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Unbelievable

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7. Yep

Reply to Dr Hobbitstein (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 2, 2019, 08:50 AM

Oct 2019

I hate to say it but I think the only real way to combat these people is to ignore them. Sounds childish but as soon as they see that you hate something or that you dislike something or that something makes you uncomfortable, that is what they throw in every direction.

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We can turn that "OK" hate symbol back to be about inclusion [View all] dreamland Oct 2019 OP

Its unfortunate Unbelievable Oct 2019 #1

And then actual white supremacists started using it. nt Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2019 #5

Yep Unbelievable Oct 2019 #7

It very much is a hate symbol now. Codeine Oct 2019 #8

its being used Unbelievable Oct 2019 #13

If a white supremacist is using it, then it most certainly Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2019 #17

Yes you are correct. Unbelievable Oct 2019 #19

Thumbs up still works I guess. Nt USALiberal Oct 2019 #2

It"s still the OK symbol, and it's still the asshole game. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2019 #3

My kid still uses it in the asshole game Codeine Oct 2019 #9

Indeed it is. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2019 #16

I really resent that that hand symbol has been hijacked. Mike 03 Oct 2019 #4

Won't ever happen in our lifetimes. Cattledog Oct 2019 #6

That really is too bad.. the swastika, that is. dreamland Oct 2019 #10

The Gadsden Flag should be co-opted by the LGBTQ Community and flown at every LGBTQ parade. TheBlackAdder Oct 2019 #11

If I had unlimited money d_r Oct 2019 #15

The more people voice resentment ... Whiskeytide Oct 2019 #12

Personally, I like clear identifiers of my enemies. TidalWave46 Oct 2019 #14

I told off a young man I saw using that symbol in Target the other day. Bonx Oct 2019 #18

Things that never happened for 200, Alex. NT TidalWave46 Oct 2019 #20