In my experience people who would own that sticker are generally the people who would shoot you for messing with their sticker.
Worth it
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Lol hahhahaha until you are on the ground
I’d rather be dead than a bootlicker
Careful. Don’t wanna upset those fragile snowflakes that carry guns and love authoritarianism.
Cops?
No, the one sucking the cops farts
It’s actually so sad that the country has armed dangerous paranoid psychopaths. Everyone not pro-gun has to thread carefully to avoid being executed by some asshole in a truck.
Not everyone who owns a gun and knows how to use it is necessarily pro-gun. Some people have them because they are reacting to living in a gun ridden country. We can’t get rid of them at the moment, so it’s not a bad idea to learn how to protect yourself in the meantime.
That being said, even gun owners have to tread carefully around certain types of people.
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Ah yeah, Oppenheimer: the famous gun-owner
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No shit Sherlock
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And you’re arming yourselves like if you were guerilla fighters in a civil war
Don’t worry, liberals have guns too now. Gotta keep the playing field level until we get some proper gun control.
Bad idea to do this.
Not because LGBTQ rights shouldn’t be respected, but because you’re very likely to piss off a right-winger with a gun.
The important thing is that we cater to their bigotry because they might get violent. We should always do what violent people want at all times because they might get violent. We should never speak up or do anything that opposes them, because society must cater to terrorists.
Sure, stand up against bigotry, but know the risks and use caution. If you think that vandalizing a sticker, though humorous, is worth the risk, then by all means do so.
I’m not sure why you wanna give shit to the person who points out the risk though. Maybe you should direct more of that anger towards the terrorists and not the person saying to be careful of taunting terrorists for minimal gains?
Ultimately it is the individual’s decision what they want to stand up to. It’s not “catering to bigotry” to choose to avoid a single battle. That’s akin to putting the onus on marginalized groups to educate hegemonic groups when they demonstrate ignorance. It’s a powerful thing when it happens, but it is completely within one’s right to just keep to themselves and go home peacefully for the night.
So maybe it’s time to stop with mere taunting and do exactly what they accuse us of doing. I do not condone violence or illegal behavior.
I give shit to the person who is always concerned that the far right fascists might retaliate because that avoids discouraging their bully behavior.
“I am going to do a minor thing to express displeasure at their implied threats of violence.”
“No, don’t let them know their behavior is bad because they might get violent!”
Every single time. It gets old.
This is truly a fascism is when I don’t like moment
Poster: “Please don’t go and get shot over vandalizing a car sticker” You: “Vandalizing car stickers is how we overthrow terrorists”
Fuck you make being on the left so god damn cringe.
You are describing how terror campaigns work by scaring target groups of people.
“Terror campaign”? It’s the US gun culture. While it’s terrible and horrifying, it’s not really so much of a campaign as it is a… culture. And it’s not really a target group of people in this case because, while these folks are more likely to commit violence against marginalized groups, in this case it’s just gonna be “Who is fucking with my car? Pop pop”. Just because they are the type of person to commit hate crimes doesn’t mean that everything they do is a hate crime. Does that make sense?
I’m just not sure how to get this through to you. US gun culture is a disease that goes way beyond “terror campaign” - you minimize it by putting it like that. This is a wide systemic and cultural issue that isn’t going to be fixed by just refusing to … to not vandalize random stickers??? The rainbow edit is hilarious but don’t fucking act like you’re standing up against ISIS by doing it or bowing to them by not.
“Terror campaign”? It’s the US gun culture.
Yes. And that culture involves going and shooting a bunch of marginalised people regularly. Whether it’s in a shopping mall or in a gay nightclub.
These are acts of terror performed as part of a disorganised and decentralised campaign waged by the far right.
you minimize it by putting it like that
No I do not. I disagree with none of what you have said. Just because I didn’t right a short essay about it does not mean I minimise it. Have a conversation with someone and actually listen to what they believe before you soapbox by talking at them instead of with them.
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It’s a fucking sticker. For the love of god pick your battles. Get nazi symbols taken down by appealing to local government, elect a local oversight committee to decide where police funding goes, stop just pushing for blind anarchy like it’s a solution. I mean hell, Virginia no longer has southern general statues not because of the graphitti a bunch of morons put on it but because the people in charge took cranes and removed them.
I’m begging you to do adult things not just blind anarchy.
I choose both.
They’re mutually exclusive.
Only to people that think ticking a box once every 5 years and doing nothing in between is “adult things”.
Yeah not sure what the intended outcome of this even is. Are they supposed to see that and think, “oh wow, maybe it is better to support this group I hate, I’m convinced!”? It’s more likely to just get the next gay couple they see attacked with absolutely no benefit, other than some internet points for the person who made the video. Though most likely it will just confirm their bias that the people they hate are here and just want to fuck with them, so their desire to get rid of them feels more justified.
I think the point is to piss the person who put up that sticker off. I don’t think it’s any deeper than that.
Should buy a quick sticker strips and can get the colors on the flags quicker.
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I’ve been listening to Punk Rock Factory the last days and your title is one of my favourites. If not for that, I wouldn’t have gotten that ref. And nice paint job on that flag 🏳️🌈
Hah, just listened. That was an awesome cover.
Surface pressure is great as well
Where politics tho?
The thin blue line is the politics. And sadly, the pride flag has been embroiled into the political space too, even though it may be shouldn’t be.
