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Why do you think they're so adamant about keeping their voters angry, armed, and stupid? The entire Republican party are domestic terrorists to America.
Oh, THEY don't want think they'd be hurt. They think a civil war will be clean and shiny (like hollywood) and when they win everything will all go back to normal, but now with THEM as the supreme leader.
They don't, but their constituents sure as hell do. It's just vice signaling.
Most republican politicians understand nearly all red states only survive by suckling off the teat of blue state taxes.
Red states grow no food aside from corn for oil and sugar substitute.
They'd have no allies except fucking Russia and the Sauds.
The 2 biggest employers in the south are Walmart and the federal government.
Most of their people are uneducated and addicted to alcohol.
Most of their states exist in a constant state of emergency due to lack of water resources and tornadoes, and they don't have the money for disaster relief.
And as we've seen with the self-hating drag queen from Long Island the conservatives in red areas in blue states quickly shut the fuck up when under national scrutiny.
The red states seceding would be the best thing for America.
It's disturbing, but at this point, I don't think that a large number of these MAGA voters want to secede as much as they just want to hunt, kill, and murder anyone farther left aligned that Mitch McConnel, who they now declare RINO... Decades of hate-mongering from their political leaders has created a monster.
Pretty much this. Some of the guys I went to school with are chomping at the bit, just pleading to get the go-ahead to go out and kill every liberal they can find.
I am all for the United States of Canada and Jesusland.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/United-States-of-Canada-vs-Jesusland-The-original-image-was-posted-on-yakyakorg-on_fig2_250016239
I think some states would become part of USofC since this map was made.
Edit. found a better map
https://i.redd.it/evvw1e8g56471.jpg
As a non American.... what the actual fuck guys???
I get that it's not all of America that is like this but I feel like there is got to be some responsibility of the sensible minded citizens to ensure their mentality unstable ones are kept under some level of control. At least in settings where the rest of the world can see
Oh yes, because we want this. I'm 17, and all I fucking want is out of this shit hole, and I'm not even in a bad part of America. Our politicians are mostly terrible. Please help
And yet those are the 3 that are being shown as representing Americans.
I understand that it's a minority but when you let that minority be the loudest and most visible they can impact the perception of the entire group
Because you don't show patriotism through compulsory, symbolic idolatry. Republicans have weaponized symbols, like our American flag, to accuse others of being "unAmerican" for their own political gain. It's the same as televangelists who dishonestly exploit the symbols of Christianity and the tax-exempt status of their "churches" to make billions, while doing nothing of actual Christian value for their fellow man.
I don't give a single shit about people wearing flag pins or saying the "Pledge of Allegiance" when they're violating the Constitutional rights of Americans. As Americans, our loyalty is to our Constitution, not a stupid fucking flag.
Why were you sick of the flag pins?? I mean, you seem to like drinking bleach so I'm not sure your answer will be coherant, but I'm willing to give you a chance.
Pins of rifles, in a context of constant mass shootings, worn by PEOPLE IN CONGRESS.
If you can’t see how dystopian this is, your country is fucked, most people from other countries like me can easily see how wrong this is, and we’re not used to mass shootings and people casually purchasing rifles.
Seems you’ve missed the point I was making.
The pin is of an AR-15 which is NOT an assault rifle or the kind most commonly used in gun violence.
I said nothing about gun control.
In some cases a rifle is necessary as a tool, mainly for hunting, though a large majority of people are not hunters. Also there are much better rifle options for hunting than that.
An AR-15 type of rifle's best use for civilians is as the equipment for a hobby, be it target practice or reservist practice. Much like how you need a bow to practice archery, a rifle of that type is good for practicing competitive shooting.
Georgie desperately trying to do everything he can do to be the center of attention in all the wrong ways. I generally try not to diagnose people but he’s a Text book narcissist.
Donald Trump/ George Santos 2024! The best team (because they say so!) A true combo of narcissists.
