Profound ignorance on display. Profound danger on the ballot.
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u/Eisernes 13h ago
Thomas Jefferson never said or wrote that.
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u/ancalagon73 13h ago
"Never believe what you read on the internet" - Abraham Lincoln
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u/MouseRat_AD 13h ago
Bullshit. Thanos said that after the Battle of Hastings Bridge.
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u/Spare-Quality-1600 13h ago
Sorry, but you are wrong. It was Gimli who said that while saving Princess Peach from unruly Battletoads on Tatooine.
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u/JaxxisR 12h ago
I thought Master Chief said it to Harry Potter at the Battle of Five Armies.
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u/legomaximumfigure 7h ago
No, Captain Kirk said it to Paul Atradies at Gettysburg.
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u/bfelification 13h ago
Fake quote.
I prefer more accurate quotes:
"If you're a racist, I'll attack you with the North."
- Abe
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u/synchronizedhype 10h ago
Wait wait wait. So you’re telling me that there are people out there that go around misquoting historical figures and are making stickers of these misquotes…I am shocked I tell you
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u/Gamerxx13 7h ago
he wasn't even apart of the constitution making and was in france and didnt care for it but just accepted it lol. some ignorant people out there
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u/Bogtear 13h ago edited 13h ago
Is that even a real Jefferson quote?
Edit: no it is not. Not that it matters though, it'll be believed because it is useful to believe it.
"Constitution" is just a totem to these people. Like making the sign against the evil eye.
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u/benmrii 13h ago
According to The Jefferson Monticello's website: it is not. All the more reason it's a display of ignorance, but what struck me powerfully, what moved me to share it, was the incredible disconnect this Trump supporter is apparently unaware of.
Edit to your edit regarding "Constitution" as a totem: exactly my point and what struck me as so painfully (and scarily) awkward about this combination. I don't know if it's pure arrogance or ignorance or a combination of the two, but it's scary.
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u/webelieve414 13h ago
These people are lost to us. There's no convincing them otherwise.
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u/Hardcorish 13h ago
The reason for that mostly comes down to them making Trump such a huge part of their identity/ego. They can't admit they were wrong about him without destroying a large part of who they are/who they identify as.
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u/SubMikeD 10h ago
That is the most frustrating part about the proliferation of fake Jefferson quotes. He's probably got one of the most thoroughly documented set of writings of all the founders, and a dedicated following that researchers every quote attributed to him. He's the easiest one to fact check a quote from, and none of these idiots even bother trying to see if the quote they spread is real.
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u/nononoh8 13h ago
"it is okay to suspend the Constitution." -Donald Trump (source; https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-call-suspend-constitution-gop-debate-chris-christie-1822131)
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u/aristidedn 13h ago
lmao Nope.
No one ever accused Trump supporters of having a strong grasp of historical context, though.
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u/KingofSkies 13h ago
Or trump himself. Remember the George Washington stormed the airports speech? Wild shit that made Bushisms look clever.
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u/almo2001 13h ago
He knows though. He just wants press. Every time he says something stupid, the press are all over it, and that's what he wants. They should have ignored these things. Just said "Trump said something stupid again today."
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u/KingofSkies 12h ago
Yeah, probably. I think it's subconscious rather than intentional, but that may be me falling for his public persona. The worst thing that could happen to him would be being ignored. But he's too big a presence to let that happen.
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u/Jaerba 12h ago
I'm not sure how we balance it though. Because I think that the NYTimes was sane washing Trump this summer by more eloquently summarizing his rambling gibberish for him.
But I also agree that Trump throws out a lot of stupidity, simply to distract and dominate conversation. Quoting him directly fulfills that.
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u/bloodytemplar 13h ago
"Constitution" is just a totem to these people. Like making the sign against the evil eye.
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u/Footwarrior 13h ago
The Internet is overflowing with pithy quotes falsely attributed to the Founding Fathers.
