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[–] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Personally I was concerned about why he’s wearing capitalist advertisements. But also I don’t know who this is, if that matters.

[–] Thunderwolf@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure that was Dale Earnhardt (think that's how it's spelled). He was a famous NASCAR racer

[–] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 months ago

I had a Dale Earnhardt Bic lighter in 1998. That’s about as much as I know other than that he suffered an untimely early demise and was well loved by fans.

[–] PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee 15 points 9 months ago
[–] Frederic@beehaw.org 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm out of the loop but why do I see this guy (nascar driver?) in meme lastly?

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's Comrade Earnhardt!

Serious: Dale Earnhardt is/was a cultural hero for rural conservatives, as he was one of the greatest NASCAR drivers of all time, so it's been fun for Lemmy meme artists to use his likeness for aggressively left-wing memes. It's a little bit "Ha ha funny NASCAR man makes memes about communism" and a little bit "conservatives will believe anything delivered to them in meme form so let's capitalize on that".

[–] NevermindNoMind@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I don't know why he's associated with socialism and at this point I'm too afraid to ask.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

that's Yofeff Stalin, read a book

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

I’m right there with you

[–] Titou@feddit.de 7 points 9 months ago
[–] P00P_L0LE@lemmy.ml 7 points 9 months ago

hell yeah brother, raise hell praise Dale, unionize the pit crews 😎

[–] praxis_jack@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago
[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Have we finally found the first good right wing meme 😮

[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Listen, if I walk into a restaurant, and there's a table with nine, there's nine people in the restaurant, and they're... the people, there's nine people and they're... nine of them are Nazis, and I sit at the table, then I'm one of the nine. There's a ten Nazi table in the restaurant. In every restaurant.

[–] NotMelon@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago