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[–] GluWu@lemm.ee 117 points 9 months ago (5 children)

"I promise you this, with me at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, no one will lay a finger on your firearms — just as took place for four years when I was your president,"

Trump banned bump stocks, which laid the basis for the pistol brace ban, both of which conservative 2a meisters absolutely love, right? And this was at a NRA conference? I don't get how people know he did that and hate him for it, but will immediately forget their hatred in order to defend him on any other ground. MAGA is a cult.

[–] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 54 points 9 months ago

He also has said:

Take the guns first, go through due process second

So yeah...

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 48 points 9 months ago (3 children)

He was worse for guns than Biden. How the fuck do these people reconcile this shit with their beliefs?

[–] Untitled4774@sh.itjust.works 21 points 9 months ago

R beside name = good D beside name = bad

I think they write it on the back of their hand just in case too

[–] PoliticalAgitator@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

Being a member of the pro-gun community already requires living in a fantasy. A few more lies and hollow promises shouldn't be a problem for them.

Besides, this shit is easy when you've got no integrity at all. Just say anything. "Trump banned bump stocks so that it could be struck down by the Supreme Court and then the deep state wouldn't be able to take our guns but we didn't vote and pray and donate hard enough so we better go even more cultish and far-right to fix it"

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[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

"HEYY! That's a blatant foul! Doesn't the umpire see this? Is he blind?! Wait- what did you say? That's one of ours? WOOOO GOO TEAM, NO FOUL, USA USA USA!"

The state of politics since ca 300 BCE. Now with nukes!

[–] InternetUser2012@midwest.social 29 points 9 months ago (3 children)

A cult of people with two brain cells fighting for third place.

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[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

It's not about the issues. It's about cheering for your team.

[–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

“Take the guns first, go through due process second,” Pres Trump, Feb 2018

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 82 points 9 months ago (10 children)

They're going to change the name to Wokesylvania and you'll have to be a gay trans to live there. Look it up.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 47 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Transylvania was right there man

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 14 points 9 months ago
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[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 32 points 9 months ago (2 children)

VOTE FOR ME OR THE LIBERAL MEDIA GIVES YOUR SON A FUCKING STUFFED SHARK AND KNEE HIGH SOCKS

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Just my son? What about me?

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[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’VE GOT A BOX FULL OF PINK WHITE AND BLUE KNEE HIGHS HERE, AND THIS GROUP OF ELECTORS OF A DUBIOUS ORIGIN. WHAT’S IT GOING TO BE?

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Whoa whoa whoa, lets all calm down now. No need to do anything rash.

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[–] Steve@startrek.website 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Don’t threaten me with a good time!

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[–] Thade780@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I am a straight trans gal, is there space for me?

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[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago
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[–] cygon@lemmy.world 76 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Oh no, he found out about the Transsylvania plans. But I assume Wokesconsin, Gaybraska and Lesbiana are still a go?

[–] Hubi@feddit.de 27 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (5 children)

Transsylvania

That's actually genius lmao

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[–] SwampYankee@mander.xyz 16 points 9 months ago

Top Dakota and Bottom Dakota

[–] nonfuinoncuro@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago

I never actually thought about changing the names of any states (why?!) but I kinda like how these sound

[–] Veedem@lemmy.world 60 points 9 months ago (2 children)

This guy rambles like an old man who’s read too much Facebook.

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 36 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Truth social, Facebook's meth head relative nobody likes to talk about

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Facebook just recommended some idiot claiming Taylor Swift is a dude. I don't even want to imagine what's happening over at truth.

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[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Instead he's the old man rambling and influencing facebook.

[–] ares35@kbin.social 40 points 9 months ago (1 children)

just referring to pennsylvania as a 'state' instead of a 'commonwealth' is gonna lose it for ya, dinglebutt.

[–] randon31415@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This! Someone probably told him that it was the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and not to use the word state, and he went off on them and thought they were a liberal plant.

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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 40 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Change it to what? Penisveinyeah?

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[–] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 25 points 9 months ago (2 children)

“They will ban pencils from Pennsylvania!!! It will be renamed ‘Pensvania’ and you’ll only be allowed to use a pen!!!”

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

50% of the American people roar in outrage!

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[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago

The evil libs are gonna rename it Pedovania and kick out all the straight white christians and turn the state into an adrenochrome harvesting child sex facility!

and because we live in a post-poe world, I have to emphasize, emphatically, that this is sarcasm.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago (7 children)

Wait, I live in Pennsylvania. What are we changing it to? "Getfuckedfascists"?

[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 months ago

The message you replied to was a reference to The Rocky Horror Picture Show

[–] TheJims@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

The Democratic Peoples Republic of Trumpistan

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

I vote Funkytown

[–] slowwooderrunsdeep@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

If he wins it’ll probably officially be renamed “Pennsyltucky”

[–] Blackmist 6 points 9 months ago

Pepe Sylvia.

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[–] knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 22 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] ares35@kbin.social 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

long time ago, so has the rest of the cult.

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[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He’s insane

Syphilis brain insane

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[–] mokus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 9 months ago

I heard the poll result was Statey McStateface

[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 14 points 9 months ago

Penn was a slave owner but among plutocrats in the 1600s he's about as good as it gets. He treated native Americans well (and to whatever extent you want to credit it, he treated his slaves better than most) and liked democracy and religious freedom.

So if you want to credit the morsel of an idea here, he is probably trying to say that even though Penn was an OK guy relative to the times, he could get "cancelled" because he was a slave owner and then "they" would force the state to change its name because Penn was canceled.

But obviously, half muttering nonsense that can be interpreted favorably by anyone with whatever beliefs if they so choose is Trump's super power so I'm all for reading this uncharitably and just saying he's being weird and crazy.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

They’ll make it the commonpoverty of Pennsylvania!

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[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 6 points 9 months ago

He needs to keep the name of Dr. Thaddeus Q. They out of his goddamn mouth

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

well, this is an escalation. like, this is a big step up from hamberders and Nikki Haley at Jan 6.

When thy change his diaper, they should check for blood.

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