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Bettie

(16,105 posts)
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 05:17 PM Oct 2020

Went to do an errand and ran into the local MAGAT parade

About 20 or so trucks that they kept running in circles around a couple of blocks to make it look like a lot.

And, at our four way stop, they had some white-haired dude directing traffic, demanding that people just trying to get somewhere stop to let all the morons through at the same time.

I'm so over these people. Just done with them all.

Noted a few local business owners. Have further noted that I will not do business with them. Ever. Again.

Wrote them down when I got home, just to be sure.

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Went to do an errand and ran into the local MAGAT parade (Original Post) Bettie Oct 2020 OP
Entitlement. Karadeniz Oct 2020 #1
You see, there are a lot of "shy Trump voters" Claustrum Oct 2020 #2
They are a bashful lot, aren't they? StarryNite Oct 2020 #4
Right? They keep saying they are the "silent majority" Bettie Oct 2020 #5
I believe there were some "shy Trump voters" back in 2016 Claustrum Oct 2020 #11
So true iamateacher Oct 2020 #15
Send them a letter greenjar_01 Oct 2020 #3
+1 SoonerPride Oct 2020 #8
I sat and looked at each of the faces of the drivers Bettie Oct 2020 #9
I trust your instinct! greenjar_01 Oct 2020 #10
Write It Now COL Mustard Oct 2020 #54
"It's not a funeral;" Well, it kinda is. dchill Oct 2020 #37
They all chant "O'Doyle Rules!!" as they drive over the cliff. PubliusEnigma Oct 2020 #6
Let then know why you will never do business with them. StarryNite Oct 2020 #7
Exactly Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #12
I suspect there is a discreet way to make your list public where it will do the most good. soldierant Oct 2020 #24
Elections have consequences. So does supporting a creature like trump. Make it hurt. nt albacore Oct 2020 #13
Surprised to see... Tracer Oct 2020 #14
Did it look like this? JDC Oct 2020 #16
Yep, it kinda did Bettie Oct 2020 #19
Where was this? cwydro Oct 2020 #17
Iowa Bettie Oct 2020 #18
I hear ya. cwydro Oct 2020 #22
RWNJ Radio Squidly Oct 2020 #60
Ran into one these in Cedar City Utah last Saturday ThoughtCriminal Oct 2020 #20
Perfect Description Bettie Oct 2020 #21
Where in the f'n HELL were the police, letting them disrupt traffic like that?????? niyad Oct 2020 #23
Who knows? Bettie Oct 2020 #27
I think I would be on the phone with the mayor and the chief of police, politely expressing my niyad Oct 2020 #29
Probably driving in the parade themselves. soldierant Oct 2020 #28
Time to weed them out as well. niyad Oct 2020 #31
the Union first or efforts will be futile, but yes. way past time, in fact. soldierant Oct 2020 #32
Bingo !!!!!!!!!!!!! NC DENVERPOPS Oct 2020 #39
love that movie Chili Oct 2020 #33
"Nazis. I hate these guys." ThoughtCriminal Oct 2020 #34
Location? Names of businesses? SheltieLover Oct 2020 #25
Perhaps some Yelp reviews are in order?? niyad Oct 2020 #30
These Trump pick em up truck parades are the sign of a dying campaign Botany Oct 2020 #26
They don't even know that shit's bad for business. dchill Oct 2020 #35
Should of Smackdown2019 Oct 2020 #36
A neighbor who I like finally showed her true self NoMoreRepugs Oct 2020 #38
I'm surrounded by these fuckin MAGAts. 634-5789 Oct 2020 #40
Right there with u. County is 2/3 RePutinicans. NoMoreRepugs Oct 2020 #52
Should have asked the traffic controller if he had a parade permit. BobTheSubgenius Oct 2020 #41
I saw a much bigger MAGAT parade in Florida. I am ok with them parading while Blue_true Oct 2020 #42
Could not agree with you more. Snackshack Oct 2020 #43
Was on a conference call xxqqqzme Oct 2020 #44
Trump supporters are Nazis azureblue Oct 2020 #45
Seriously I'm sick of them too. Initech Oct 2020 #46
Mooning should be legal in these instances. Baked Potato Oct 2020 #47
I stopped doing business with local businesses that supported him last time Dem2 Oct 2020 #48
There are fewer signs around here Bettie Oct 2020 #51
Same in PA catchnrelease Oct 2020 #49
I swear I would have called the police even if it didn't do any good Ferrets are Cool Oct 2020 #50
While waiting for my car to be serviced in area jammed with business' and restaurants packman Oct 2020 #53
Same here Traildogbob Oct 2020 #55
Amen JohnnyRingo Oct 2020 #56
They do that at our farmers market here on Sundays. Grasswire2 Oct 2020 #57
Hopefully they all followed this guy home relayerbob Oct 2020 #58
LOLOL Skittles Oct 2020 #59

