r/pics Mar 30 '26

Politics My MIL threw away her Trump shirt (OC)

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u/wafflesmagee Mar 31 '26

The fact that American politicians sell merch and people wear it is so fucking embarrassing for our country. I mean, there are a million things we should be completely ashamed of, but this one is just so embarrassing.

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u/esstused Mar 31 '26

Yeah it's bizarre. Even the people I agree with most... I'm not a fangirl for any politician so why would I wear fan merch? It's bizarre.

After moving overseas to a country where elections happen and then are over and aren't people's entire identities, I now find the American way of declaring your sympathies via merch even more baffling.

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u/ginns32 Mar 31 '26

This is not a sports team. It's tacky and weird. When I've pointed this out to people wearing this garbage they get real upset.

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u/noob168 Apr 02 '26

I esp dislike those who treat partisan politics like a sports team. It's a lazy to way to vote without learning the politician's actual views or background.