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[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 354 points 1 year ago (5 children)

But these sheep can't wear masks? Give me a fucking break.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 56 points 1 year ago (7 children)

To be fair, they need the bandage just as much as trump does.

Like. A day or two after the attempt he was out golfing and didn't have a bandage or anything.

I think it was just a small nick and the blood thinners he's likely on just makes you bleed like crazy since they prevent clotting. A small scratch looks like a war wound, and would explain why there was blood everywhere but he still has a functional ear.

Like, if he really got shot in the ear, he'd be missing a part of his ear like in Preacher. It won't just heal back.

Dude got a scratch and is playing it up.

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[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 283 points 1 year ago (13 children)

LOL what the fuck. i've never seen a more subservient bitchass group of bootlicking sheep than republicans

[–] blarth@thelemmy.club 39 points 1 year ago

They really are strange.

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Apparently, the other people are sheep. These are the free-thinking freedom loving people! /s

Dear God man ... this is crazy cringe.

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[–] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's not as weird as the diapers.

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[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 220 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 114 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 112 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't they know a bandage on the right ear means you are gay?

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 47 points 1 year ago (11 children)

I guess I will explain it for people

This is actually a thing…with piercings

Getting the right ear pieced, also called the gay ear, is a way to signal to others that you are gay. I have no idea if it’s still a thing but growing up if you were getting a piercing the rule was left or both

[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I have two in my right, one in my left, and have been told many times that its the same thing. More in the right ear apparently makes me gay. Im definitely straight, but I kept my piercings like this for the last 15 years, and wouldnt you know it, the only people telling me thats gay are other straight people. This is certainly just personal experiences, but my personal experience is that its not a 'gay rule' as much as its a 'homophobe rule.' Like you said, pretty sure it was a style or signal in the gay community in the 80s or something, but any more it just feels like an urban legend perpetuated by bigots.

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[–] Delusional@lemmy.world 101 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

So they're fine with cloth on the face as long as it's completely unnecessary?

Seems everyone should have realized by now what a weak, sad, and pathetic group the Republican party is.

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[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 85 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I can’t decide if this is more or less weird than wearing a diaper in support of Trum…no…it’s less weird…right?

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 42 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Are we 100% sure they're not also wearing diapers?

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[–] MudMan@fedia.io 77 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'll give it to you, this is the most a Not The Onion post has made me go "wait, is that The Onion"?

Good job. I think.

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[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 66 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The people that hate virtue signaling love signaling the dumbest virtues.

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[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 63 points 1 year ago (4 children)

You think if the shooter hadn't missed they'd be removing their heads in solidarity?

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[–] thatsjustgreat@lemmy.world 62 points 1 year ago
[–] Crampon@lemmy.world 62 points 1 year ago (23 children)

Devils advocate for the heck of it. Gonna be submerged in bad rep for this.

This is comparative to people wearing "I can't breathe" signs after Floyd or waving a pride flag to show solidarity. You just give them shit because you do t agree with them.

Sure they are all fucking stupid for not seeing the obvious flaws in their idol. But giving them shit for a pretty rational way of showing support to their idol is not the right use of your energy.

You are participating in the fragmentation of your nation by pouring your hate into simple stuff like this.

For all I care go ahead. I'm European.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 52 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hear me out, showing solidarity to a slave owner attacked by his slave is different than showing solidarity to a slave who was just beaten. The power dynamic should not be ignored

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[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 1 year ago

But giving them shit for a pretty rational way of showing support to their idol is not the right use of your energy.

Laughing at idiots is never not the right use of my energy, thank you very much.

You are participating in the fragmentation of your nation by pouring your hate into simple stuff like this.

I'll feel guilty about it when it isn't fascists I'm fragmenting out of my country. If anything, I'm proud to make those fucks uncomfortable in my country.

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[–] thatsjustgreat@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago (7 children)
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[–] Gnugit@aussie.zone 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This timeline is so broken. I can't believe that the USA may well vote this idocracy into power.

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[–] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago

FFS. They really are willing to eat his shit straight from his asshole.

[–] Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago

Posers. REAL Trump fans would have a friend shoot their ear with an AR from range first.

/s, obviously. We all know they don't have friends.

[–] VanillaBean@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

And Kyle Gass can't crack a mild joke about it...

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] norimee@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (13 children)

As a nurse this bandage trump showed up with looks totally like it is for show only. I would bet real money, that no healthcare professional was near this bandage and it was probably a PR person who ~~sticked~~ stuck this on him.

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[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 1 year ago

First diaper-wearing now this.

[–] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Imagine how mortifying it would be to have a legitimate ear injury this week.

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[–] Ibuthyr@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What a bunch of nut jobs, holy shit. They're actually turning America into a gigantic parody of itself.

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[–] Damage@feddit.it 26 points 1 year ago

Monkey see monkey do

[–] tiredofsametab@kbin.run 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

The previous verse says hand or forehead but close enough

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[–] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

Not like politicians were listening to us anyway, no need to cover your ears.

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 25 points 1 year ago

Limp dick cucks copying a gereatric nepo baby for popularity points.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 24 points 1 year ago

This is just weird

[–] Zier@fedia.io 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)

So the uniform starts with gold tennis shoes, gold diapers, and now an ear bandage. The GOP sure is putting sexy on display!!! https://www.dispatchesfromtrumpland.com/post/trump-fans-wear-golden-diapers-and-more-diaper-shirts-at-jersey-shore-rally

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[–] Happywop@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Tell me you're in a cult without telling me you're in a cult ffs!

[–] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can we not waste medical supplies for no fucking reason?

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