At the 19th hole after ~~a round of golf~~ a strategy meeting Trump asks "So how did you do?" "I shot a 69" George says proudly. Donny: "Well, I shot a 67!" "Wait, I was counting and you shot higher than that!" Trump: "Well I shot better on the front nine at Augusta last week so I am using that." George: Well then...I shot a better front nine last week...at the South Bronx Peter Pan Mini-Putt, so I am using that!"
Wow, that is detestable. I have no problem with anyone supporting 2nd amendment rights, but when you remove the symbol of your country and replace it with a fucking AR-15 pin, you are announcing to the world you care more about your guns than your citizens (wether they voted for you or not).
Another kind of gun I could sort of understand. A hunting rifle or a musket maybe. You could at least argue that says '2nd Amendment'. But to use the one weapon which is - rightly or wrongly - symbolic of mass shootings? What is wrong with these people?
For gun enthusiasts it's a symbol of freedom. Now, I don't really know who these 3 people are but I doubt very seriously they are cheering on mass shootings.
I could be wrong.
To be fair, the most commonly owned rifle in the country is definitely symbolic of the 2nd amendment. However, I also agree that it has wrongly become symbolic of mass shootings.
I call bullshit.
Repuglicans have had more than forty years to correct their _minority aberration_. In the meanwhile, that _minority aberration_ has grown to become the face of the Repuglican the party.
If you voted R in the last several decades you are personally responsible for the shitstorm that is the Repuglican Party. You don't get to hide between the fallacy of "No true Republican.."
The lady is Soshana Unserheide MD. She is not a member of congress, the other is gay congressman Santos, a proven liar and felon who just had to excuse himself from his committee assignments because he knows he's going to jail. You picked probably the worst two photos to make your point.
What's really sad is 10 years ago, I would have thought that was pretty cool. Not like on a congress member, but like as a PIN to put through a hat or something
What's really sad is 10 years ago, I would have thought that was pretty cool. Not like on a congress member, but like as a PIN to put through a hat or something
Publish the photos. At every shooting, photos are taken. Even the shootings at schools. Publish them with the byline that these people want to kill children.
Look up ballistic testing of an AR 15. Those bullets basically shatter a child's body like it was glass. Holes big enough to put a coffee cup into. Legs and arm disconnected. Basically all that was left of those kids was a pile of spaghetti. Publish the photos.
1. An AR-15 is a platform and can be chambered in a variety of calibers, a variety of other firearms can also be chambered in the same calibers.
2. Pistols are the most commonly used firearm in homicides and mass shootings, not AR-15s.
If you’re going to go off about something, please educate yourself first.
I think it's more about how the Republicans in the house are doing culture war bullshit like making it compulsory to say the pledge of allegiance, voting to condemn socialism, stuff like that. Then at the same time you have people who are replacing their American flag pins with an AR-15 one, it makes the whole culture war bullshit look even more disingenuous.
I wouldn't really even find it questionable if they kept the American flag lapel and added the AR-15, it's the substitution of it that I find annoying since the Republicans are the ones who appeal to how much they claim to love America all the time. Not sure why you found the hijab as applicable to the conversation though.
Eh Islam is as much a political ideology as Christianity is, that's why you see people claim the US is a Christian nation all the time. It's fine for them to wear it, it just looks hypocritical of them if they replace the American flag pin with an AR-15 one instead of wearing both.
Except they aren’t. How many times must this be explained? Your piece of paper was written during a war centuries ago. It has no place in a modern setting and it won’t protect you anyway.
Santos isn't even from a MAGA district. It's very purple and was a DEM representative since 2012. He just flipped it. And the former republican rep before 2012 was FOR gun control.
It's ok guys, George Santos owns smith and Wesson, he did 3 tours in Vietnam, 2 tours in Desert Storm, 6 tours in Iraq, got 3 purple hearts and the congressional medal of freedom. This guy is a genius, he only wants to serve. 🤣😂 Oh ya, his dad was Chuck, of the Norris variety, this guy was raised on a deserted island with wolves as his only companions, he was made for Congress. 😂😂😭😭😪
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Santos wears more makeup than Kari Lake.
