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Lazlo74 from A tropical hell-hole Since: May, 2018
#342151: Dec 4th 2020 at 4:52:12 AM

As the right-wing internet's meltdown escalates, I'm beginning to think that their increasingly nutty and desperate claims are the side effects of the copium overdose as reality creeps closer on them and their nonexistent sense of invincibility is shattered.

Boy, the memesters are going to have a field day with the 'fuck your feelings' crowd once Biden's presidency begins.

Edited by Lazlo74 on Dec 4th 2020 at 4:58:06 AM

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Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#342152: Dec 4th 2020 at 5:18:52 AM

What's interesting is the number of them totally convinced that the Democrats did exactly the same things that Trump is doing now in the wake of the 2016 election.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#342153: Dec 4th 2020 at 5:21:18 AM

Projection Projection Projection

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#342154: Dec 4th 2020 at 5:50:35 AM

[up][up]I mean a lof or them are convinced Russia probe was fake and the recount Hilary walk was bad.

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#342155: Dec 4th 2020 at 5:52:17 AM

Has anyone read Obama's new book? Apparently it's quite the doorstopper at 750 pages.

Hope shines brightest in the darkest times
CrimsonZephyr Would that it were so simple. from Massachusetts Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Would that it were so simple.
#342156: Dec 4th 2020 at 6:30:57 AM

Re: Crenshaw. He’s a war vet so that goes a long way to making people excuse his overall sliminess. Also Pete Davidson insulted the eye patch he wears as a result of his injury, on SNL, so going into his first election there was a perception that “coastal liberal trash” were insulting an American hero.

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."
DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#342157: Dec 4th 2020 at 6:51:08 AM

Mysterious Monolith Update: Racists Destroy California Monolith, Proclaim Christ Superior to Space Aliens

The new California monolith was torn down overnight by a group of right-wing young men who livestreamed their vandalism in a grainy video posted on the blockchain streaming site D Live.

In the video, a group of three men are seen pushing the statue over and chanting "America First" and "Christ is King." The men, one of whom was wearing a "Make America Great Again" headband, called part of the monolith's construction "gay" then replaced it monolith with a wooden cross. It is a decidedly bleak turn in the ongoing monolith saga that has generally been a delightful distraction for a world wracked by a pandemic.

“Christ is king in this country. We don’t want illegal aliens from Mexico or outer space,” a man in the video says. “So let’s tear this bitch down.”

As the group of three struggle to topple the 200-pound statue, they can be heard chanting as they sway it back and forth. Eventually, the monolith’s base breaks and it falls to the ground.

The group then places a wooden cross near the site of the monolith. They go on to pose and take pictures with the two pieces of plywood, all stepping with one boot on the monolith as if it’s a hunting trophy. After the photo shoot, they tie ropes around the monolith and drag it down the mountain, calling it names and cheering.

"It was a learning experience. Nobody got arrested … It was fine because it was funny," a man says on the stream after the monolith was taken down.

The California monolith was discovered Wednesday morning atop Pine Mountain in Atascadero by a group of hikers. It is the third silver monolith to be found in the past weeks—the first in Utah’s red rock country and then shortly after, another was found on a hill in the Romanian town of Piatra Neamţ.

In a video posted to a D Live account run by someone with the username Culture War Crimnal, the group of men claims to have driven for over 5 hours to get to the statue’s site, streaming most of the time. The man who appears in the later video is wearing military fatigues and camo face paint. He’s vaping while saying things like, “I will fuck you to death if you don’t sing.” The group goes on to sing "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and other military-centric songs, all while greeting his viewers with vulgar, racist commentary. Two other members in the back of the car have combat helmets on with night-vision goggles attached.

Throughout the video they mentioning burning crosses and white power.

On the way down Pine Mountain, the group is seemingly pursued by an unidentified party. Culture War Criminal and others run into the bushes to hide and turn off their camera’s lights. The person with the camera claims someone is setting canines after them—no barking is heard. Shortly after, voices can be heard getting closer to the group. A person yells, “grab the cross and beat them with it.”

Culture War Criminal and his crew then have an impromptu roundtable discussion in the bushes, contemplating if those pursuing them are a part of the Antifa movement. “Antifa isn’t one to underestimate,” the group concludes. They then devise a plan, seemingly getting excited using military vernacular, to call the police and frame those after them as the monolith destroyers. In the end, the crusaders left empty handed, back to their macho selves, bragging about their escape on the car ride home.

Previous videos posted to Culture War Criminal’s D Live account show the man talking on Omegle about “the pedophile rape tunnels under Hillary Clinton’s house,” claiming to be a member of the Marines, and commending spitting on Black people. His Twitter further perpetuates his racist narrative and indicates his affinity towards far-right podcast host Nick Fuentes.

Calls to the Atascadero Police Department by Motherboard were not immediately returned.

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clemont107 Mega Togekiss?! from Land of Missed Opportunities (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Mega Togekiss?!
#342158: Dec 4th 2020 at 6:52:55 AM

[up]Whenever something good pops up in life, it's always up to the Magaturds to ruin it.

