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Saw A Bumper Sticker (Original Post) lame54 Jan 2020 OP
That is great Pachamama Jan 2020 #1
Oh, my. That is really a good one. llmart Jan 2020 #2
Great! Newest Reality Jan 2020 #3
Keeps the car from being scratched lame54 Jan 2020 #4
BINGO! Dem2theMax Jan 2020 #10
THAT is a winner! TheCowsCameHome Jan 2020 #5
That's a good one. MineralMan Jan 2020 #6
Let's give that bumper sticker the bigot test... Binkie The Clown Jan 2020 #7
Jesus! lunatica Jan 2020 #8
Remember that song?... lame54 Jan 2020 #9
Um, political affiliation isn't a protected class. geardaddy Jan 2020 #12
You beat me to it. See my post 13. n/t aggiesal Jan 2020 #14
Great minds! geardaddy Jan 2020 #15
I will gladly accept that compliment. n/t aggiesal Jan 2020 #17
I don't believe this constitutes bigotry ... aggiesal Jan 2020 #13
One problem I have with the meme in general robbob Jan 2020 #16
That's a very good point ... aggiesal Jan 2020 #18
If you are not sure where that level is... lame54 Jan 2020 #19
LOL! Nitram Jan 2020 #11
HaHaHa!! n/t EndlessWire Jan 2020 #20
Brave to put that on your car PlanetBev Jan 2020 #21

llmart

(15,540 posts)
2. Oh, my. That is really a good one.
Mon Jan 13, 2020, 01:36 PM
Jan 2020

However, I can see trump voters scratching their heads over it because, well math isn't their strong suit.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
3. Great!
Mon Jan 13, 2020, 01:37 PM
Jan 2020

But is it too complex for them to understand?

I guess that's part of the fun. You know, that "why did I come in here?" look of confusion.

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
6. That's a good one.
Mon Jan 13, 2020, 01:48 PM
Jan 2020

Personally, I don't have any political bumper stickers on either of my cars. The first because it's almost brand new, and the second because I'm planning to paint it as an art car this spring, and don't need to take bumpers stickers off before that happens.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
7. Let's give that bumper sticker the bigot test...
Mon Jan 13, 2020, 02:02 PM
Jan 2020

After all, we are all bigots, when it comes right down to it.

So how does this sound...

1 out of every 3 Trump voters is just as stupid as the other 2.
1 out of every 3 Jews is just as stupid as the other 2.
1 out of every 3 blacks is just as stupid as the other 2.
1 out of every 3 Muslims is just as stupid as the other 2.
1 out of every 3 women is just as stupid as the other 2.
1 out of every 3 homosexuals is just as stupid as the other 2.

Yup. Sounds like bigotry to me. But of course we are all just fine with bigotry as long as it's OUR brand of bigotry we are practicing and encouraging.

I, for one, and getting sick and tired of bigotry in all its forms.

So what should we do, go on being bigots while we wait for the "other guy" to show us respect and civility? Or should we be the change we want to see?

(BTW: One symptom of bigotry is to criticize, ridicule and shun those who don't share our particular form of bigotry, so it won't surprise me one bit to be criticized, ridiculed and shunned or banned for exposing bigotry here. That's just how bigotry works.)

aggiesal

(8,916 posts)
13. I don't believe this constitutes bigotry ...
Mon Jan 13, 2020, 04:16 PM
Jan 2020

Jews & Muslims are protected under Religious beliefs so using them is bigotry.
Blacks are protected under Race so using them is bigotry.
Women are protected under Gender so using them is bigotry.
Homosexuals are protected under Sexual Preference so using them is bigotry.

All of the above are protected on job applications, loans, ...

But being a Trump voter is not protected under any circumstances.

robbob

(3,531 posts)
16. One problem I have with the meme in general
Mon Jan 13, 2020, 04:19 PM
Jan 2020

is that it really doesn’t say anything at all. Except by using the word “stupid” it implies stupidity, but in fact doesn’t really say that at all.

For example, I’m as stupid as Albert Einstein. (I wish). Or “1 out of every 3 Trump voters is as SMART as the other 2...”.

Are Trump voters smart or stupid? (Don’t all put your hands up at once!). That meme doesn’t really say, it just says they are all at the same level of stupidity.

aggiesal

(8,916 posts)
18. That's a very good point ...
Mon Jan 13, 2020, 04:23 PM
Jan 2020

so by using your example, "They're as stupid as Donald Trump."

I don't know if we can measure stupidity that low, but it might fun trying.

PlanetBev

(4,104 posts)
21. Brave to put that on your car
Mon Jan 13, 2020, 06:45 PM
Jan 2020

I’d be afraid I’d be run off the road by an angry Trumper.

That said, that is hilarious 😆!

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