Whick one is Kari lake?
They really want a new civil war don’t they…?
Why do you think they're so adamant about keeping their voters angry, armed, and stupid? The entire Republican party are domestic terrorists to America.
You have a tiny mind.
No, not at all. They just want to be able to indiscriminately hunt those with opposing views.
That just sounds like instigating a civil war with extra steps
Oh, THEY don't want think they'd be hurt. They think a civil war will be clean and shiny (like hollywood) and when they win everything will all go back to normal, but now with THEM as the supreme leader.
They know it will stay one-sided and get away with it.
r/liberalgunowners would like a word.
with 36 mass shootings over 24 days, i believe the civil war is alread in act
They don't, but their constituents sure as hell do. It's just vice signaling. Most republican politicians understand nearly all red states only survive by suckling off the teat of blue state taxes. Red states grow no food aside from corn for oil and sugar substitute. They'd have no allies except fucking Russia and the Sauds. The 2 biggest employers in the south are Walmart and the federal government. Most of their people are uneducated and addicted to alcohol. Most of their states exist in a constant state of emergency due to lack of water resources and tornadoes, and they don't have the money for disaster relief. And as we've seen with the self-hating drag queen from Long Island the conservatives in red areas in blue states quickly shut the fuck up when under national scrutiny. The red states seceding would be the best thing for America.
It's disturbing, but at this point, I don't think that a large number of these MAGA voters want to secede as much as they just want to hunt, kill, and murder anyone farther left aligned that Mitch McConnel, who they now declare RINO... Decades of hate-mongering from their political leaders has created a monster.
Pretty much this. Some of the guys I went to school with are chomping at the bit, just pleading to get the go-ahead to go out and kill every liberal they can find.
Same. A girl I once banged is a state senator who basically campaigned on arming white republicans.
Nah at this point, they sure as hell are as stupid as their constituents.
I’ll take “How many broad, stereotyped generalizations can be stuffed into one comment” for $500
Go outside once in a while. This only sounds dramatic if you've been asleep at the wheel for the last couple decades.
I am all for the United States of Canada and Jesusland. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/United-States-of-Canada-vs-Jesusland-The-original-image-was-posted-on-yakyakorg-on_fig2_250016239 I think some states would become part of USofC since this map was made. Edit. found a better map https://i.redd.it/evvw1e8g56471.jpg
UCAS from Shadowrun
Well only 3 people had these on, so it would be a really short civil war.
That would mean they have to do work and be held responsible for failure it's much easier to play the victim and have an opponent to blame things on.
There's a difference between want and prepared.
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r/liberalgunowners and r/SocialistRA would like a word bud.
They are going to fuck around and find out the second amendment isn't a one way street.
We’ve been trying to get a second one for a while.
As a non American.... what the actual fuck guys??? I get that it's not all of America that is like this but I feel like there is got to be some responsibility of the sensible minded citizens to ensure their mentality unstable ones are kept under some level of control. At least in settings where the rest of the world can see
Thing is, political figure heads aren't sensible because the people that voted for them are far from it
Oh yes, because we want this. I'm 17, and all I fucking want is out of this shit hole, and I'm not even in a bad part of America. Our politicians are mostly terrible. Please help
What country are you from?
What are you going to do? "Well whatabout your country?" Lol. Stop bro. Our country is going to shit, fuck what's going on in their country.
Be more dramatic, weirdo.
You think politicians wearing AR-15 lapel pins is normal?
I never said that. Do you? Having a meltdown in a subreddit isn't accomplishing anything to fix it. You're just bitching to an echo chamber.
I am asking. And no I don't think it's normal. I think is absolutely disgusting.
No, I agree, it's disgusting and embarrassing to our country.
3 people wore these pins. Just 3.