Claustrum

(4,845 posts)
2. You see, there are a lot of "shy Trump voters"
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 05:19 PM
Oct 2020
There is nothing silent about them. They love to air their love for Trump.

Bettie

(16,105 posts)
5. Right? They keep saying they are the "silent majority"
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 05:20 PM
Oct 2020

Um, they are never silent about anything, they broadcast every idiotic thought that goes through their heads.

I think there are more "shy" Democrats because the MAGATs are unstable and dangerous.

Claustrum

(4,845 posts)
11. I believe there were some "shy Trump voters" back in 2016
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 05:24 PM
Oct 2020

because the main stream republicans were horrified by the "Access Hollywood" tapes but end up voting for him due to Comey letter or whatever. But after Trump's win, they all came out from under the rock and join Trump's parade.

I agree with you. In 2020, there's more "shy" democrats/independent because of their aggressive support of Trump.

iamateacher

(1,089 posts)
15. So true
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 05:44 PM
Oct 2020

We got caught in a Trump parade today. We observed his followers were loud, opinionated jerks.

 

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)
3. Send them a letter
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 05:19 PM
Oct 2020

I seriously would have drove right through. It's not a funeral; they have no right to commandeer a public thoroughfare.

Bettie

(16,105 posts)
9. I sat and looked at each of the faces of the drivers
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 05:23 PM
Oct 2020

That's how I noted the business owners. We live in a small town and I have tried to do business locally when I can. I'll be doing a little less locally now.

I may or may not have been saying "Fuck You" over and over while waiting for the morons to pass.

My beloved husband has asked me to wait until I've calmed down before writing a letter. He's probably right.

Tracer

(2,769 posts)
14. Surprised to see...
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 05:26 PM
Oct 2020

A big pickup truck all adorned with flags signs an a huge flapping banner drive down a local street. He must have felt very lonely in this solid BLUE town!!!

Squidly

(783 posts)
60. RWNJ Radio
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 11:11 PM
Oct 2020

Saw a large gathering today just down the road from me in Iowa as well at one of the biggest trumpanzee houses...Big signs, flags, flood lights illuminating the 10x20 tRump sign in thier front yard...I swear...

ThoughtCriminal

(14,047 posts)
20. Ran into one these in Cedar City Utah last Saturday
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 05:53 PM
Oct 2020

I was just passing through. and found myself in the middle of the parade. Just kept driving since I could see that it was an endless circle-jerk. And I decided not to stop for dinner since I would have almost certainly been in a restaurant full of maskless-MAGAs.

The words of the elder Dr. Jones from "...Last Crusade" kept repeating in my mind: "My boy, we are Pilgrims in an Unholy Land".

Bettie

(16,105 posts)
27. Who knows?
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 06:25 PM
Oct 2020

They are probably sympathetic with the whole shebang, given the thoughts of their children who were in my kids' classes in high school.

niyad

(113,302 posts)
29. I think I would be on the phone with the mayor and the chief of police, politely expressing my
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 06:29 PM
Oct 2020

displeasure at this dereliction of duty. (Hey, I really can talk without swearing. . . .maybe!)

Botany

(70,504 posts)
26. These Trump pick em up truck parades are the sign of a dying campaign
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 06:25 PM
Oct 2020

Trump & company have pissed away all their money by starting a re-election campaign in 2017. So
all they have left is pick up truck and boat parades.