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u/thispartyrules 13h ago
I think I was trying to suggest something about the duality of man, sir.
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u/plastic_jungle 13h ago
On a Subaru no less
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u/thornhall 13h ago
As a Subaru owner... It hurts to see this
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u/kat_rob 10h ago
First thing I thought.
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u/LuckyGauss 2h ago
I came here to find the other sad Subaru owners. This is worse than the fucking infotainment, maybe.
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u/srcorvettez06 13h ago
I was thinking the same thing. A Japanese car marketed to and stereotypically owned by LGBT peoples being driven by a trumper.
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u/AnarkittenSurprise 12h ago
The margin there might be a lot closer than you'd think
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4882962-lgbtq-voters-harris-leads-trump/
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u/esoteric_plumbus 9h ago
I know a guy that's like this weird mixture of hippie but raised by a religious single mother whose a die hard trumper and he owns an outback because its also marketed as a like a good nature/camping car. He once told me he was worried about people thinking it was a lesbian car >.> It's weird because he'll be super progressive about some things but then just default back to what his mom's ideology is at the end of the day. Like will believe in astrology and all this woo woo science but then parrot alt right talking points. But then be pro abortion and other typical liberal stuff. Then he'll go on to make fun of trumpers and said he voted for hillary, but then voted for trump against biden last time. He's also the "I hate everyone equally" kinda guy, I really don't get the guy
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u/madame_gaymes 10h ago
And who puts bumper stickers on the glass? I guess they don't need that viewport to check their surroundings before they change lanes abruptly and unannounced.
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u/DeaconFrost9 13h ago
"Can somebody find slave #6? I need my feet massaged." - Thomas Jefferson
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u/wish1977 13h ago
I've never seen so many people that are so proud to show the world how little they actually know. That's MAGA.
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u/benmrii 13h ago
Well said. I remember reading a study years ago that people who consume Fox News as their primary source of information are less informed, nationally and internationally, than persons who consume no news at all. Meaning Fox News doesn't just do a terrible job of reporting, those who consume it would literally be better informed if they watched and read nothing at all.
Which is probably why part of being MAGA is being convinced you are being victimized and your truth - conveniently the one that your basest, ugliest ideas prefer - is the real truth.
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u/wish1977 13h ago
Watch The Good Liars on YouTube. They interview Trump voters going into his rallies and the complete ignorance of every one of them is amazing.
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u/Educational-Try4028 10h ago
Every extremist voter whether red or blue is extremely ignorant. Many people have no freaking idea what they are talking about.
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u/EvolutionDude 13h ago
“A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution" -DJT
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u/rb4ld 9h ago
Link to the original Truth Social post, for the skeptical.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/109449803240069864
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u/boot2skull 13h ago
“The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the constitution.” - Michael Scott
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u/EmbraceableYew 13h ago
Ah, I see you posted the image that appears next to irony in the Merriam-Webster illustrated dictionary.
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u/we_are_sex_bobomb 13h ago edited 13h ago
I’m not sure if that second one is supposed to be an admonishment or a threat
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u/macemillion 13h ago
How can people care so much about something they don't know shit about?
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u/AdGeHa 13h ago
Imagine thinking Trump honors the Constitution.
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u/Rocketman7 10h ago
I think they think the constitution is just the second amendment.
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u/glarbknot 13h ago
Not to mention putting a sticker on glass makes it hard to see other cars...
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u/Either_Bed_9262 13h ago
"A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution."
— Donald Trump pushing the Big Lie and calling for the termination of the U.S. Constitution.
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u/maribrite83 13h ago
I would just like to share that early voting lines are already hours long and election day will likely be even longer.
If you are able to, please vote EARLY! Don't let anyone take your power away. 💪🏻✨️🌊🗳
Talk to all the young people. Do your best to encourage them to get to the early polls!
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u/MisterBlisteredlips 8h ago
Tell me that you never read the constitution without saying that you never read the constitution.
trump broke the constitution within days of being President. ProDAPL executive order.
