of the most successful tenures in quite some time.

I don't think people who are US insulated realize just how bad our food and obesity rates are. In a touristy place like Italy or Greece I see a morbidly fat person and pretty much can say with 80% confidence it's an American tourist (and be right) especially if it's a child/young adult (middle aged men having a gut is more common worldwide and doesn't bother me as much or strike me as a similar scale of societal problem)

I am of course less supportive on the medication side of his vision (as in yeah I believe vaccines are great---the Covid vaccine a bit less so but overall still a net benefit)

[u/coldnorthwz → u/WeaknessOne9646]

Everyone scapegoats the food but i honestly think portion sizes has quite a bit more to do with it

[u/honkoku → u/coldnorthwz]

It's this plus the fact that we drive a lot more and walk a lot less than Japan, most places in Europe, etc.

You can get some ridiculously unhealthy food in Japan, people just don't eat as much of it, and most people don't eat it every day.

[u/sehkmete → u/coldnorthwz]

As someone with a lot of food sensitivities our food quality is pretty bad unless you can spend a decent amount on it.