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Tumbulu

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16. We are and time is wasted spent trying to explain

Mon Dec 27, 2021, 02:05 AM

Dec 2021

this to a huge group of people on DU who are stuck in some weird interpretation of the first amendment.

But it is really that they dismiss all these people as inconsequential.

And that is the mistake that has allowed this violence in speech to be normalized and celebrated by certain segments of the society.

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I fail to see how this isnt an implied death threat against Biden (MAGAt Bo Hines, running for NC-7) [View all] Celerity Dec 2021 OP

It is. Too bad authorities have thought they needed MORE. elleng Dec 2021 #1

Sorta like Mueller said of those at trump tower meeting, Hoyt Dec 2021 #2

Stupid t-shirts are no threat. SYFROYH Dec 2021 #3

the combined effect of the gun and then the Fuck Joe Biden shirt is plainly obvious Celerity Dec 2021 #6

We are and time is wasted spent trying to explain Tumbulu Dec 2021 #16

I think the image is more about bait for our side. SYFROYH Dec 2021 #31

You do not see that gun as an implied threat? niyad Dec 2021 #11

No. Not a threat. SYFROYH Dec 2021 #30

Wow. . .just.. .wow. niyad Dec 2021 #34

I do consider them a threat to our democracy. rockfordfile Dec 2021 #45

Those Crocs are a threat to good fashion. ZonkerHarris Dec 2021 #4

Yep this is what happens when your dick is small vercetti2021 Dec 2021 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Dec 2021 #8

Would he mind 'Foxtrot (wife's initials)'? keithbvadu2 Dec 2021 #7

I'm not willing to give up the 1st Amendment SCantiGOP Dec 2021 #9

Who are these people? Sogo Dec 2021 #10

In case you missed it, that idiot is apparently running for congress. niyad Dec 2021 #13

Bo Hines, who is the chief MAGAt challenger running for NC-7 (US House), he is challenging Celerity Dec 2021 #14

Wow, I guess your Christmas spirit is all done, huh? Sucha NastyWoman Dec 2021 #17

I was not the one who initiated the sniping at all. Celerity Dec 2021 #18

Vanilla Spice got a brow trimmer for Chrimmy! Nt Baked Potato Dec 2021 #12

Vanilla Spice? Celerity Dec 2021 #15

what does foxtrot juliet bravo mean? nt orleans Dec 2021 #19

NATO phonetic alphabet for FJB, short for Fuck Joe Biden Celerity Dec 2021 #20

yeah, i don't get it and why those shirts threaten biden orleans Dec 2021 #22

The gun/overt violence associated w/ an assault weapon combined w/ the specifically anti Biden shirt Celerity Dec 2021 #23

you mean the Foxtrot Juliet Bravo (FJB?) orleans Dec 2021 #24

Well, Let's Go Brandon doesn't specifically say Fuck Joe Biden either, but we all know what it means Celerity Dec 2021 #25

It's clear the republican is a un-American pos. rockfordfile Dec 2021 #44

It is the US military alphabet as well. niyad Dec 2021 #35

Yes, but NATO designed it in 1956, it is to avoid confusion for non native English speakers Celerity Dec 2021 #38

It is the US military alphabet code. Anybody who has had any association with niyad Dec 2021 #36

It means they can't spell "Juliett" Bongo Prophet Dec 2021 #37

Juliet niyad Dec 2021 #39

There may be a reason behind that (and it is typical American standalone shitbaggery) Celerity Dec 2021 #41

These people are just gross. All of them. eShirl Dec 2021 #21

Such cute boys with their matching shirts, mama must be so proud Walleye Dec 2021 #26

Loser repubes overworking their loser meme Achilleaze Dec 2021 #27

Everyone knows the real King of Kings is the 16"/50 Cal Mark 7 maxrandb Dec 2021 #28

More portable keithbvadu2 Dec 2021 #29

Holding a gun combined with a juvenile insult is not an implied death threat. brooklynite Dec 2021 #32

disagree nt Celerity Dec 2021 #33

Well, then you disagree with the Secret Service as well Polybius Dec 2021 #40

Did the Secret Service tell you that? Celerity Dec 2021 #42

Trust me. nothing will come out of this because it's clearly not a threat Polybius Dec 2021 #43

It's the outward projection of an implied death threat, designed for the brainwashed RW hate rubes Celerity Dec 2021 #46