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Young Libertarians Think Food Inspectors are “Evil Communists” And Should Be Outlawed

They also seem to want to aggressively name-call women who are just doing their jobs

I just saw one of the most bizarre social media rants ever from a young “Libertarian.”

Cliff Maloney, Jr., a Pennsylvania-based right-wing political activist, was eating at a Boston-area restaurant when the local food inspector stopped by.

The inspection interrupted Cliff’s meal.

He responded with the following social media post:

Cliff Maloney, Jr called the health inspector a “scumbag” and an “evil woman”.

The community note is true. It omits that fact that in addition to 3,000 annual fatalities from food-borne illness, one in six people gets food poisoning every year. Over 120,000 people are hospitalized from food poisoning each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

I, and anyone else who’s ever been involved in business development and food manufacture, sales, and handling, am aware that U.S. food and restaurants are not as clean or as safe as restaurants in Europe and some Asian nations. But they are cleaner and safer than…