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Funtatlaguy

(11,800 posts)
Mon Dec 9, 2024, 06:49 PM Monday

"America Chose Cruelty...Congratulations".

I’ve been trying to think of a way to outwardly express my disdain for the Trump voter without having to use his name.
I’m going to have a tshirt and a baseball cap 🧢 made that says:

America Chose Cruelty
Congratulations

My purpose you may ask?
It will make me express my disdain and make me feel better without being confrontational with anyone.
Should I get asked what it means, I will simply respond… “November fifth”.



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"America Chose Cruelty...Congratulations". (Original Post) Funtatlaguy Monday OP
my doc said it was selfishness Skittles Monday #1
They revel in it. As I will, B.See Monday #2
A good example of American Exceptionalism. walkingman Monday #3
Totally agree. It's entirely for the cruelty. usonian Monday #4
America chose cruelty and greed. Initech Monday #5
The copywriter in me can't help herself. Demobrat Monday #6
They chose cruelty because cruelty is easy BOSSHOG Monday #7
Did they? Did a majority choose cruelty? bikes and bunnies Monday #8
Was it stolen, votes suppressed etc? BOSSHOG Monday #13
America chose hate liberal N proud Monday #9
Remember, remember markodochartaigh Monday #10
I Read All The Way Down... GB_RN Monday #11
My new t-shirt . . . AverageOldGuy Monday #12
My problem with the cruelty take ibegurpard Tuesday #14
My shirt is more aimed at Dems And non voters. Funtatlaguy Tuesday #15
In 1945 America Defeated Fascism Martin Eden Tuesday #16

Demobrat

(9,921 posts)
6. The copywriter in me can't help herself.
Mon Dec 9, 2024, 08:36 PM
Monday

Not sure congratulations is exactly right.
Maybe

America chose cruelty.
Happy now?

Sorry, old habits die hard.

BOSSHOG

(40,114 posts)
7. They chose cruelty because cruelty is easy
Mon Dec 9, 2024, 09:07 PM
Monday

They voted for trump because it was easier to listen to him and be entertained than spending a little time researching. It’s easy to hate. It’s easy to be manipulated. Sadly it’s easy to be a trump supporter. It takes little thought and no self awareness.

8. Did they? Did a majority choose cruelty?
Mon Dec 9, 2024, 09:18 PM
Monday

Or was the election stolen, by voter suppression, electronic tabulator flipping, etc.?

I remain unconvinced the election was legitimate. If Kamala had been the "tough prosecutor" she claimed to be, she would have asked for a hand recount in the swing states. If a hand recount and forensic audit showed Fuckface actually won, I would accept the results as legitimate- if abhorrent.

Without that confirmation, I think that making statements about what "America chose" is a form of "obeying in advance."

BOSSHOG

(40,114 posts)
13. Was it stolen, votes suppressed etc?
Mon Dec 9, 2024, 09:53 PM
Monday

Do you know? I don’t. When and how will it be proven to your satisfaction that fuckface won? How much time do I have to retract my obeyance? Trump supporters are cruel and hateful regardless of who won the election. They chose to be that way regardless of who won the election. I’d be grateful for an announcement to be made that somehow the results of the election will be overturned by next Tuesday. Will it take longer than that? How long? If the election gets overturned, those who voted for trump will still be cruel and hateful. Whether trump voters were in the majority or minority of the electorate they chose cruelty.

GB_RN

(3,185 posts)
11. I Read All The Way Down...
Mon Dec 9, 2024, 09:41 PM
Monday

To see if someone was going to bring up the Guy Fawkes poem. Had you not, I was going to.

Great minds and all that!😁

AverageOldGuy

(2,138 posts)
12. My new t-shirt . . .
Mon Dec 9, 2024, 09:50 PM
Monday

. . . has a big oval, white background, black upper case FDT. At the bottom in much smaller letters is: Fuck Donald Trump.

I’ll start wearing it on Jan 20.

I also carry a concealed weapon.

ibegurpard

(16,880 posts)
14. My problem with the cruelty take
Tue Dec 10, 2024, 01:34 AM
Tuesday

It doesn't bother them like we think it should because it implies that they have power. It's difficult to be cruel to someone if you don't have some kind of leverage over them.
Attempting to shame the shameless or make someone feel bad for exerting power that they think they now have isn't going to work.

Funtatlaguy

(11,800 posts)
15. My shirt is more aimed at Dems And non voters.
Tue Dec 10, 2024, 12:09 PM
Tuesday

I know that most Trumpers value cruelty and revel in it.

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