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[–] MeatPilot@lemmy.world 108 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I just picture someone with a legitimate ear injury having to go to Walmart and getting praised and followed around like Brian from "Life of Brian".

"No I'm not a Trump supporter, I just nicked my ear doing yard work! Stop following me! Go away! Leave me ALONE!"

[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 29 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I was just about to reference the waving of a sandal from Life of Brian lol. These people in the picture are a few gourds short.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago

It also came to my mind.

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 16 points 4 months ago

Pop a vote blue sticker on it, confuse the lot of them.

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[–] AAA@feddit.org 93 points 4 months ago (4 children)

The same people couldn't wear a face mask to save the lives of their relatives.

[–] bodaciousFern@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The level of projection when calling others sheep.

One of those things that always boggles my mind.

Edit not you that I'm replying to, but the people IRL that called people sheep.

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget that some also wore yellow stars because apparently hygiene=genocide.

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[–] ouRKaoS 8 points 4 months ago

The difference is they were told to wear a mask, which means they are standing up for their "rights" by not doing it.

The ear thing is to show how dedicated they are to the "cause," which is essentially opposition to what "the other side" is doing.

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[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 68 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I haven't been keeping up with the news much, I know about Trump's ear but... Is the top image for real, are people actually doing this in the US?

[–] Napain@lemmy.ml 74 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 53 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You have to understand that these people are clinging to anything they can use to identify others who are in their in-group. MAGA hats, diapers, and now ear coverings.

Cults do the same thing and for the same reason.

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 22 points 4 months ago

It’s the same virtue signaling they make fun of others for doing.

[–] Samsy@lemmy.ml 18 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

There was a movie in 2008, "the Wave" (German: die Welle) about a teacher who wants to show his class how easily it is to start fascism by just let everyone wear white shirts for school.

It's the symbolic items from the same tier or color to identify a group, which makes it dangerous.

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

It's the stigmata of the anti-Christ

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.world 66 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I didn't think the MAGAs could find a stupider fashion accessory than those dumb, red hats but somehow, they found a way.

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 21 points 4 months ago

Life, uh, finds a way.

[–] Sunroc@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (4 children)
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[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 30 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Trump wears a bandage, they follow.

Trump wears a diaper, crickets.

[–] Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 30 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They actually wore diapers for a quick minute there.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 20 points 4 months ago (3 children)

They did?!

Well of course they fucking did.

[–] LittleBorat2@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 months ago

I am sure someone shit themselves to really own the libs.

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[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 4 months ago

We are living in the dumbest timeline.

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

How to identify yourself as an idiot, step 1

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago

There are many creatures in nature that warn others that they are toxic or dangerous by having bright colors, warning sounds or by wearing little red hats.

[–] prma@programming.dev 19 points 4 months ago

That poor sheep did not have any choice. I cannot say the same about other characters in this picture.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago (2 children)

They want to be him. Like they are dreaming they are Trump?

Or I can't really imagine why they'd do it.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 33 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Imagine aspiring to be a fat, old, rapist, orange loser 😂

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But he's a rich(?) fat old rapist and orange loser.

[–] Renacles@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Is he even rich? He has more debt than money at this point.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 6 points 4 months ago

I share your doubts regarding his financial wellbeing, which is why I included the question mark in braces. But the main point is that he's perceived as rich by those people.

[–] TheDarksteel94@sopuli.xyz 5 points 4 months ago

He's still better off than a lot of his voters

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[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Those real bandages? If so, what a waste of resources.

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[–] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago

Jesus this is so creepy and weird

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 17 points 4 months ago

If a TV drama did this with a Presidential candidate who had a cult-like grip on his followers to the point that they wore the same bandage as him, critics would say it was too on-the-nose.

[–] TunaCowboy@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Look, it's the ~~d~~sheep state.

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[–] Raglesnarf@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

I don't understand, it's the same picture

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

Mike Lindell should sell these as My Ear Pillow.

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago

Hey, humans put those tags on sheep. Republicans do it to themselves.

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Where they go one, they go all

#Tampon Don

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sheep doing a stare down the camera too like am I a joke to you

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[–] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The interesting thing about this to me is that they're doing it in solidarity with Trump and to draw attention to the assassination attempt, but 1) he wasn't really injured significantly, 2) the assassination attempt seems to not have had a political motive. So, there's not much to show solidarity for, and there's no enemy they're calling out.

[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

That's a fine looking sheep

[–] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Ha. Who's the sheep now.

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