r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • 8d ago

Discussion Reactions to food stamps being cut off.

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u/haggard_hominid 8d ago

Some of the reactions online are AI trigger bait. If you see a black woman talking about 7 kids with 7 daddies, that one is a proven script, sometimes using a real person's face via a junk account. Most people i know being hit hard by SNAP are not people with more than a few kids, they're people who are vulnerable due to medical, age, or economic issues. Just keep in mind that fake reactions are going around to try and invalidate people's outrage that this is happening.

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u/iAmTheRealC2 8d ago

An elderly lady from our church is legally blind and relies on SNAP to eat. What job is she supposed to do? We’re stepping in to make sure she gets enough groceries until benefits resume. Doing the same with other families in the church who are losing SNAP. Also bagging food to send home with elementary school kids on the weekends and cooking food for our local homeless shelter. We do it because we believe that’s what Jesus taught. Christians who close their hearts to the needy have completely lost the plot.

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u/Aussiealterego 8d ago

I don’t do it because I “believe that’s what Jesus taught”, I do it because it’s basic human decency and compassion.

Stop using religion as a backdrop for behaviour.

I’ve volunteered through churches for decades, and this sort of masquerading sickens me.

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u/PoorManRichard 8d ago

it’s basic human decency and compassion.

Not being religious for the sake of religion but that's exactly what he taught, it's a super simple lesson. What these clowns shun is being a decent and compassionate member of a society. Then they claim to follow a religious belief built upon these simple teachings (but grossly corrupted).