Ah HAH! I caught 'em

Apparently Cracker Barrel added plant-based Impossible sausage to their menu.

To hear NBC tell it, this seemingly simple action sparked a culture war, garnering 'thousands' of comments and arguments between customers.

Well, yeah, technically true. At the time of the article, 5600 comments.

There are 667 Cracker Barrel restaurants.

This means if there were no repeat commenters, not quite 9 comments per restaurant.

That isn't even a culture skirmish.

They won't rest until everybody hates everybody for something.

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Piper · 61-69, F

I see what you mean, sort of. Yet, NBC and and other news outlets were just reporting what did actually happen when Cracker Barrel made the announcement on Facebook, in the articles I could find.
In a general way, I guess the differences in views about plant-based meat alternatives could be considered a culture war. Even the mention of a "Meatless Monday" in public schools has resulted in hateful backlash, and verbal skirmishes. Same with even the mention of plant-based "meat". I've been seeing that for over a decade, just on the few social media sites I've been on.

Mamapolo2016 · F

@Piper It's a case of magnitude. 5600 messages does not a culture war make.

Piper · 61-69, F

@Mamapolo2016 True, and I guess we must have read a different NBC article.