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[–] Penguin_1024@lemmy.sdf.org 71 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Numerous Republican offices have confirmed that they were targeted by an unidentified group or individual who distributed American flags bearing a similar symbol, which were initially indistinguishable from an ordinary American flag to the naked eye,” he said. “My office was among those that were subjected to this ruse.”>

I noticed it with my naked eyes. Is it a weird illusion that only happens on camera? Can you not see it standing in front of the object?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

They're reptiles. "Their vision is based on movement!" Flag wasn't moving. Invisible.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 43 points 4 days ago

Wait wait, this schmuck claims that that swastika was indistinguishable with the naked eye? Seriously? That's super fucking obvious swastika dead center of that flag?

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 54 points 4 days ago

It wasn't me! It was the one armed liberal who snuck into my office in the middle of the night. How he lowered the rope and descended down from the skylight, I'll never know! But I'm keeping that and the other Nazi gear where it is .. it's evidence!

[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 44 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

they really fucking think we're all as dumb as them and their awful fucking families

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

No, they just need a soundbite for Fox News. Stunning how easy it is.

"Yeah, heard that story. Some libtard planted that Nazi flag."

Fox won't come out and state it was planted, they just plant the idea in their viewer's minds and away we go.

I see the same sort of unquestioning belief on lemmy every day. But oh my fuck are liberals harder to brainwash than conservatives. If you see some boolshit on here, at least someone questions it in the comments. Goose steppers fall in line, no questions, and no questions allowed.

[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 49 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 28 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] RaoulDuke@fedia.io 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Those damn buttery males .....

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

its malarkey time

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 36 points 4 days ago (2 children)

“Numerous Republican offices have confirmed that they were targeted by an unidentified group or individual who distributed American flags bearing a similar symbol, which were initially indistinguishable from an ordinary American flag to the naked eye,” he said.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Whole idea behind camouflage is that it breaks up outlines, blends into the background. This flag is the diametric, literally and figuratively, opposite of that.

[–] 9limmer@piefed.zip 27 points 4 days ago

They keeping calling us Nazis and fascists. Why do they keep calling us racists? Stop demonizing us!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ4ZLDK_XZA

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 30 points 4 days ago

That is the kind of shit you would expect to see in like a Harry Turtledove alternate present America where Hitler had won.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 days ago

Bro. It was just a prank, bro. Bro!

[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago

"It was a ruse! I was bamboozled by hoodlums!"

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 days ago

I just went to the flag shop and picked it in a hurry.

It was a dog that dropped that paper bag with $50.000 on my porch.

That woman must have broken in and drowned herself in my bathtub, I hate it when that happens.

[–] Aeao@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

“I don’t appreciate you’re ruse ma’am”

“My ruse?”

“Yeah, your cunning attempt to trick me”

https://youtu.be/fEEj6d3GTOU

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 4 points 3 days ago