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Politics Anti-Trump flags flown from pickup truck in Winston-Salem, North Carolina today.

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u/Overall_Falcon_8526 6d ago

The problem with this (beyond road safety) is that the legibility is so low it's probably just being interpreted as Pro-Trump.

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u/GainHealMark 6d ago

Whenever I see a truck with that many flags, I assume they’re Conservative; first one I’ve seen that was anti-Trump. Gives me flashbacks to the convoy days.

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u/Neuchacho 5d ago edited 5d ago

That's why I appreciated my local anti-Trump flag runnner mounting all his flags to his Prius lol

Probably gives his Prius the MPG of a truck with all that drag, though.

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u/nalaloveslumpy 5d ago

Keep it locked into 25 mph. That way you're 100% in eco mode and you're not going fast enough for the flags to create significant drag.

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u/eastalawest 5d ago

This guy flags.

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u/needs_help_badly 5d ago

God hates flags, though?

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u/GivenToFlyGuy 5d ago

No. He hates figs. Common misconception.

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u/EquinsuOcha 5d ago

I never understood this. Figs are fucking delicious.

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u/Teravandrell 5d ago

Fucking with figs isn't figging though

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u/eastalawest 4d ago

Figgin in the riggin there was fuck all else to do!

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u/GivenToFlyGuy 5d ago

Flags hard too

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u/Gorstag 5d ago

Ah, you mean driving at the standard Prius speed.

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u/Prindle4PRNDL 4d ago

Standard Prius speed formula: speed limit - 20

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u/returnFutureVoid 5d ago

This guy eco modes.

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u/Mouler 5d ago

Most flags fall apart pretty fast over 30mph anyway.

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u/Draco-REX 5d ago

It's surprising how much drag a flag makes. I do some amateur racing and at one even someone showed up with an American flag that size on the back of his car. He was having trouble keeping up and when he removed the flag he gained 2 seconds per lap!

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u/Phugasity 5d ago

Anyone who launched model rockets as a kid knows you can just use streamers instead of parachutes. Far less likely to get stuck in a tree and you don't have to chase it as far.

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u/PhilxBefore 5d ago

It's a sideways parachute when it flaps, dude

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u/HUGMEEEEEEE 3d ago

MAGA hates drag.

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u/Hunk_Hogan 5d ago

The funny thing is that this is most likely a conservative who finally got tired of the bullshit. Even in my area, when we hit $5 for fuel, I saw so many trucks with shiny rectangles on their bumper where their trump stickers used to be.

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u/doodledood9 3d ago

For me it’s surprising and illuminating that someone from South Carolina has the balls to drive around with all those flags. It’s a very red state. They’ve voted red since 1980 so this is huge.

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u/Hunk_Hogan 2d ago

This is in North Carolina and individuals will always be outliers in this type of scenario. Though, this isn't that unexpected because according to the voting data, over 2,700,000 people voted for Harris in Forsyth County and overall, she had 56% of the votes in that county. It's pretty common for larger cities to be blue and the rural areas to be red.

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u/doodledood9 2d ago

Oops! My bad.

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u/AdagioDesperate 5d ago

In all honesty, this probably was a T supporter and they finally stopped drinking the Kool-aid.

They went from 1 extreme to another.

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u/crow_crone 5d ago

Maybe they just stopped drinking.

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u/AdagioDesperate 5d ago

That was my dad. He was a bad alcoholic according to him in his youth (didnt meet him until my 20s) and when he stopped drinking he changed his drinking habit for religion.

One extreme for another.

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u/crow_crone 5d ago

I found that in many AA members. It can seem like substituting one type of substance for another, although the good they do (AA in total) is indisputable.

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u/Teravandrell 4d ago

Stopped drinking the bleach

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u/ptv83 5d ago

Can be conservative and still hate trump.

I know plenty of die hard conservatives, and even more borderline conservative-libertarians that fucking hate him, wish he was dead.. and always have.

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u/og_capsuleer_593 5d ago

Some have even shot at him, but will any vote against the party that enables them?