Yeah, it’s unfortunately politicized, I think that allowing it to be, means playing right into the hands of those who want to leverage it to support their agenda, though arguably anything that relates to people is politics in a way or another to be honest
I’m not sure how we “allowed” it to be politicized. The right just picked it up in their tireless crusade against anything different. At that point, the choice is either to ignore it or fight it. However, ignoring it would mean the rights of lots of people would be trampled.
Yeah, I didn’t mean to say not to fight it, I just expressed myself badly
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Oh yes. Coloring in a sticker. You really stuck it to “them”. Grow up. That’s vandalizing. It’s funny that the kind of people would do that are also going to resist if a cop sees them doing it and goes to (rightfully) arrest them. Then try to sue for police brutality and discrimination. Everyone hates the cops until they need them. Hate the bad apples, not the tree.
“A bad apple spoils the whole barrel” is the phrase, actually
However you want to say it. Every group of people has shitty individuals in it. Treating all for the mistakes of a few is what I thought we were trying to get away from.
Funny joke, but I hope in real life you don’t ruin other people’s property.
It’s a sticker
Only a certain type of person will put that sticker on their car. If you put that sticker on your car, you’re likely the type of person that usually doesn’t take kindly to having your property vandalized with rainbow flags.
you’re right a highlighter on glass is absolutely permanently damaging
according to OP you should live stream your own face committing crimes
social media has warped peoples’ brains so now even basic life skills like keying a car have been forgotten.
He’s coloring in a sticker. Nobody is going to investigate this, nobody is going to prosecute, and if the owner of that sticker is such a snowflake they need to get angry over it, then they shouldn’t be part of a police force and they don’t belong in a civilized society.
While I agree there shouldn’t be any significant fallout from this, people are crazy now and have overblown reactions to things. When driving, I have to be concerned about whether what I’m doing could lead to someone coming after me for it. If I’m by myself, I might risk it. When I have my family with me, I don’t do those things.
I’m just saying, it’s a sticker and shooting someone over it is ridiculous, but someone, somewhere would shoot you over this. I think us looking out for each other is a reasonable thing. I live in a truck-heavy area. Someone would shoot me for this. “Whatchu doin’ to muh truck?” and the shooting might start before I had time to answer.
Hell yeah looking out for each other is a reasonable thing. Actually in times like these, its quite common for any oppressed minority to organize. Living in fear of being shot at for petty reasons is batshit crazy.
Honey, it was already ruined when they gave money support fascists.
Hey now some people rock these stickers so that the cops won’t pull them over for DUI.
Damn you can really tell the difference between the sheltered people screaming about police being fascists from the people who have actually had to call the cops to resolve a shitty situation. Go for it Margret, color in those car stickers to bring down the fascists.
Hey, I’m one of those people that have had to call the cops to resolve a shitty situation (someone actively breaking into my house), and guess what? They did absolutely fuck all other than come by 2 days later to take some notes.
But when I was homeless and tried to sleep somewhere safe from the rain they were very quick about forcibly removing me and threatening me with a trespass charge.
So fuck fascist cops and doubly fuck losers like you that only exist to link boots. You genuinely disgust me.
I never said it would “bring down the fascists”, I said nothing of value would be lost. Watch your reading comprehension there, friend.
And the last time I needed help from a cop, it was a hit and run, and I was told to fuck off and stop wasting everyone’s time because I was uninjured.
Ah, well I guess we’ll just throw the implication out then since you didn’t state it directly.
We got into anecdotes pretty quick. The last time I called the police some psycho with a gun was brandishing it in a park and was promptly arrested. So which one of us wins?
I assume the man in the park was a fellow right-winger “exercising his rights?”
“Everyone to the right of me is a right-winger”’ I’ve been voting blue since I was allowed to vote, I’m just not a fucking extremist that thinks we need anarchy and to burn down target to enact change.
NEWS FLASH: You can utilize a public service and still think it’s shitty and in need of reform!!!
Wow! Did your brain just grow? If not, read it again! Repeat until not stupid.
Holy fuck how old are you to be unironically saying “News Flash” to people? You are a prime example how both sides have the most moronic extremists who just disregard logic.
Advocating for police to be defunded/abolished is akin to advocating for Anarchy as there will be nobody to enforce laws. Following me so far? If you’re advocating for Anarchy you can’t in the same breath claim you also want reform because there’ll be nothing fucking left to reform, duncecap. Go sit in a dark room and think about how dogshit your takes are please. Repeat until not stupid.
ohh noo someone might draw on a sticker ooh noo scary !!! ooh the cop apologist might get sad nooo !!!1!
So it’s chill to fuck up their flag but when yours gets messed with it’s an act against all inclusivity? I’m noticing some inhale double standards, Darcy. Maybe we just don’t fuck with other people’s shit and let them express their views, shitty or otherwise, without vandalism. That thing baked into the foundation of American discourse? Perhaps?
my guy its a few highlighters. get over it
I’m sure you’d feel the same with black markers on an LGBT flag. Just get over it :)
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Come up with a new line for when you’re unable to respond to a discussion, the boot meme is overused.
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Idc
Go lick some boots elsewhere copshagger
It’s a car. It emits PM2.5 pollution that gives asthma to little kids. It should be blown up.
Oh no… In that case you better not look into what kind of nasty stuff gets forcefully expelled into the surrounding atmosphere when you blow up a car (and everything that includes, such as the battery).
good point !
Oh god, is this ELF
Are you Amish or something?
I’ve noticed one thing with lemmy is that there is way more wierdos like you on here. Pretty hilarious.
Aww, you think I’m a weirdo? Thanks
