[lwhalen]

I do think sustainability (and the global warming concern in general) is a bogus smokescreen. I am of the opinion it is propaganda put forth by America's (and "The West's") economic adversaries to weaken our position on the global stage and make us a less capable, less successful/prosperous, nation. Articles like the original one starting this conversation thread strike me less as an organic "Hey, look how cool/new/tasty this is!" and more as a targeted "lets move the population's Overton window over to 'this is acceptable, please work past your natural revulsion to this and eat our bugs'".

[YeGoblynQueenne]

As far as I understand it the people trying to push insect protein as a meat substitute are US entrepreneurs, the same kind of people trying to sell fake meat burgers with beetroot heme and the like. I think you got your sights on the wrong target. The people who are trying to sell you trendy liberal causes to take your money and the people who are worried about the environment are completely different groups of people with entirely disjoint priorities.

[somedude895]

I'm very critical of globalist institutions like the UN, WHO et al myself, but I don't see how eating insects weakens America / the west.