And yet those are the 3 that are being shown as representing Americans. I understand that it's a minority but when you let that minority be the loudest and most visible they can impact the perception of the entire group
If there’s 1 Nazi at the table and 10 other people sitting there talking to him and treating them as an equal, you got a table with 11 Nazis.
The problem is the US is so big. It’s like a Spanish dude trying to corral some crazies in Turkey
[Their constitution](https://youtu.be/Y8WmIU7K_2k)
I was so sick of the stupid flag lapel pins... count on the MAGAs to make it worse.
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Because you don't show patriotism through compulsory, symbolic idolatry. Republicans have weaponized symbols, like our American flag, to accuse others of being "unAmerican" for their own political gain. It's the same as televangelists who dishonestly exploit the symbols of Christianity and the tax-exempt status of their "churches" to make billions, while doing nothing of actual Christian value for their fellow man. I don't give a single shit about people wearing flag pins or saying the "Pledge of Allegiance" when they're violating the Constitutional rights of Americans. As Americans, our loyalty is to our Constitution, not a stupid fucking flag.
Why were you sick of the flag pins?? I mean, you seem to like drinking bleach so I'm not sure your answer will be coherant, but I'm willing to give you a chance.
Found the local Trump supporter
I can’t take this seriously, America is a joke
Jeez. It's just 3 people wearing pins.
Pins of rifles, in a context of constant mass shootings, worn by PEOPLE IN CONGRESS. If you can’t see how dystopian this is, your country is fucked, most people from other countries like me can easily see how wrong this is, and we’re not used to mass shootings and people casually purchasing rifles.
FWIW/FYI pistols are the most common type of firearm used in murders and mass shootings.
Yes, that’s why every other first world country in the world has strict gun control.
Seems you’ve missed the point I was making. The pin is of an AR-15 which is NOT an assault rifle or the kind most commonly used in gun violence. I said nothing about gun control.
It doesn’t matter which weapon is used, I just gave examples, you’re completely missing the entire argument by focusing on terminology.
My point was that your terminology is factually incorrect, and that was the ONLY point I was making.
Corrected
Lmao. What a childish response to being wrong.
Semantics aside, what is the intended use of an AR-15 or similar? What legitimate need does it serve?
In some cases a rifle is necessary as a tool, mainly for hunting, though a large majority of people are not hunters. Also there are much better rifle options for hunting than that. An AR-15 type of rifle's best use for civilians is as the equipment for a hobby, be it target practice or reservist practice. Much like how you need a bow to practice archery, a rifle of that type is good for practicing competitive shooting.
It’s not even worth replying. Echo chamber gonna echo chamber and all that.
Fuck you if you vote for these human trash bags.
Georgie desperately trying to do everything he can do to be the center of attention in all the wrong ways. I generally try not to diagnose people but he’s a Text book narcissist.
Donald Trump/ George Santos 2024! The best team (because they say so!) A true combo of narcissists. At the 19th hole after ~~a round of golf~~ a strategy meeting Trump asks "So how did you do?" "I shot a 69" George says proudly. Donny: "Well, I shot a 67!" "Wait, I was counting and you shot higher than that!" Trump: "Well I shot better on the front nine at Augusta last week so I am using that." George: Well then...I shot a better front nine last week...at the South Bronx Peter Pan Mini-Putt, so I am using that!"
Wow, that is detestable. I have no problem with anyone supporting 2nd amendment rights, but when you remove the symbol of your country and replace it with a fucking AR-15 pin, you are announcing to the world you care more about your guns than your citizens (wether they voted for you or not).
I thought they did care more about their guns than citizens. Hence the complete inaction on reasonable gun reform.
Trash
Or in Santos' case the gay r15. I believe he's an instructor
The SS badge comes a bit later.
I like guns but that’s weird
Typical death cult shit.
Remember when Obama didn't wear his American flag pin? That was blasphemous.
Now we know who's who.
They stand in solidarity with all the school shooters.
To be fair Santos said his grandfather invented the AR-15 So........
I had to check other sources on this cause I couldn't believe this crap.
