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PM_ME_UR_CC_INFO t1_izkospy wrote

Reply to comment by Due-Net-88 in Yikes by MollyClock

Exactly. Somebody took my relative’s thin blue line flag and sprayed fuck twelve on their lawn and it just made him feel like he’s justified.

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TheSimulacra t1_izkqlsg wrote

I don't think the point was to change your pro-cop relative's mind. Seems like their mind was already made up.

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PM_ME_UR_CC_INFO t1_izkr7ve wrote

Idk what their goal was (i agree it wasn’t to change his mind, they were probably just acting in anger, or they thought “this will show him what other people think of his beliefs”) but stuff like that makes these crazy retired cops double down on their beliefs. He posted about it online and his whole community just fed his ego

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TheSimulacra t1_izks7si wrote

I don't think that matters. These people find any excuse to feed their persecution complexes, just watch Fox News. They flipped out over Starbucks cups, ffs. If they don't have anything they'll invent it, because there's always money in the outrage industry.

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okdiluted t1_izlxj1d wrote

they post about it to their insular communities and think things like putting thin blue lines all over their cars matter bc they're genuinely terrified of their actions having consequences. the more pushback they get, the more scared they get. there's a reason you don't hear anything from that neo-nazi richard spencer anymore, and it's because he got too scared to show his face in public when people wouldn't stop punching it.

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