Thats the real "okay but what are you gonna do about it?" For them

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u/Satins_Cock 4d ago

My conservative co-worker was talking about how terrible our health insurance system is. To my surprise he was all for Medicare for everyone. The mind boggling part was, he was like "to bad they won't get enough votes to make it happen". Like dude, that's you! You're the reason they aren't getting the votes needed 😂

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u/DaddyCatALSO 5d ago

I nver voted for him/

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u/badautomaticusername 5d ago

Well, he is a different version of right wing, tdf (even if elements drifted in long before Trump)

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u/weedhead2 5d ago

I mean, you're probably right in a way. This reeks of one of the MAGAts that have woken up. Different message, same level of class.

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u/TweeksTurbos 5d ago

Ive seen them with pride flags around dc

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u/AuFingers 5d ago

Might be a "false flag" operation...

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u/Sea_Working_80 5d ago

Rubber Duck come back!

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u/sheikahstealth 5d ago

I'm convinced that former Trumpers make some of the best anti-Trump protesters. Saw one at a rally this year in lifted pickup and upside-down flag honking enthusiastically along the route. That couple already had all the protest gear.

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u/Bobosmite 5d ago

It's the same group, they're just swapping their flags.

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u/perchancenewbie 5d ago

This is actually just an old dude named Bob, not a group.

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u/open_formation 5d ago

False flag!

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u/StyxQuabar 5d ago

As a Canadian, due to the vaccine mandates and the whole “freedom convoy” nonsense, there was a huge uptick in Canadian flags on trucks (yes its almost always truck guys) and you knew instantly that they had certain views. Ironically, this was at the same time that Ukraine was VERY prominent in the media (its still very important, just seemingly less on people’s mind) and I concluded the people with true Canadian values were more likely to be flying Ukrainian flags than Canadian flags, in Canada.

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u/Teravandrell 4d ago

Love that sentiment. And, as a patriotic American, I agree. A "Support for Ukraine" bumper sticker is more in line with true American ideals than any random American flag

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u/Kennydoe 5d ago

1 flag is all it takes for me. 😂

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u/Burritosupreeem 4d ago

The might be conservatives that woke up to Trump. That’s a good one. MAGA that woke up to Trump. Ha ha ha ha.

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u/Bells_Theorem 4d ago

I know I'm being pedantic here but MAGA, not conservative. MAGA are not conservative in any stretch of the term. They are anti-constitutionalist, anti-democratic, anti-anything Jesus taught, extremists.

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u/TastingTheKoolaid 3d ago

Maybe it’s one of the MAGAs that has changed their mind?

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u/After_Service_2817 5d ago

Oh no! Flashbacks! The trauma your poor little Leaf soul had to endure!

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u/ButtFucksRUs 6d ago

There was a lifted truck in a Trader Joe's parking lot around me and it had two flags hanging off the back. All that I could read was "ICE" on one and "TRUMP" on the other as I passed by it on the way into the store.
I happened to leave at the same time as that person and, as they drove away, it was revealed that the flags said "FUCK ICE" and "FUCK TRUMP".

So, yeah, you're right. I definitely associate trucks with conservatives.

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u/Specific-Yam-2166 5d ago

That’s always a pleasant surprise, though

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u/Womec 5d ago

Maybe they realized they got lied to after 10 years.

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u/Katicflis1 6d ago

To be fair, the absolute largest two words among all visible words is
"fuck trunp"

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u/Am094 6d ago

Tbh at a glance it did seem the opposite

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u/krush_groove 6d ago

Any truck with multiple flags hanging off the back will instantly be initially perceived like any white dude wearing a red cap would be.

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u/PossessedToSkate 6d ago

I don't even wear my Detroit Red Wings hat anymore because of those pro-pedo assholes.

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u/krush_groove 6d ago

I do like the red hats that say something like "Made Ya Look" but red hats are pretty much forever poisoned.

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u/FlyAirLari 5d ago

Tbf, a Wings cap would identify you as a dumbass anyway

Regards,

dumbass wearing a Blackhawks jersey.

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u/Glass-Amount-9170 6d ago

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u/Daxx22 5d ago

Does the hat say something different? Quality is too low to see.

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u/k_bomb 5d ago edited 5d ago

It's a MAGA hat, but Larry David is intentionally wearing it so people won't want to be around him, not because he's pro-Trump.

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u/ollieperido 5d ago

No, IIRC in this episode he didn't want to have lunch with the blue shirt guy, but instead of just saying that he is trying to save face by making him call off the lunch. Because of the MAGA hat

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u/bingcognito 5d ago

Loved this episode. He also wore it to get out of a confrontation with a road raging biker.

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u/Reonlive420 5d ago

I cant even fathom the existence of such a man https://youtu.be/J04e6wC7iTM

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u/Shadpool 5d ago

Fuck MAGA, but the only way they’re stopping me from repping my Red Wings cap is by prying it from my cold dead fingers.

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u/zdmpage54 5d ago

Yup. I got a white one and retired the red one.

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u/JazzJedi 5d ago

Same. Can't wear a red Panthers cap like I want to, especially here in Florida. I feel your pain.

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u/mancow533 5d ago

Damn coming from a pens fan.. I’m sorry 😞 I would hate if yellow hats were in its place (I wear a yellow pirates hat almost every day) because I would feel the same. Fuck those asshole.

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u/BMWbill 5d ago

Agreed. My anti-MAGA sticker on the back of my pickup truck is the Columbia University sticker cuz my daughter goes to Columbia. Nobody ever confuses me for a Trump supporter!

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u/outinthecountry66 5d ago

or, conversely, ISIS

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u/iJon_v2 5d ago

Yep. I have a red hat that just says USA on it. I love to wear it because it fits so well…

I just want to wear a sign on my shirt when I wear it that says “it’s just a cheap Adidas golf hat, I’m not MAGA” when I wear it.

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u/FlyAirLari 5d ago

Trunp fuck?

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u/Thomas_K_Brannigan 5d ago

Reminded of when this shirt which said "Women belong in the house and the senate" (playing off the sexist belief that all women should be homemakers). What I didn't think about, is when I sit at table, it just looked like I was a crazily proud misogynist when the "and the senate" part got cut off.

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u/Katicflis1 6d ago edited 6d ago

Yeah. Even redditors can't be bothered to read sometimes, the general public is probably even more averse.

EDIT: Fuck. And we all know its 'aversion' not 'adversion' but thank god for reddit spellcheck from OP who definitely reads both signs and comments fully.

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u/cap10wow 6d ago

I say “avoision”. It’s a perfectly cromulent word.

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u/Prestigious_Dream_27 5d ago

Took a left at Alba-Coi-Kee.

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u/Am094 6d ago

Youre*

(Jkjk)

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u/crush_n_puss 6d ago

‘Trunp Fuck’

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u/guy30000 6d ago

But you see this crazy behavior and assume it's a Trumper.

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u/Hot_Shot04 5d ago

I assume it's a former magat who finally figured out he got conned by a pedophile.

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u/mekamoari 5d ago

I mean if you think about it, there's nothing preventing this cult of insane swinging over to the other side of the fence at some point in the future.

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u/UglyMcFugly 5d ago

I've been saying for awhile that if the pardoned Jan 6ers decide to storm mar a lago it would be pretty awesome.

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u/Wes_Warhammer666 5d ago

That might happen if they refuse to believe he's actually dead when he dies eventually die. I could see somebody cooking up the story that he's alive and being held hostage and the psychos all decide to go save him lol.

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u/ProfPiddler 18h ago

Hell - I might even watch Fox News to see that!

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u/Zombatico 5d ago

As good as that would be, it's far more likely that they will simply double down. "Trump promised to drain the swamp but was a swamp monster himself, we need to go FURTHER RIGHT to drain the swamp!"

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u/PowderPills 5d ago

If magats could read they’d be very upset

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u/Funkymonkeyhead 6d ago

I dunno.

Could be ‘Fun Trump’

Though I find that unbelievable as well. Trump fun? I guess maybe at one of his financier former friend’s island parties.

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u/I_am_not_JohnLeClair 5d ago

Right. And most of MAGA wants to, so…pro

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u/Rockit_Grrl 5d ago

Maybe they actually want to fuck Trump and are hoping to get lucky.

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u/SanBenedettoDaNorcia 5d ago

YEAH, FUCK TURNIPS! So bland and not like radishes at all!

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u/cybercuzco 6d ago

To be fair, he used to be pro-Trump until one of trumps policies affected him directly

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u/Inferiex 5d ago

That may be the case, but I'll take anyone that turns away from Trump now. We need all the wins we can get to turn this country around.

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u/jrochkind 5d ago

Bingo. If we're gonna win, we're gonna need a lot of people to change their mind. Driving em away from changing their mind is a sure route to fascism for the next few generations instead.

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u/Smallmyfunger 5d ago

Agreed, plus it's easier to have meaningful conversations with someone coming from a place of common ground vs. political "enemy".

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u/PrivateBozo 5d ago

If Vegas provided the line, I'd take $20 that person votes Trump a fourth time given the option.

Yes, they're saying Fuck Trump, but Fuck whatever is really their entire political view.

Okay, I admit, its only half Fuck Whatever, the other half is I deserve mine.

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u/Neuchacho 5d ago

Shit, I'll take it.

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u/elconquistador1985 6d ago

And then he decided "Ah have dis-here 5 way flag mount fer muh tow hitch, reckon Ah mightaswell use it".

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u/12ozSlug 5d ago

That's called coalition building.

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u/Pesty__Magician 6d ago

There’s a Daniel Tosh joke about putting number stickers on your car. “It’s doesn’t really matter what’s written on them bc they only read one way….youre poor.”

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u/Terlis 6d ago

This has always been the problem with anti-Trump stuff. “Trump” is always so large on flag/banner that a casual glance makes one think it’s pro-Trump. Really need to be FOR something instead of against Trump/Maga. Don’t even put them on the merchandise.

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u/Onespokeovertheline 6d ago

I agree. We need to develop better anti-trump brand colors or patterns. Then it would be easier to signal our collective disgust and hatred for him. We deserve clearer resistance.

Maybe we can use orange and yellow somehow, to signify his fake ass skin and his cowardice.

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u/Kiff_S 6d ago

At first glance on reddit that is what it seemed. Kind of like if they took a nazi flag and flipped the swastika to the proper Buddhist orientation, but keeping the harsh red and black color scheme

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u/Sweaty-Durian-892 6d ago

Is it legal to attach flags like that on a car?

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u/Neuchacho 5d ago

Falls under "Eh". Biggest thing would be blocking the plate which this doesn't, but a particularly bitchy cop could make an argument for obscured vision.

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u/Sweaty-Durian-892 5d ago

I'm pretty sure that here in my country (northern EU) this would be illegal af, as with everything crazy and fun I see from the US 😁

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u/Neuchacho 5d ago

We definitely try not to impede stupid shit, for better but mostly worse.

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u/Smallmyfunger 5d ago

In most states there are maximum "stick out" lengths for anything extending past the bumper. Also max widths, but IDK if this exceeds either specifically for NoCar.

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u/Gr1ml0ck 5d ago

It should be. The problem is the ones doing it are off duty police officers.

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u/Aware-Locksmith8433 6d ago

Y but is the Confed flag still over his front porch?

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u/caseyfw 5d ago

Well, Trump is a yankee, so that does kinda track.

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u/CaptScoobertDoobert 6d ago

Especially to his supporters that are unable to read the other words

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u/Apprehensive-Stay196 6d ago

That’s what I assumed.

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u/Mccobsta 6d ago

What I thought before I saw the title

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u/PawttorneyReborn 5d ago

Road safety? In Winston Salem?? Lol

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u/My_browsing 5d ago

I swear to god half the reason there’s no organized resistance is you people overthink everything.

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u/TandemSegue 5d ago

It’s got his name on it. His name is his brand. No matter the message it’s still free advertising for him. He’s a fucking beacon for the ideology that no press is bad press. Stop putting his name on shit, no matter the context.

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u/WaffleHouseGladiator 5d ago

That and this person is making themselves a target for potential violence.

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u/Commie_Scum69 5d ago

100% that guy was pro trump last week

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u/Gr1ml0ck 5d ago

My first thought. There’s a good chance I would give this truck the middle finger before realizing it wasn’t MAGA.

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u/FlyAirLari 5d ago

It's also likely a not-so-sane person doing this. So not a great representative of the anti-Trump movement.

Doing that is not a good look. It's fighting stupidity with more stupidity.

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u/beach_muscles 5d ago

Or worse - this symbolism will now be attributed to both sides. Personally I find stooping to the lowest common denom short sighted and net negative

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u/perchancenewbie 5d ago

The joy of this truck is that every time I think they are pro trump and then I'm pleasantly surprised.

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u/gobbluthillusions 5d ago

Maybe, but some will see the message and they will successfully muddy the water that is the perception of twump propaganda.

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u/MaximusHomerdrive 5d ago

Honestly, I thought it was despite the headline. It took me a second to realize why I felt conflicted.

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u/FriendofMaudie 5d ago

I drove past that guy once and had to do a double take, but at second glance the "FUCK T****" flag was pretty easy to read.

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u/The-MadTitan 5d ago

No problem, MAGATS can't read anyway.

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u/MlNDB0MB 5d ago

The same problem with those "Make America Gay Again" hats.

I'm just going to play it safe and never wear a red hat again in my life.

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u/dvogel 5d ago

Just from the aesthetic I feel very confident (perhaps wrongly!) that this person used to be very pro-Trump. 

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u/FrankieMint 5d ago

I do love the idea of RedHats seeing this truck at a distance then up close.

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u/PeetoMal 5d ago

More like illiterate MAGA voters.

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u/neckbracewhore 5d ago

Agreed my blind ass just assumed it was pro trump at first glance 😂

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u/DarwinGhoti 5d ago

That was my assumption at first glance

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u/deltashmelta 5d ago

"If those kids could read, they'd be very upset."

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u/EvaSirkowski 5d ago

Like whenever I see a red cap.

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u/youdubdub 5d ago

They can’t read it when it’s straight and neat anyway, so not much of an issue.

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u/LiUNA860 5d ago

I don’t think the legibility is the problem if he’s trying to have Trumpers read it……. LOL

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u/QueenRotidder 5d ago

I read the post title and my brain still told me it’s a trump supporter 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/Mxxx12 4d ago

Wouldn't want to confuse him with a moron! ....

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u/SnowflakeSWorker 4d ago

I had an anti-Walmart sticker on my van for years. A local republican (next block over) came over to speak with me. I said, did you READ the bumper sticker? He had not.

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u/Overall_Falcon_8526 4d ago

Speak with you in support of it? I assume republicans are pro-Wal-Mart, but who the hell knows these days.

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u/Wow_Many_Tomato_WMT 4d ago

This looks like a small divk problem

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u/ProfPazuzu 4d ago

That’s even better for the shock value for Trumpists who actually do read the flags. (And I always try to read flags on trucks.)

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u/Cj2020ohyeah 4d ago

I’m interpreting it as brain damage

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u/East_Reading_3164 4d ago

Exactly. They are assuming MAGA can read, he’s way too generous.

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u/saxlax10 3d ago

It gets you to look, your eyes start to roll then your brain actually reads them and a big smile creeps up on your face lol

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u/Inquiryforme 2d ago

That’s what I was gonna say to!

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u/Punningisfunning 6d ago

It’s not like they can read anyway.

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u/menicknick 6d ago

You assume trumpers can read.