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Wingus Dingus

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55. Anticipatory obedience in this case would be to advise everyone to just accept

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #54)

Wed Jun 11, 2025, 03:48 PM

Jun 2025

the situation and make the best of it and lay down. I'm not doing that at all. Describing fascists as savvy...well, some of them are smart, tactically speaking. They made sure to do this in LA for a reason. They knew they were going to get some useful images out of it, although they did NOT get as much violence as they were certainly hoping for--credit to the protestors. MAGA/Trump/Miller know how to press white America's fear and hate buttons, that's not an admiring statement, just a fact. That's been the secret to their success since "build the wall".

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Mexican Flags Have Become Republican Fodder, but Protesters Keep Waving Them [View all] AStern Jun 2025 OP

Nobody seems to be too worked up by Irish flags at St Patrick's Day parades displacedvermoter Jun 2025 #1

Wait...was this a parade, with clowns passing out lollipops and colorful floats and Wingus Dingus Jun 2025 #17

You seem rather concerned AStern Jun 2025 #18

I'd leave out the violence and the flags, for sure. Wingus Dingus Jun 2025 #19

LOL AStern Jun 2025 #21

Aww, someone wasn't actually looking for a straight answer, but got one anyway. Wingus Dingus Jun 2025 #22

Cry more AStern Jun 2025 #23

I'm doing fine, thanks. Wingus Dingus Jun 2025 #28

Post removed Post removed Jun 2025 #32

These parades and festivals are important cultural and in some places religious events in displacedvermoter Jun 2025 #44

There's a time and place for peacocking and strutting one's ethnic pride. Wingus Dingus Jun 2025 #46

I don't think the people from communities not at risk of arbitrary arrest can disparage them as "peacocking" muriel_volestrangler Jun 2025 #47

Things aren't fair. We're in a whole new world now, where Wingus Dingus Jun 2025 #49

You could control your praise of the fascists as "savvy", however (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jun 2025 #50

Savvy is a fair word. They know what they're trying to achieve-- Wingus Dingus Jun 2025 #51

Do not obey in advance. muriel_volestrangler Jun 2025 #54

Anticipatory obedience in this case would be to advise everyone to just accept Wingus Dingus Jun 2025 #55

Ok, glad we have some savvy folks here on DU displacedvermoter Jun 2025 #48

Any flag messaging problems from today's displacedvermoter Jun 15 #56

Fuck those Roman saluting bastards newdeal2 Jun 2025 #2

What isn't fodder for the republican shit heads? William769 Jun 2025 #3

Exactly MustLoveBeagles Jun 2025 #42

Well, for starters B.See Jun 2025 #53

Good for the protestors: don't let fascist GOPers and cowardly Dems frame the issue Prairie Gates Jun 2025 #4

Just because some of us would like to see yorkster Jun 2025 #25

Join them in the streets and wave an American flag. LuvLoogie Jun 2025 #30

If I were there I would probably have both flags. US and Mexican. yorkster Jun 2025 #36

Interesting that you mentioned that, because there are plenty of US and Mexican flags - if only the news would show you AStern Jun 2025 #38

Agree that media is focusing on the burning yorkster Jun 2025 #41

The area involve is less than a square mile AStern Jun 2025 #43

Yes, of course just like Trump's idiotic comment yorkster Jun 2025 #45

we wave a lot of flags in this country cadoman Jun 2025 #5

Nobody's business to tell them how to protest. Jirel Jun 2025 #6

Do you really think they wouldn't get just as worked up by US flags? Mariana Jun 2025 #7

I tend to think the Optics argument has also turned into conservative fodder. Torchlight Jun 2025 #8

I think the argument was sourced from the same entities that brought us "Genocide Joe" AStern Jun 2025 #13

Too bad. So sad. Ms. Toad Jun 2025 #9

In El Pueblo de Nuestra Seora la Reina de los Angeles? Reader Rabbit Jun 2025 #10

It wasn't just Republicans who were mad about it lol WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2025 #11

That is mentioned in the article AStern Jun 2025 #14

"Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people's minds & Ping Tung Jun 2025 #12

Thought the protests were to draw negative attention to ICE's tactics. Wingus Dingus Jun 2025 #15

Why would a group of people tagged as criminals and rapists show pride in their community? AStern Jun 2025 #20

From the article: Wingus Dingus Jun 2025 #24

I hope to see more flags from Mexicans, Salvadorans, Nicaraguans, Hondurans, Panamanians AStern Jun 2025 #26

Well, OK, you do you. Wingus Dingus Jun 2025 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author AStern Jun 2025 #34

Yet none of them are carrying California flags either. ms liberty Jun 2025 #37

Yep. Actually, flags in general are a bad idea because you just know Wingus Dingus Jun 2025 #39

White Wingers would complain if "Mexicans" were carrying American flags. Silent Type Jun 2025 #16

Republicans don't let truth get in their way. They will even fabricate things for their own propaganda DSandra Jun 2025 #27

Down with gatekeeping Basso8vb Jun 2025 #29

The fact that they're complaining about flags means they aren't able to complain about violence ck4829 Jun 2025 #31

If you look at the live feeds. LuvLoogie Jun 2025 #35

I think I'll fly the Mexican flag Cirsium Jun 2025 #40

NYT is ass GenThePerservering Jun 2025 #52