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[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 85 points 2 months ago (7 children)

I hate that these morons have co-opted both the Gadsden flag and tiki torches. Goddamn tiki torches.

Can't have shit in America anymore.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 48 points 2 months ago (1 children)

morons: "don't tread on me!!!"

also morons: "stop living your life the way YOU want instead of the way I want!!!"

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 33 points 2 months ago

"Don't tread on me; let me instead tread on you."

[–] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I must be out of the loop. How did they co-opt tiki torches?

[–] clif@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

See the top left image in the panel. Goobers were marching with tiki torches shouting "you will not replace us" if I remember correctly

[–] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win 11 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Yeah, but it isn't a thing though right? I have like a dozen in my backyard and I don't want to start getting dirty looks from my neighbours...

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

As long as you don’t march around with any lit ones I think you’re fine.

[–] NOPper@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Like a weirdo.

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It's not. They can't have my mosquito repelling tiki torches any more than they can have my Punisher or my cowboy boots.

Those ignorant-ass weirdos can keep their fucking ear diapers though.

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[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Unless you also display a traitor's flag or have runic tattoos you're probably fine

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[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 10 points 2 months ago

They chanted "Jews will not replace us!". But Trump "loves" Jewish people and thought there were good people "on both sides".

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Tiki torches used to be for bug protection (like citronella candles), but because the KKK used to march with torches and these morons can’t figure out how to make actual torches….

The cheap WalmarKKK just go with that.

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Eh, I don't think they're especially missed unless Hawaiians have stopped using them too.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

It's hard being a white male fire juggler in a post Unite the Reich rally world. Can't buy tiki fuel without getting weird looks anymore

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[–] marine_mustang@sh.itjust.works 83 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Laugh if you want, but remember every single one of these people is absolutely voting in November (except maybe a felon or two).

[–] Entropywins@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

I see your use of maybe there

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[–] nobleshift@lemmy.world 54 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They very much remind me of the Scientology drones running around in downtown Clearwater, Florida US.

Impossible to engage in meaningful conversation, preoccupied nature, and how they group up knowing they aren't wanted around, but legally you can't get rid of them.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

if you don't join them, then you're just a problem to be overcome. like most cults, they're not here for 'meaningful conversation.'

[–] nobleshift@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago
[–] Twitches@lemm.ee 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I used to live in Florida, I've heard some crazy ass stories of things that happen with the Scientology people in Clearwater.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 months ago

You know it's bad when these people are weird even by Florida standards.

[–] nobleshift@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

About 35 years ago I lived about 2 miles away from downtown in the "artists/gay/gentrification" part of town. The scientologists usually don't interact with the rest of the city/town. Unless you target them in any way , then you're eventually leaving ...... one way or the other.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 51 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Are we forgetting about some of the real hitters?

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago

It’s amazing that diapers thing is not a joke.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Good god, the last photo is so unsettling it's making the parrots puke.

[–] PoopDelivery@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago

If it makes you feel better, the parrots are actually mating. It's not weird.

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Oh my. They’re sticking up for his use of diapers.

Real men are old and incontinent.

[–] Persen@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Does a high percentage of people (mostly old men) sexualize children? There has been a lot of allegations of pedophilia in weathy people and organisations, which can afford it, but would lots of regular people indulge in it if was legal? How are people fine with themselves sexualising children and why don't they just "tuck it in"?

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 12 points 2 months ago

I don't have any data but given most mainstream porn websites have a "teen" section, I'm going to guess a lot of people sexualize teenagers. Most of them are likely not teenagers themselves.

Human sexuality is complicated. But that doesn't excuse knowingly harming other people.

It is strange that the right wing seems to oppose teaching about consent.

There's probably two separate threads - attraction to physical youth, and attraction to power deltas. I think the latter is more dangerous, and probably more of what you find in shitty rich people. But I'm just guessing, I don't have any data.

[–] PoopDelivery@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

No kid wants to fuck an old man, and I don't see how you could legalize brothels or prostitution for minors.

It's about power a lot of the time. Wealth gets you anything you want, so anyone with enough money who wants to abuse kids, can. I'd imagine some extremely wealthy idiots are tricked into it for blackmail on rare occasions.

Organizations, like the church, attract pedophiles because it's a trusted position of power that puts them alone with vulnerable kids.

No, I don't think indulging in child abuse is something a regular person does, even if they have urges to. You're not a regular person if you're abusing kids.

[–] InternetUser2012 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They are a bunch of weirdo's. They look like they really, really "like" their cousins.

[–] Wiz@midwest.social 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Only weirdos use an apostrophe as a plural! It's in the Constitution!

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

The first group of weirdos owns the other 3 so it should have read the weirdo's weirdos.

[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

James ~~Donald~~ David Bowman, has requested that he be referred to as JD (formerly J.D.) Vance, his preferred (chosen) name.
A couple days back, James called Kamala "phony."

You can't make this stuff up. So I didn't.

But it is weird.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Hey I’ve seen this before! Keep it up! 😊

[–] arandomthought@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The makeup is actually kinda cool. It could symbolize that you are deeply upset (hence the lines coming from the eyes like tears) about the divide (the white line down the middle) between the parties (red and blue tears for Republicans and Democrats respectively). All while using red, white and blue to represent the country overall. It's good graphic design.

Their hats tell me that that was not their thought process, though.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Even a broken clock is right at least once in a while.

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[–] bi_tux@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

finally trump haters and trump supporters have something in common: both think he's a nazi

[–] 242@lemmy.cafe 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The religious one is the worst. Just a bunch of hucksters and frauds worshiping an amoral con man. What's with the weird touching? Is this some laying on of hands thing? Or do they just want to touch the golden calf for good luck?

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

They're praying for him. The power of JAY-zus comes down through them and pours out of their hands like a magic spell. Sometimes they'll anoint their heads with oil, but I imagine that wouldn't be good for the bronzer so of course he didn't let them do that. Because sometimes magic spells have physical components along with their verbal and somatic components.

[–] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago
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[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

You missed the one guy earlier with the Trump tattoo

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 months ago

Absolute freaks.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Not weird. Not normal. Just evil. Sick. Stupid.

[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

This what the forefathers of America wanted, right?

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