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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS@hexbear.net to c/politics@hexbear.net
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[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 66 points 2 years ago

I don't mess with people who can eat a flag

That's a person with dedication, anger and an appetite

That's just the highest elevation of contempt right there

[–] ScrewdriverFactoryFactoryProvider@hexbear.net 54 points 2 years ago (4 children)

psychopaths

Words definitely still mean things I swear

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 41 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Everyone That Liberals Don't Like Is Mentally Ill (And Mentally Ill People Are Intrinsically Bad And Should Be Silent), a bedtime story for liberals.

[–] BlueMagaChud@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago

Make sure to buy the sequel: Everyone That Liberals Don't Like Is Gay (And Gay People Are Intrinsically Bad And Should Be Mocked), a bedtime story for liberals. 50% of sales go to Israeli LGBTQ+ organizations

[–] wahwahwah@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Flag worship is kinda like transubstantiation but for politics. Certain Americans act like the flag is literally the blood and body of George Washington or whatever. There's a rule that you can't put it in the trash if you need to dispose it, it can only be burned in a really special way that feels like a demonic pagan ceremony.

[–] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

Its pretty funny tbh. I had to tell off a German kid for bullying an American kid once by chasing her around threatening to rub a rock on her flag. I wouldn't have been bothered if she hadn't been legitimately getting upset about the potential disrespect to her flag, but I was a "responsible" adult so I had to stop bad blood forming on the first day of a 3 week camp.

[–] hotcouchguy@hexbear.net 43 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I remember post 9/11 someone publishing a similar photo, someone eating an American flag at a protest. You have to respect someone furious doing something objectively silly. Like throwing a shoe. Wish we could come up with something like that.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Throwing a shoe is just a great move in the situation, completely logical imo, and from what I've heard supposedly extra insulting in some cultures. If you are referring to the Bush shoe-throwing incident. Eating a flag just seems bad for your body and gives a weird impression as a symbolic act in my view.

[–] hotcouchguy@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago

Yeah it's strange and unexpected and probably carcinogenic, but the message is unmistakable. And I'm kinda jealous tbh.

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 43 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Imagine dirtying your mouth with such a wretched thing

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Just like with the american flag, when you spot the zionist flag you burn it, do not touch it.

[–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

"don't breathe this"

[–] Sephitard9001@hexbear.net 41 points 2 years ago

Tearing apart a flag with your teeth in a righteous fury is psychotic, you should do something more civilized and sane, such as ritually consume the flesh and blood of your dead god

[–] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 39 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] AMBER_BOT@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Why do people treat flags like sacrosanct, holy objects that should never be harmed? It's just a piece of colorful cloth

[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

Flag worship is dumb as fuck, but I will deliberately shit on it just to piss off the people that practice that level of idolatry.

[–] the_kid@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago
[–] wahwahwah@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago

CW: man eating shit.

[–] LanyrdSkynrd@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago
[–] sharkfucker420@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago
[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago
[–] The_Walkening@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

Putting the flag where the fire is.