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RandySF

(58,777 posts)
Mon Jul 5, 2021, 05:26 AM Jul 2021

Matt Gaetz comes out of the KKKloset

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) suggested recently that Russia has a military advantage over the United States because the country's white people don't feel guilty about racism.

In comments made to The Spectator, Gaetz seemed to be annoyed by Gen. Mark Milley, who schooled the congressman in a hearing last month about the importance of studying critical race theory (CRT) and "white rage."

"Nobody in Russia is quivering over their 'white rage' — whatever that is,' Gaetz said. "In China, they spend money modifying submarines, not the genders of service-members."

"And I'm going to battle against this," he continued. "Only a Benedict Arnold would surrender the Pentagon to the Woketopia without a fight."



https://www.rawstory.com/matt-gaetz-white-rage/

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Matt Gaetz comes out of the KKKloset (Original Post) RandySF Jul 2021 OP
Was he ever in it? speak easy Jul 2021 #1
This might fit... multigraincracker Jul 2021 #2
+ agree. And add the former guy to that list. n/t iluvtennis Jul 2021 #18
The short answer is "no." TomSlick Jul 2021 #29
he is even more pathetic than Trump Skittles Jul 2021 #3
Funny how authoritarian racists admire Russia and China. Gaetz has no idea what Uyghur means Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2021 #4
Isn't he in jail yet? To be fair, the door to his KKKloset has always been pretty wide open. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #5
There is certainly no phallic symbolism in his Captain Zero Jul 2021 #7
I wasn't referring to anything phallic. I was just saying that he has never bothered to hide his Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #8
I think you missed the implied irony there. RVN VET71 Jul 2021 #20
Damn!! I ALWAYS do that!!! Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author Prof. Toru Tanaka Jul 2021 #10
This level of stupid should be illegal. Murphyb849 Jul 2021 #6
Frat Boy Clowns -misanthroptimist Jul 2021 #9
I like that term OldBaldy1701E Jul 2021 #12
They are weasely little bullies -misanthroptimist Jul 2021 #13
The point misses him! Mopar151 Jul 2021 #11
I can't decide how much of this is sheer stupidity, and how much of it is wishful thinking. GoCubsGo Jul 2021 #14
Gaetz did not complain when Trump surrendered to Putin. NCjack Jul 2021 #15
Because Putin is white, of course. /nt localroger Jul 2021 #19
Someone needs to clue Matt into the fact US spends nore than the seven other most spending ... marble falls Jul 2021 #16
What an ass that guy is. pwb Jul 2021 #17
He's just doing this so when they charge his ass Thrill Jul 2021 #22
Yep. Mr. Ected Jul 2021 #23
His Russian hero, sweaty & horse riding shirtless gave him a chubbie. Baked Potato Jul 2021 #24
Gaetz knows because he always played GI Joe as a kid Mysterian Jul 2021 #25
I'd like to aske him where the Chinese get their "white rage" ... eppur_se_muova Jul 2021 #26
I imagine the inside of Matt Gaetz' head would look something like this: Initech Jul 2021 #28
Perfect ! nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2021 #30
What a fucking moron. Initech Jul 2021 #27

multigraincracker

(32,674 posts)
2. This might fit...
Mon Jul 5, 2021, 06:04 AM
Jul 2021

Chicken hawk: Aggressively pro-war person who has never served in the military, usually because of some kind of deferment. Famous chicken hawks include Limbaugh, Chaney, Bush and Rudy Giuliani.


Also a term for older men that chase younger boys and girls.

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,999 posts)
4. Funny how authoritarian racists admire Russia and China. Gaetz has no idea what Uyghur means
Mon Jul 5, 2021, 06:08 AM
Jul 2021

... and if he did he'd say their treatment was a good idea. He dislikes woke minorities: they might demand rights.

Captain Zero

(6,805 posts)
7. There is certainly no phallic symbolism in his
Mon Jul 5, 2021, 06:35 AM
Jul 2021

Reference to Chinese submarines and I am shocked any of you would consider that.

Modifications.

Scrivener7

(50,949 posts)
8. I wasn't referring to anything phallic. I was just saying that he has never bothered to hide his
Mon Jul 5, 2021, 06:39 AM
Jul 2021

racist tendencies very much.

I suppose the closet analogy leaves the discussion open to misinterpretation?

Response to Captain Zero (Reply #7)

-misanthroptimist

(810 posts)
9. Frat Boy Clowns
Mon Jul 5, 2021, 06:39 AM
Jul 2021

...would be hilarious if they weren't so dangerous. How many of these loudmouths served? Well, not many. Yet they know all about what makes the military great -what's going on at ground-level. Just ask them.

I might listen to them had they not begged off military service with bone spurs, cysts, and other assorted doctor's notes. Those that were too lazy (or whatever) to go to a doctor couldn't serve because they were in school (lookin' at you, umpteen student deferment Cheney). Then there's the "W" strategy of going into the Guard or Reserves. That doesn't work anymore, but it sure worked when I was in the Army. Their units, highly populated by wealthy, white men, would come in for training every now and again. Training that few of them took seriously. It wasn't 'Nam. That's all it needed to be for them. They weren't serving, they were gaming.

Sorry for the rant. These wimpy boy-children have been irritating me for nearly fifty years, though.

OldBaldy1701E

(5,126 posts)
12. I like that term
Mon Jul 5, 2021, 07:28 AM
Jul 2021

I coined one many years ago so I could reference them as easily. Big Dumb Frat Jocks, or BDFJs, are a main reason we are in the environmental/social/political shithouse nowadays. They are usually the worst examples of humanity and yet they are revered by most of the population. Probably because of that degree that was given to them due to their parents money or their sports participation that made tons of money for the university (which in a weird way, I suppose, means that they 'earned' it). BDFJs are everywhere and they are treated (by most) as paragons of our society. They are little more than rabid weasels, prancing around with their cocks out (literally in some cases) and trying to attack anything that they deem 'unworthy', which can include each other. Ask Romney about that hair incident. A prime example of a BDFJ's thinking and entitlement. They are a scourge that needs to be removed from our society, because they bear a lot of responsibility for the damage caused to it.

-misanthroptimist

(810 posts)
13. They are weasely little bullies
Mon Jul 5, 2021, 07:42 AM
Jul 2021

I've always had a special place in my hate for bullies. I spent a good deal of my younger years taking them down as many notches as possible. It was great fun.

GoCubsGo

(32,080 posts)
14. I can't decide how much of this is sheer stupidity, and how much of it is wishful thinking.
Mon Jul 5, 2021, 07:46 AM
Jul 2021

The reason there's no "white rage" in the Russian Army is because it's 99% white. The Chinese Army is 100% Chinese. It's kind of difficult to have racial strife when everyone is the same race. Of course, that is most likely what he's pushing for. The little scumbag ain't gonna last long in prison. I just want to know why he's not already there.

marble falls

(57,079 posts)
16. Someone needs to clue Matt into the fact US spends nore than the seven other most spending ...
Mon Jul 5, 2021, 07:59 AM
Jul 2021

... nations put together on defense. He can quit pissing his pants in fear.

Thrill

(19,178 posts)
22. He's just doing this so when they charge his ass
Mon Jul 5, 2021, 08:43 AM
Jul 2021

He’ll claim it’s because of the shit he has said

eppur_se_muova

(36,260 posts)
26. I'd like to aske him where the Chinese get their "white rage" ...
Mon Jul 5, 2021, 06:54 PM
Jul 2021

... just to watch the gears in his head grinding away, trying to figure out what that means.

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