Taken from a 70's film. Soylent Green is a supposedly soy and lentil based nutrition source which later turns out to be made out of harvested humans hence the quote "Soylent green is people".
Sometimes used to describe a big and nasty lie told by a large company or goverment.
guy#1 "I don't like campaigners, they're just selling Soylent Green"
Guy#2 "what do you mean, are you saying it's all lies?"
Guy#1 "Yup, the whole load of it"
Guy#2 "Oh my God... Soylent Green... it's people"
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