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Why is "Democrat vs Republican" relevant here, except as flamebait?

commandlinefan 4y ago
Not OP, but likely because Democrats have been doing this to Republicans online for the last 20 years or so (and almost never the other way around), so it's likely that we'll see the same behavior escape into the real world now that it's possible.
- Retric 4y ago
  Hardly, the culture wars have been hitting in both directions for decades. The extreme right has been less successful at growing huge online companies, but giant companies can’t afford to kick off 1/2 their customers. It’s really smaller website that can kick people off without consequences.
- LarryMullins 4y ago
  I've seen a video showing something like this, of a shop clerk refusing service to a customer because he had a maga hat (or some other sort of trump paraphernalia, I don't recall exactly.) As far as I know, that was legal. But the clerk did lose his job when his boss found out.
- chasd00 4y ago
  Wear a MAGA hat in a solid blue county and just go about a typical daily routine. The prejudice and discrimination is eye opening.
  - tosc 4y ago
    Probably not very different from wearing a swastika armband.
  - JumpCrisscross 4y ago
    > Wear a MAGA hat in a solid blue county Pre January 6th, you'd get about the response someone wearing a BLM shirt in red country would. Heckling and adversarialism, but generally civil interactions. Post January 6th, yes, someone wearing a MAGA hat is showing specific stripes.
  - mguerville 4y ago
    In fairness the MAGA hat is generally understood to stand for hateful positions (screw your feelings, screw immigrants, remove rights to minorities and women), which is a bit antagonistic. I assume a different republican piece of apparel (like a McCain 2016 shirt) would yield no reaction. I still don't think people should discriminate but I do think MAGA in particular is objectively tainted, it's essentially the slogan of an attempted coup after all (I know officially it was "KAG" at that time, but MAGA remained the main "brand")
  - Spooky23 4y ago
    Performative political advocacy makes you look asinine. Especially when the novelty wears off. If you’re still on the red hat train in 2023, my associating with you makes me look a bit dim myself. It’s kinda like naming your kid Adolf… you’re projecting something gross.

Not OP, but likely because Democrats have been doing this to Republicans online for the last 20 years or so (and almost never the other way around), so it's likely that we'll see the same behavior escape into the real world now that it's possible.

Retric 4y ago
Hardly, the culture wars have been hitting in both directions for decades. The extreme right has been less successful at growing huge online companies, but giant companies can’t afford to kick off 1/2 their customers. It’s really smaller website that can kick people off without consequences.
LarryMullins 4y ago
I've seen a video showing something like this, of a shop clerk refusing service to a customer because he had a maga hat (or some other sort of trump paraphernalia, I don't recall exactly.) As far as I know, that was legal. But the clerk did lose his job when his boss found out.
chasd00 4y ago
Wear a MAGA hat in a solid blue county and just go about a typical daily routine. The prejudice and discrimination is eye opening.
- tosc 4y ago
  Probably not very different from wearing a swastika armband.
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago
  > Wear a MAGA hat in a solid blue county Pre January 6th, you'd get about the response someone wearing a BLM shirt in red country would. Heckling and adversarialism, but generally civil interactions. Post January 6th, yes, someone wearing a MAGA hat is showing specific stripes.
- mguerville 4y ago
  In fairness the MAGA hat is generally understood to stand for hateful positions (screw your feelings, screw immigrants, remove rights to minorities and women), which is a bit antagonistic. I assume a different republican piece of apparel (like a McCain 2016 shirt) would yield no reaction. I still don't think people should discriminate but I do think MAGA in particular is objectively tainted, it's essentially the slogan of an attempted coup after all (I know officially it was "KAG" at that time, but MAGA remained the main "brand")
- Spooky23 4y ago
  Performative political advocacy makes you look asinine. Especially when the novelty wears off. If you’re still on the red hat train in 2023, my associating with you makes me look a bit dim myself. It’s kinda like naming your kid Adolf… you’re projecting something gross.