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People want to have something to fear or wave pitchforks at. It's simple mob psychology, and it's scary.

anigbrowl 5y ago
Perhaps you'd care to explain why this guy has it emblazoned on his helmet. As I have pointed out many times, simply ignoring people whose ideas you find disagreeable doesn't necessarily make them go away. https://theintercept.imgix.net/wp-uploads/sites/1/2021/08/082221_kmart.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&q=90&fit=crop&w=1440&h=720 https://theintercept.imgix.net/wp-uploads/sites/1/2021/08/08...
- refenestrator 5y ago
  Because we're all idiots who got taken in on this by 4chan. The symbol became irresistible to that guy after watching liberals lose their minds at it. If it hadn't bothered the libs, it would have no use to him.
  - deleted 5y ago
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  - eurasiantiger 5y ago
    Exactly. The Trump crowd is made up of bullies, trolls, middle class frat boys and other antisocials, while various influencers are feeding them ideas. And horse medicine.
    - jimmygrapes 5y ago
      > The Trump crowd is made up of bullies, trolls, middle class frat boys and other antisocials And millions of others who don't fit a single one of those othering statements > And horse medicine. Also human medicine for several decades, with perfectly safe dosages and formulations. Please don't spread misinformation.
      - eurasiantiger 5y ago
        Nicely twisted, BUT: - the aforementioned crowd’s ”others” are being deceived in many ways, and my ”othering statements” are just fine to describe people who enable the aforementioned ”non-others” (also, is ”others” not an othering statement? why don’t you call them marks instead?) - Ivermectin is indeed safe for humans to take, BUT people are indeed taking the HORSE formulation, not the HUMAN formulation - Ivermectin may even show slight effectiveness against active covid infection, BUT the jury is still very much out on that one
  - anigbrowl 5y ago
    I think you're missing the point that they would have just rolled with some different symbol instead. People like this don't become violent as a result of liberals losing their minds, obviously. Semantic quibbling over the provenance of the symbol is a distraction from the violent ethos and activities of those who adopted it.
    - refenestrator 5y ago
      The leader of the proud boys once stuck a dildo up his ass, on stage, in order to "own the libs". It's documented, you can look it up. I think you're underestimating lib owning as a motivational factor for these guys.
- rpmisms 5y ago
  For the same reason people like him fly the Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag (which was carried into battle against the Nazis). It makes people like you upset, which is hilarious to them.
  - anigbrowl 5y ago
    Are you saying I should ignore that this guy and his ilk have a habit of beating on people, because they're just trolling?
  - Jtsummers 5y ago
    Let's see, that flag was used for: 1. An army supporting the continuation of the enslavement of black peoples. 2. A group (KKK) who would ride out and lynch black people. 3. A very small number of people who fought Nazis. 4. Neo-nazis. 1 out of 4 isn't bad, I suppose...
    - rpmisms 5y ago
      I'm not defending the flag, just explaining that outrage over symbols simply makes the symbols more powerful. It was flown by some very good people at one point, and I think that bears mentioning, given the context.

Perhaps you'd care to explain why this guy has it emblazoned on his helmet. As I have pointed out many times, simply ignoring people whose ideas you find disagreeable doesn't necessarily make them go away. https://theintercept.imgix.net/wp-uploads/sites/1/2021/08/082221_kmart.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&q=90&fit=crop&w=1440&h=720 https://theintercept.imgix.net/wp-uploads/sites/1/2021/08/08...

refenestrator 5y ago
Because we're all idiots who got taken in on this by 4chan. The symbol became irresistible to that guy after watching liberals lose their minds at it. If it hadn't bothered the libs, it would have no use to him.
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- eurasiantiger 5y ago
  Exactly. The Trump crowd is made up of bullies, trolls, middle class frat boys and other antisocials, while various influencers are feeding them ideas. And horse medicine.
  - jimmygrapes 5y ago
    > The Trump crowd is made up of bullies, trolls, middle class frat boys and other antisocials And millions of others who don't fit a single one of those othering statements > And horse medicine. Also human medicine for several decades, with perfectly safe dosages and formulations. Please don't spread misinformation.
    - eurasiantiger 5y ago
      Nicely twisted, BUT: - the aforementioned crowd’s ”others” are being deceived in many ways, and my ”othering statements” are just fine to describe people who enable the aforementioned ”non-others” (also, is ”others” not an othering statement? why don’t you call them marks instead?) - Ivermectin is indeed safe for humans to take, BUT people are indeed taking the HORSE formulation, not the HUMAN formulation - Ivermectin may even show slight effectiveness against active covid infection, BUT the jury is still very much out on that one
- anigbrowl 5y ago
  I think you're missing the point that they would have just rolled with some different symbol instead. People like this don't become violent as a result of liberals losing their minds, obviously. Semantic quibbling over the provenance of the symbol is a distraction from the violent ethos and activities of those who adopted it.
  - refenestrator 5y ago
    The leader of the proud boys once stuck a dildo up his ass, on stage, in order to "own the libs". It's documented, you can look it up. I think you're underestimating lib owning as a motivational factor for these guys.
rpmisms 5y ago
For the same reason people like him fly the Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag (which was carried into battle against the Nazis). It makes people like you upset, which is hilarious to them.
- anigbrowl 5y ago
  Are you saying I should ignore that this guy and his ilk have a habit of beating on people, because they're just trolling?
- Jtsummers 5y ago
  Let's see, that flag was used for: 1. An army supporting the continuation of the enslavement of black peoples. 2. A group (KKK) who would ride out and lynch black people. 3. A very small number of people who fought Nazis. 4. Neo-nazis. 1 out of 4 isn't bad, I suppose...
  - rpmisms 5y ago
    I'm not defending the flag, just explaining that outrage over symbols simply makes the symbols more powerful. It was flown by some very good people at one point, and I think that bears mentioning, given the context.