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[–] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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.

[–] Frederic@beehaw.org 15 points 2 years 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 2 years 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".

[–] PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago
[–] NevermindNoMind@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

that's Yofeff Stalin, read a book

[–] FardyCakes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I’m right there with you

[–] Titou@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago
[–] P00P_L0LE@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

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

[–] praxis_jack@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago
[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Have we finally found the first good right wing meme 😮

[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years 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 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago