The GOP Twitter account tweeted, then deleted an image in celebration of U.S. Independence Day that appeared to erroneously feature the Liberian flag.

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[–] 48 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Oh god it's not even emojis they fucked up. It's a whole-ass illustration

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  • [–] 42 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    And they're very triggered the woke are fact-shaming them.

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  • [–] 26 points 3 years ago

    Flying confederate flags and Trump flags all the time they forgot what the USA flag looks like

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  • [–] 25 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    For anyone else that didn’t necessarily want to scroll through the article but was wondering how far off the flag is:

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  • [–] 22 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    You say erroneously, I say dog whistle. Slaves were repatriated there. It’s a troll, and not the first time they’ve done this, see CPAC nazi symbol in 2021

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I mean, this isn't an uncommon graphic design mistake, there's a whole subreddit for it. In this case it's far more likely to be a dumb mistake than an intentional dogwhistle like that suspiciously Odal rune shaped stage at CPAC may have been.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    I'm OOTL. What dogwhistle stage are we talking about?

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    CPAC's stage in 2021 which looked like a Norse rune used by the Nazis.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (3 children)

    Yikes. Was it ever confirmed deliberate?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    They would never admit to it if it was.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    You say that, but these are the same idiots that posted the "we're all domestic terrorists" to a signboard, so you never know...

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Not that I know of. The Odal rune is obscure enough to the average person that they have plausible deniability, so unless we find design documents or get a confession it's basically impossible to prove.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by stupidity. They aren't that smart and they are very stupid.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    You should also never underestimate evil - that’s how they win.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I'm not underestimating evil. I'm estimating intelligence. And they aren't that intelligent or crafty. Their evil is far more banal.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago*

    m not underestimating evil. I’m estimating intelligence. And they aren’t that intelligent or crafty.

    This is textbook underestimating evil, friend. Don't confuse the stupid act they put on for their constituents with their actual intelligence.

    These assholes are ivy league educated and have (successfully) shaped the republican party under them to engender the support of the dumbest among us and eliminate just about every trace of coherent thoughts. But just because that's their base doesn't mean the leadership is just as dumb.

    Granted, you have real idiots like Ms Bowling Alley Flasher or I Can't Believe it's not Jewish Space Lasers, but a lot of the leadership is moral-less bottom feeders desperate for power and willing to sell away the country and our democracy for it.

    Say what you will about the idiots running the republican party, but those fuckers got shit done. Here's hoping the democratic party can take a page from their book and finally get their shit together, but I won't hold my breath.

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  • [+] 14 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)
    [–] 14 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Remember folks, these people like to (falsely) portray themselves as the patriotic party.

    And the general public just eats that shit up.

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  • [–] [B] 13 points 3 years ago

    At least it wasn’t Russian this time.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    This is made all the more hilarious by the fact that Liberia declared its independence from… the US.

    EDIT: small correction as independence was technically declared from the private “American Colonization Society” which is somehow even worse

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

    Ehhh. The US granted it independence.

    EDIT: No, I guess not. It was never a US territory. I thought that it was a state initiative, but apparently it was a private one.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_of_Liberia

    It is unclear whether or not Liberia was ever technically a colony at all. Unlike most other colonies in the 19th century, it had no charter and had no official allegiance or relationship with a sovereign nation.

    I know that Lincoln supported the idea, but it looks like it was in the context of supporting a private initiative.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago

    Is there anything that isn’t embarrassing about those clowns?

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago

    At some ambiguous point, stupidity becomes malice; hence the banality of evil. That was my point. They are displaying what they are. Stop giving them the benefit of the doubt. Or, will you continue to question their intentions until the end?

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago

    Pretty funny from a side who talks about how patriotic they are.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    "No stupid, put the Nazi flag up AFTER Trump wins!"

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    Aside from the gaffe, I really hate how Republican extremists have hijacked the American flag for their weird aganda. Time to take it back.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    The party of idiocracy and authoritarian traitors.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    What a bunch of incompetent degenerates... I mean "patriots".

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    When’s the last time you Googled a stock image of an American flag and found a Liberian one? Feign mistake, correct, repeat.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    Gagging Obnoxious Pudknockers

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Bro, do you even Murrica? Smh.

    Bang, bang, eagle swoosh.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago

    @L4s stupid and incompetent, or evil, or both

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    [–] -4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

    It's a bit funny and all, but this is basically the definition of a non story.

    I'm sure there were actual news today.

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