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[–] Penguin_1024@lemmy.sdf.org 68 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Numerous Republican offices have confirmed that they were targeted by an unidentified group or individual who distributed American flags bearing a similar symbol, which were initially indistinguishable from an ordinary American flag to the naked eye,” he said. “My office was among those that were subjected to this ruse.”>

I noticed it with my naked eyes. Is it a weird illusion that only happens on camera? Can you not see it standing in front of the object?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

They're reptiles. "Their vision is based on movement!" Flag wasn't moving. Invisible.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 52 points 5 months ago

It wasn't me! It was the one armed liberal who snuck into my office in the middle of the night. How he lowered the rope and descended down from the skylight, I'll never know! But I'm keeping that and the other Nazi gear where it is .. it's evidence!

[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 48 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 28 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

its malarkey time

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 41 points 5 months ago

Wait wait, this schmuck claims that that swastika was indistinguishable with the naked eye? Seriously? That's super fucking obvious swastika dead center of that flag?

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 35 points 5 months ago (2 children)

“Numerous Republican offices have confirmed that they were targeted by an unidentified group or individual who distributed American flags bearing a similar symbol, which were initially indistinguishable from an ordinary American flag to the naked eye,” he said.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Whole idea behind camouflage is that it breaks up outlines, blends into the background. This flag is the diametric, literally and figuratively, opposite of that.

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 30 points 5 months ago

That is the kind of shit you would expect to see in like a Harry Turtledove alternate present America where Hitler had won.

[–] 9limmer@piefed.zip 27 points 5 months ago

They keeping calling us Nazis and fascists. Why do they keep calling us racists? Stop demonizing us!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ4ZLDK_XZA

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 20 points 5 months ago

Bro. It was just a prank, bro. Bro!

[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago

"It was a ruse! I was bamboozled by hoodlums!"

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 15 points 5 months ago

I just went to the flag shop and picked it in a hurry.

It was a dog that dropped that paper bag with $50.000 on my porch.

That woman must have broken in and drowned herself in my bathtub, I hate it when that happens.

[–] NaibofTabr 4 points 5 months ago
[–] Aeao@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

“I don’t appreciate you’re ruse ma’am”

“My ruse?”

“Yeah, your cunning attempt to trick me”

https://youtu.be/fEEj6d3GTOU