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points by gherkinnn 1 day ago | 0 comments
Where are all the Don't Tread on Me people who prepped for decades for precisely such cases?
[–] nullocator 1 day ago
Ya this is the big lie 2Aers are bought into, turns out being able to organize is as important or more than just having a bunch of guns and a ooh-rah attitude. And as you can see from article the government will be there if you start acting in a way the admin disapprove of
[–] zanecodes 1 day ago
Apparently the full expression is "Don't Tread On Me, But Feel Free To Tread On Those With Whom I Disagree"
[–] heyitsmedotjayb 1 day ago
They're the ones treading on other people.
[–] throwawayfifo 8 hours ago
This is the opposite of "such cases." The Trump administration is doing exactly what he was democratically voted in to do by the "Don't Tread on Me people": close the border and deport illegal immigrants.
[–] harimau777 7 hours ago
That's not relevant to him spying on political enemies.
[–] deepsquirrelnet 1 day ago
They're too busy re-enacting the "Clown Applying Makeup" meme, to achieve a proper mar-a-lago face.
[–] cdrnsf 1 day ago
They don't want to be trod upon, they want to tread on everyone else.
[–] Tangurena2 1 day ago
They watch the TV network that tells them every single day that huge numbers of illegal immigrants (or other scary brown-skinned people) are the reason for all their troubles & fears. They always hype the false story that there is a huge caravan of migrants approaching US borders but only during lead-up to elections.

Trump is persecuting the same "others" that the "don't tread on me" group also hate. They only wave their weapons when Democrats are sitting in the White House.

[–] pluralmonad 1 day ago
Always amusing to see this saying on _license plates_ of all places. Idk if a snake can look pathetic, but I always read them with a "please, mister," in front of them.