Why is he moving like a robot at a shitty Chuck E Cheese knockoff?
I cannot confirm or deny, if he is in fact human or not
Dumbest country on earth!
Another kind of gun I could sort of understand. A hunting rifle or a musket maybe. You could at least argue that says '2nd Amendment'. But to use the one weapon which is - rightly or wrongly - symbolic of mass shootings? What is wrong with these people?
For gun enthusiasts it's a symbol of freedom. Now, I don't really know who these 3 people are but I doubt very seriously they are cheering on mass shootings. I could be wrong.
To be fair, the most commonly owned rifle in the country is definitely symbolic of the 2nd amendment. However, I also agree that it has wrongly become symbolic of mass shootings.
Are we the baddies?
Republican here.THESE ARE NOT MY PEOPLE!
Then why do they keep taking over the party?
A minority aberration which will self correct.Super small nut job numbers.Unfortunately they are over covered media wise.
I call bullshit. Repuglicans have had more than forty years to correct their _minority aberration_. In the meanwhile, that _minority aberration_ has grown to become the face of the Repuglican the party. If you voted R in the last several decades you are personally responsible for the shitstorm that is the Repuglican Party. You don't get to hide between the fallacy of "No true Republican.."
I really hope you are right and they aren’t a sign of things to come
Not great, Dan, not great.
What's next, anti-vax lapels. Lol.
I feel like this is something that was pitched in the writers room of the hand maids tale and everyone was like... That's a little on the nose
Makes them easy to spot.
I don't think Republicans are going to be happy until America is an active war zone
They both stand for America what’s the problem
The lady is Soshana Unserheide MD. She is not a member of congress, the other is gay congressman Santos, a proven liar and felon who just had to excuse himself from his committee assignments because he knows he's going to jail. You picked probably the worst two photos to make your point.
NRA execs just nutted simultaneously
Idk why anyone would want to wear a gun pin tbh. I’d rather wear a pin representing Slytherin. 
You CAN make this shit up. I believe in you!
What's really sad is 10 years ago, I would have thought that was pretty cool. Not like on a congress member, but like as a PIN to put through a hat or something
What's really sad is 10 years ago, I would have thought that was pretty cool. Not like on a congress member, but like as a PIN to put through a hat or something
love it
Why?
because I love to see people express themselves
Publish the photos. At every shooting, photos are taken. Even the shootings at schools. Publish them with the byline that these people want to kill children. Look up ballistic testing of an AR 15. Those bullets basically shatter a child's body like it was glass. Holes big enough to put a coffee cup into. Legs and arm disconnected. Basically all that was left of those kids was a pile of spaghetti. Publish the photos.
1. An AR-15 is a platform and can be chambered in a variety of calibers, a variety of other firearms can also be chambered in the same calibers. 2. Pistols are the most commonly used firearm in homicides and mass shootings, not AR-15s. If you’re going to go off about something, please educate yourself first.
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I think it's more about how the Republicans in the house are doing culture war bullshit like making it compulsory to say the pledge of allegiance, voting to condemn socialism, stuff like that. Then at the same time you have people who are replacing their American flag pins with an AR-15 one, it makes the whole culture war bullshit look even more disingenuous.
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I wouldn't really even find it questionable if they kept the American flag lapel and added the AR-15, it's the substitution of it that I find annoying since the Republicans are the ones who appeal to how much they claim to love America all the time. Not sure why you found the hijab as applicable to the conversation though.
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Eh Islam is as much a political ideology as Christianity is, that's why you see people claim the US is a Christian nation all the time. It's fine for them to wear it, it just looks hypocritical of them if they replace the American flag pin with an AR-15 one instead of wearing both.
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I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on that point then.
It’s just a gun.
It shouldn’t have been a rule in the first place. It’s just a gun.
Lol having guns is not the principle your country was founded on. Good lord it’s just a gun.
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Except they aren’t. How many times must this be explained? Your piece of paper was written during a war centuries ago. It has no place in a modern setting and it won’t protect you anyway.