"Wow, no Mega Togekiss in Legends Z-A. Or any non-Froslass new Sinnoh Mega Evolutions. Round of applause, everybody." - Dawn
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#342159: Dec 4th 2020 at 6:54:57 AM

When the apes in 2001: A Space Odyssey beheld a monolith it led to them developing higher brain functions.

When Trumpists behold a monolith they tear it down and go on a xenophobic rant.

Only Trumpists would be so fucking insecure and petty to be threatened by what's clearly a harmless art exhibit in the middle of fucking nowhere.

Edited by M84 on Dec 4th 2020 at 10:56:09 PM

Disgusted, but not surprised
SpookyMask Since: Jan, 2011
#342160: Dec 4th 2020 at 7:19:08 AM

Any person going on macho rant about how great they are is insecure tongue

Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#342161: Dec 4th 2020 at 7:40:41 AM

That is hilariously pathetic

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#342162: Dec 4th 2020 at 7:41:23 AM

...God, I gotta stop reading this thread. Learning about Cro-MAGAnon vandals entering the 'monolith' saga is close to the most depressing way to start the day I can imagine. Seriously just sad.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#342163: Dec 4th 2020 at 7:42:14 AM

Eh,it's just a Monolith

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clemont107 Mega Togekiss?! from Land of Missed Opportunities (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Mega Togekiss?!
#342164: Dec 4th 2020 at 7:50:22 AM

[up][up]I feel you man, but honestly this thread is one of the few ways I can stay sane in a world where people honestly worship a despicable President Jerkass Eldritch Abomination.

"Wow, no Mega Togekiss in Legends Z-A. Or any non-Froslass new Sinnoh Mega Evolutions. Round of applause, everybody." - Dawn
ShinyCottonCandy Everyone's friend Malamar from Lumiose City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Everyone's friend Malamar
#342165: Dec 4th 2020 at 7:51:53 AM

[up]Come on now, at least some Eldritch Abominations would destroy the world efficiently sparing us from having to deal with the cultists.

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TitanJump Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Singularity
#342166: Dec 4th 2020 at 8:15:01 AM

The sad realization when monkeys are actually smarter than some "human" beings living in this world...

Have they found the Monolith yet?

Edited by TitanJump on Dec 4th 2020 at 5:28:30 PM

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#342167: Dec 4th 2020 at 8:26:38 AM

It's honestly kind of hilarious in how petty and off beat that story is. Especially how they apparently see the thing as a threat to Christianity or something.

Like, what are these people smoking?

Hope shines brightest in the darkest times
Voltron64 Since: Jul, 2016
#342168: Dec 4th 2020 at 8:29:01 AM

[up] Meth or opioids

Edited by Voltron64 on Dec 4th 2020 at 9:29:11 AM

MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
The Encounter that ended the Dogma
#342169: Dec 4th 2020 at 8:30:28 AM

[up][up] Well one of them was vaping. Maybe its the most illicit hallucinogens that can be vaped?

Edited by MorningStar1337 on Dec 4th 2020 at 8:31:23 AM

Lazlo74 from A tropical hell-hole Since: May, 2018
#342170: Dec 4th 2020 at 8:33:29 AM

[up][up][up]These people probably think someone who isn't white and doesn't parrot the Old Testament every five minutes is a threat to Christendom, the 2nd Amandement and American Freedoms(TM) in no particular order because of all the meth they're huffing

Edited by Lazlo74 on Dec 4th 2020 at 8:36:10 AM

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Wildcard Since: Jun, 2012
#342171: Dec 4th 2020 at 8:41:02 AM

Can anyone explain what this #suitcasegate bullshit the MAGA are spreading is?

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#342172: Dec 4th 2020 at 8:44:08 AM

[up][up] Rather ironic, considering that is the Judaic part of the Bible.

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TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#342173: Dec 4th 2020 at 8:47:18 AM

To be honest, the monolith thing sounds to me like a mission, especially since they filmed the entire thing. Possibly self-assigned, maybe not, but a mission all the same.

Tearing down the monolith is a relatively harmless way that they can say, "Me and my chums, we're ready to bring the fight into the real world. We're ready to commit some serious IRL action!" They've drank enough kool-aid that they're itching for the fight to start, but. Like. It can't.

The central paradox of the Alt-Right is that its decentralization and lack of clear directive gives it survivability long past the point when other cults and hate groups would begin to dissipate; however, its decentralization and lack of clear directive also makes it an unaimed mess with no clear leadership or instruction for its many followers. It riles people up, brainwashes them through layer upon layer of "redpill" doctrine, and then just leaves them wandering around trying to figure out for themselves what to do with all this stuff.

The Alt-Right doesn't really give missions the way other hate groups do. It can't. There's no leadership to assign them. But that doesn't stop its members from giving themselves or each other missions.

Edited by TobiasDrake on Dec 4th 2020 at 8:47:59 AM

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Altris from the Vortex Since: Aug, 2019 Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#342174: Dec 4th 2020 at 8:53:33 AM

[up]x3 Some nonsense about "they were hiding suitcases of ballots underneath the tables and counted them after the observers left! That's why Biden won Georgia! There was a spike in the vote counts late at night!" fact check

So, let's hang an anchor from the sun... also my Tumblr
Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#342175: Dec 4th 2020 at 9:06:36 AM

Gasping at straws I see

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