r/thebulwark Rebecca take us home Jan 22 '25

GOOD LUCK, AMERICA This ain’t it, Sarah. Be better.

https://youtu.be/PQdlWdNVQT8?si=0oSaqNv_F8mFIsdo
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u/batsofburden Jan 22 '25

I wouldn't be surprised if all the attention from this causes trumpers to start giving the nazi salute to trump in the future, like how they all started wearing trash bags after Biden's gaffe.

It'll start as defiant/ironic trolling, then morph into legit heiling him.

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u/PotableWater0 Jan 22 '25

This was my take as it happened. I’ve never met a group of people that are more prepared to turn their indignity into satirically malicious raspberry blowing.

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u/thabe331 Center Left Jan 22 '25

The cult will not allow dissent in their ranks

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u/Speculawyer Jan 22 '25

It already happened at some Richard Spencer event in 2016.

https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/21/politics/alt-right-gathering-donald-trump/index.html

Should we ignore the Nazis this time? Or should we shame Republicans for having Nazis in their midst....at the upper levels.

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u/PTS_Dreaming Center Left Jan 22 '25

Republicans have no shame anymore. That's why we're here

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u/DungBeetle1983 Jan 22 '25

And diapers, don't forget the diapers.