Yeah, they said that about birds, too. Still not convinced this isn’t all some massively bad AI hallucination.

^(Please, PLEASE, PLEASE let this all be exactly that!!!)^

Why would they run into trouble if it weren’t real?!?

/s

I think you need to start with establishing that said representative is actually real.

Huh. Shows how much of a horror movie fan I am. Thanks for the correction.

Wait. Captain Kirk mask? What a weird way to have a TIL moment. Thanks again!

“The group’s founder, Michael Meyer…”

I think I found your problem - might wanna check him for a hockey mask.

Not a category in interested in, but I did take a spin through your collection on GitLab. You lost all credibility with me when I saw your top web browser pick was Brave.

Along with plenty of subterfuge.

I’ve read he plans to upon retaking office.

Always fighting fire with fire tends to leave nothing but destruction in its wake. Do you really think the only valid way to resist is head-on? I guarantee the Nazis would have won if that were the primary tactic used to fight them.

Yeah, I was in a rush when writing that, and should have been more thorough in explaining what I meant.

I meant that’s their mentality: these idiots will become increasingly emboldened as Trump takes over, and make the assumption that they can do anything they want because Trump & the Republicans have taken over the Justice system and will allow them to do whatever they want to the “evil libs.” There will be no hate crimes prosecuted (unless against white and/or prominent right-wingers) - at least not on a federal level, but these idiots often don’t really understand that difference (and TBF there effectively may not BE a difference in red states).

If I didn’t have a family depending upon me, maybe. Escalation such as you describe carries a much higher risk of retaliation, and really is what they are doing this kind of thing for so they can spin it to fit their “victim” complex. While I don’t have a problem giving my life for a worthwhile cause, I DO have a problem doing so in what will only in effect be a symbolic effort that is extremely unlikely to accomplish anything significant. I’d rather find more effective (and probably subtle) ways to undermine them.

Trump will pardon them, so there’s gonna be a fuckton more of this shit over the next four years. Likely progressively worse as we go.

Sure, because there was no warning of this crap display of cowardice (masks), & everyone just happens to carry cans of paint around to do such a thing. 🙄

This feels like a bait question to get people to break the new “no politics” rule.

Misspelled hooliganism, sorry.

You didn’t mention a VPN, so when you said “moving” I naturally thought you meant physically… .…(ツ)…/

Can’t answer for anybody else, but from what admittedly limited information I’m aware of there are many reasons I’d not want to move to India - Modi, pollution so bad in places you can hardly see through it at times, rampant huliganism hooliganism, sexism, mobs severely beating/killing people (most not even nearly for “justifiable” causes), high unemployment, castes, people still openly using public streets for restrooms, etc. Doesn’t seem like it’s any better than the Ununited States of America.

I’d tell you to GFY, but you already have & just don’t realize it yet.

Can we accelerate that timeline? Say to like Jan 20, 2025 (let the kids enjoy one last chance at any snow we might be lucky enough to get)?

Depends upon how extreme the differences are. Arnold Schwarzenegger - who’s a moderate Republican (thankfully supporting Harris) - was married to Maria Shriver from the infamously Democrat-heavy Kennedy family for well over a quarter century. Bill Clinton’s (in)famous campaign adviser, James Carville, had been married to a well known Republican counterpart (Mary Matalin) since the early '90s.