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Mealworm Protest
- Thierry Baudet, a Dutch far-right leader, dumped mealworms on stage during a farmer's protest.
- He connected bug consumption to the EU's nitrogen emission reduction plan, claiming it threatens Dutch farming.
Bugs as Conspiracy
- The "bug-eating" narrative is linked to broader conspiracy theories about global elites controlling food.
- Tucker Carlson's special "Let Them Eat Bugs" highlighted this connection, amplifying existing fears.
Origin and Spread
- The link between bug-eating and far-right ideologies originated in a 2019 blog post by a white identitarian.
- The phrase "I will not eat the bugs" spread as a meme on 4chan and Twitter, fueled by white supremacist groups.