NoMoreRepugs

(9,423 posts)
38. A neighbor who I like finally showed her true self
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 06:47 PM
Oct 2020

and hung a huge RUMP flag on her garage. I cannot respect someone who supports a lying con man who disrespects the military and most importantly breaks his oath to defend the Constitution. When u know the facts, but choose to lie and people die u are a traitor to that oath. U support him u are no better than him.

BobTheSubgenius

(11,563 posts)
41. Should have asked the traffic controller if he had a parade permit.
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 06:58 PM
Oct 2020

Probably not. My follow-up question would be "How about health insurance?"

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
42. I saw a much bigger MAGAT parade in Florida. I am ok with them parading while
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 06:59 PM
Oct 2020

we vote. Hopefully they ended their parade by sequentially going around and licking eachother’s face. The parade was full of pickups and old SUVs, a couple of large dump trucks. Didn’t see and high end vehicles in that farce.

Snackshack

(2,541 posts)
43. Could not agree with you more.
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 07:11 PM
Oct 2020

I’ve had it with these people. I’ve been patient long enough. I’ve been tolerant, we are all entitled to our point of view. I’ve been respectful...but I’m done.

Over 225,000 Americans have died. These Americans died alone, isolated. I was care giver for my mom, dad, grandmother. I could not image going thru the last days/hours of your life and not be to hold the hand of or feel the hug of a friend or family and these people think it’s a hoax still, today DT at his rally was joking about this and the crowd laughed and cheered with him. These people are happy that blue states have been hit so hard so seeing some of their comments about the wildfires in California and the people that died in those was disgusting. As far as I am concerned these people can go eff off. I am not going to feel one bit of sympathy for these people and hate that. I hate that i have allowed them have this visceral effect on me.

I will never forgive them, they’re on the permanent PNG list.

/end vent, rage rant. 😐

xxqqqzme

(14,887 posts)
44. Was on a conference call
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 07:18 PM
Oct 2020

and a woman in Long Beach ran into the same thing. Was this a grifter Saturday thing?

azureblue

(2,146 posts)
45. Trump supporters are Nazis
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 07:34 PM
Oct 2020

They will destroy the very principles America was founded upon just so they can have their way. Give them no quarter. They are the traitors. They hate the rights we are given in the Constitution. They hate democracy.

Initech

(100,070 posts)
46. Seriously I'm sick of them too.
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 07:36 PM
Oct 2020

I hope that we will prevail and the MAGA movement gets thrown in the dust bin of history.

Dem2

(8,168 posts)
48. I stopped doing business with local businesses that supported him last time
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 07:43 PM
Oct 2020

Surprisingly, there are no new one's this time. In fact, there are less businesses that have political signs for the loser.

Bettie

(16,105 posts)
51. There are fewer signs around here
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 07:59 PM
Oct 2020

and to be honest, the people I saw in those vehicles weren't a surprise.

They are the most unpleasant people in town.

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
53. While waiting for my car to be serviced in area jammed with business' and restaurants
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 08:02 PM
Oct 2020

I noticed a truck, Trump flags flying-Don't tread on me- all that B.S. - and thought, "Just a nut". Ten minutes later, same truck going in the opposite lane. Another 10 min. opposite lane, flags flying.

I was there for over an hour and the same truck was obviously making a circle going back and forth. I saw his truck the next day doing the same thing. Guess he's got a lot of gas and few brains.

Traildogbob

(8,739 posts)
55. Same here
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 08:07 PM
Oct 2020

While traveling to an adjacent county in WNC with my daughter for her to adopt a kitten, we passed a line up of about 20 Vanilla ISIS fools in trucks with flags lined up in a parking lot about to embark on a terrorist tour.

JohnnyRingo

(18,628 posts)
56. Amen
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 08:21 PM
Oct 2020

I just want them to fade back into the woodwork.
Sometimes I shake my head in wonder. What is wrong with people?

I'm a loyal democratic Joe Biden supporter, but I don't have an 6X10 flag sticking out of my sunroof.

Grasswire2

(13,569 posts)
57. They do that at our farmers market here on Sundays.
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 08:22 PM
Oct 2020

Round and round and round the block they go. Horns blaring. One guy in each vehicle.

People on the sidewalk have started booing them and flipping them off. As I will tomorrow.

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