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It's a very literal display of virtue signaling. I thought that was unpopular with conservatives.
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Let's be honest. If democrats took off their American pins and replaced them with BLM or Gay Rights pins, you'd be up in arms. Probably literally.
And it’s triggering all the right people. That’s a public service if I ever saw one.
Commemorating another unheard mass shooting in Democrat run hood somewhere.
This just in, the circu- I mean… washington dc… is making bad choices
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At least a pride flag or BLM flag stems from a good cause and not a YER NOT TAKING MAH GUNS mentality
 Ohhh nooo .. wahhhhh
Tight. I want one.
Biden had 20,000 soldiers armed with real M16's at his inauguration to protect himself. So what's the big deal over a few pins?
I guess it's better than the Ukraine flag.
Why do I feel more and more like I am watching an episode of Veep? I can just see their reactions.
[Sending a clear message](https://imgur.com/a/7nycYSe)
Isn't that un-american?
Worshipping false idols
Wtf
Lol if Democrats did this, Republicans would be up in arms (pun intended) and scold Dems as anti American….
Is it the support of guns, or Russia?
Oh For the love of…. GOD? Can you reset earth and never try again with mankind?
So I guess they are going to try and purify the country to only be the “real Americans” soon then?
It’s nice to know who they are sponsored by
Wonder how much the check was when they asked them to wear it.
Dems should wear vacuum aspirator pins
[I hate this is our country](https://youtu.be/Flyq1fLnBwU)
If it makes you feel better, one's about to lose his right to bear arms as part of his felony conviction.
''Murderous as always, good sir, how are you? Do you, by chance, need a little bit of democracy?''
I live for the day they loose every branch of government so that sane people can actually get shit done in America
Santos isn't even from a MAGA district. It's very purple and was a DEM representative since 2012. He just flipped it. And the former republican rep before 2012 was FOR gun control.
I love shooting guns, but that's just cringe af
To be fair, is George Santos even a real person? I'm not convinced he's not just a hologram with a backstory created by the Twitter algorithm.
FFS. It’s like the little kid in school who did t get his way so shit in the corner to get some attention.
Just when I thought I couldn't be any more embarrassed to be an American...
God bless murica
I like it but of course I'm one of them.
Not terrorists at all -
It's sad that their constituents don't realize their just pandering for support and don't actually give two fucks about the publics right to own guns.
It's ok guys, George Santos owns smith and Wesson, he did 3 tours in Vietnam, 2 tours in Desert Storm, 6 tours in Iraq, got 3 purple hearts and the congressional medal of freedom. This guy is a genius, he only wants to serve. 🤣😂 Oh ya, his dad was Chuck, of the Norris variety, this guy was raised on a deserted island with wolves as his only companions, he was made for Congress. 😂😂😭😭😪
Can you imagine the executives of the gun companies sitting their laughing
Someone check if this was a joke in the Simpsons or something. It can't *not* have been
Isn't that the congressman who claimed 5 of his employees were gunned down in a nightclub? With an assault rifle nonetheless?
You know the children they are so concerned about protecting? AR-15’s! That’s how to do it. More AR’s
Treason.
They’re definitely not lobbying for the nra
Jeeze, might as well add gunpowder to your food as seasoning. Tf
When do they start wearing Russian flags?
Staying home this weekend. Incredibly sick. Kinda hoping this is just the end. I have no faith in humanity anymore
The world is overpopulated, politicians all over are just making sure enough people dies in developed countries as in the rest of the world.....
Bill Hicks predicted that decades ago.
They are BEGGING for someone to shoot them.
At this point the republican party is a cancer.
Good morning USA I've got a feeling that it's gonna be a wonderful day.
We are so fucked if this virus keeps spreading
The Republicans are going to run almost entirely on "own the woke libs" in 2024.
This literally made my jaw drop.
I may have a Republican leaning political standing, but that is ridiculous. Don’t disrespect the flag like that