Colorado billboard replaces letter in 'GOP' with communist symbols

[Demovictory9]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/07/28/colorado-billboard-replaces-letter-gop-communism-symbols/857564002/


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Soviet-era communism symbols could be on full display in one Colorado city until the November elections thanks to one frustrated resident.

An image using the hammer and sickle is being used to replace the 'O' in GOP on billboards in Grand Junction, Colo. The scheme is the work of resident Anne Landman, who said she's upset with the Trump administration's actions on Russia, immigration, and tariffs.

"I mean, I’m tearing my hair out over this stuff!" Landman told the USA TODAY via email. "How much are we as citizens supposed to take?

[Cha]

1. Good on Anne Landman!

Thank You again, Colorado!

[Auggie]

2. Nicely done ...

but I have to ask how many people will understand or identify the symbol.

From several years ago:

When NEWSWEEK recently asked 1,000 U.S. citizens to take America’s official citizenship test, 29 percent couldn’t name the vice president. Seventy-three percent couldn’t correctly say why we fought the Cold War. Forty-four percent were unable to define the Bill of Rights. And 6 percent couldn’t even circle Independence Day on a calendar.
https://www.newsweek.com/how-ignorant-are-americans-66053

[avebury]

3. There needs to be billboards like

this all over the country.

[Achilleaze]

4. Having betrayed America, republicans must wear the mark of the Evil Empire*

* per ronald freaking reagan

[Voltaire2]

5. Inaccurate but effective.

Russia is currently a fascist state. A swastika would be more appropriate.

[hlthe2b]

8. NO. If you know Putin, he is desperate to regain the power, status & infamy of the Soviet Union era

He has resented the Yeltsins and Gorbachev's relinquishment of power since he was a KGB during the USSR>

So, NO, the symbolism is spot on.

[Voltaire2]

9. Yes I agree that he wants to restore Russia as

a world power, a goal that is compatible with both fascism and the Stalinist brand of communism. However Putin is not trying to restore communism. Instead he has built a classic fascist party and is ruling as the leader of a fascist, but not yet totalitarian, state. He is a Franco or Mussolini style fascist.

[amerikat]

6. Design by Mad Dog Pac.

Claude Taylor is the guy that started the nationwide billboard campaign.

https://maddogpac.com/pages/about

I follow him on twitter.

[hlthe2b]

7. So proud of some of my fellow citizens.

They will NOT have my state.