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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 81 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This one will go down in history.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 68 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The Idaho one, is that like half their state?

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In illinois, there was a head count of 400 in a town of 800, so maybe.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We'll include 50 of the 400 as wanting to see something happen in their small town, but that's still a lot. Illinois's small towns are usually straight up republican.

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lol, fair enough. I will say, though, there's a divide amongst small town republicans. They pick and choose things from Trump, but for some, it's teetering to think of him as a dictator. I can't say the percentage because unlike their passive racism, they keep those statements to only close friends or people they know will agree.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's great to hear, truly.

What I don't understand is, do they never hear the counterpoints? They (meaning, conservative influencers and musk) were pushing out the narrative that the dude who shot the politicians in Minnesota yesterday was a democrat. It's obvious he was not now, and that he was conservative. Doesn't that break the spell at all?

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I used to wonder, but after how many people I saw talking about the Epstein files and Trump after Elon brought them up as if this is a new accusation, I no longer think they have vision or hearing outside of their safe spaces.

Connecting this back to the rural republican divide: They seem to have come to the conclusion that Trump wants to be a dictator entirely by listening to him and other Republicans.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So that implies that the spell is being broken and that Elon may have had a hand in it? Whoa.

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Most of the dictator talk happened before that, but yes, the loudest talking heads having a falling out with Trump definitely make them second guess how things are playing out. Some of the most loyal Trump and Elon people are trying to reconcile and coming up blank which is a great thing, albeit sad for them not seeing it when it was news during Trump term 1

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago

We made it so big, even the media couldn't ignore it.

Meanwhile, TACO's YUGE parade was a quarter-pounder Nothingberder.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 days ago

fantastic post; thanks for sharing

[–] SassyRamen@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

This is how I see MY America. Fuck off trump, magat, and ruZZia

[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

Looks more fun than shitty leader's lil dick parade

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Love to see it. I do think the second to last picture is unintentionally funny because it's two Kings carrying a No Kings banner.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There is a TV station in Seattle called King 5. When I was looking for livestreams, their faces were sour every time they said no kings. lol.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

It makes me think of a classic Simpsons episode when Homer joins the stone cutters. As a youth, he couldn't join a kids club because their policy was "No Homers". He pointed out that already had a Homer, and they responded with, "It's no HomerS. We can have one Homer." I'd beat that joke dead if I were a KING 5 caster.

[–] altphoto 4 points 1 day ago

King 5 in Seattle is like KUSI in SanDiego. Just a bunch of racists acting borderline racist but not enough to be called racists.

[–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I enjoyed the humor of an individual in a Ducks hat carrying a no Kings banner at the Anaheim event yesterday.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Nobody said there couldn't be a little fun with the protests.

[–] LucidNightmare@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Protests from around the WORLD.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago

From what I could tell, only few were outside the US. This was largely Americans, in the US, objecting to Republicanism