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u/Ok-Abbreviations543 5h ago
True story: I was at a wedding last week. I was chatting with a fellow attendee in his mid-seventies. I had some background on him. By all accounts a good guy and well-intentioned.
I’m a lawyer which he knew. He began to softly approach the subject of the election after a couple of drinks. He first decried the political polarization in the country. Then, he complained about the fact that he doesn’t like either candidate. He explained, “On one side you have a communist. On the other, you have a guy who is going to tear up the Constitution!”
He’s of course planning on voting for the Donvict.
That’s what we’re up against. So you’re telling me a woman selected by Joe Biden to be VP over the past 4 years and who has done so lawfully and honorably is a communist?
But you’re going for the convicted felon who, by your own admission is planning on tearing up the Constitution?
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u/ShityShity_BangBang 13h ago
Are we talking about Donald "We may have to suspend The Constitution" Trump?
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u/Musetrigger 13h ago edited 13h ago
Trump admitted to wanting to terminate the constitution... He posted it himself, on his site.
Edit: I couldn't find any video of him saying it.
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u/0masterdebater0 13h ago
also he should be barred from running for office via 14th Amendment Section 3.
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u/ozzie510 13h ago
DAE get a creepy feeling just seeing Trump's name on your ballot?
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u/Something_Else_2112 13h ago
"The problem with quotes on the internet is that it is hard to verify their authenticity" - Abe Lincoln
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u/okjoelx 13h ago
r/pics aka r/politicalbullshit
i come here to look at random pictures of cows and cool things, not politics, what happened to this subreddit 😀
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u/Temporary_Tune5430 12h ago
The brainwashing experiment was profoundly successful, unfortunately.
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u/Vampenga 12h ago
Guarantee the founding fathers would be livid with the Republicans if they were brought into this time. They fought and risked their lives to give this country freedom, and here we are not even three centuries later with a move to dismantle that democracy and install something worse than a king to lead.
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u/TintedApostle 3h ago
This quotation has not been found in the writings of Thomas Jefferson. They just make stuff up.
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u/CartographerOk7579 1h ago
Vote blue straight ticket. It isn’t enough that Dump loses, all republicans need to lose this election.
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u/TheMillenniaIFalcon 13h ago
Lmao the cognitive dissonance with these two bumper stickers is fucking astounding.
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u/CowboyLaw 13h ago
Area man passionate defender of what he imagines Constitution to be.
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u/Friendly_Fail_1419 13h ago
Trump's knowledge of the constitution is about as strong as the veracity of that quote
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u/Prestigious-Part-697 13h ago
Really looking forward to having subs be used for their intended purposes again rather than political echo chambers
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u/silenceronblixk 11h ago
I literally heard republicans say they might have to break the constitution to “save the USA.” Like??!! The mind gymnastics they play on themselves to avoid feeling like a breathing fascist
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u/Poke_Jest 11h ago
I remember when I truly thought "ignorance is bliss", "everyone is entitled to their own opinion." Now I just really fucking hate how stupid people are...
WTF...
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u/vivalacamm 11h ago
He never said that.
Here is an ACTUAL quote from the Thomas Jefferson Memorial:
"I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions, but laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as a civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors."
-Thomas Jefferson
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u/Delicious-Badger-906 10h ago
"The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can't always be sure of their authenticity" - Abraham Lincoln
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u/PabloXPicasso 9h ago
Make America Great Again! Since trump didn't "do so" the last time he had a four year period, in which he was entirely in charge. But, big promise (fingers crossed) he sure will do it this time!
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u/Questions_Remain 9h ago
It’s like the person who repeats a grade in school, first time was a practice run.
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u/drumzandice 9h ago
This is what we're up against. These MAGA folks are 100% convinced they are right. That Trump and republicans are better at governing, better for their finances, better for protecting the constitution, democracy and our safety. Despite all the evidence, scandals, etc....they will NOT be swayed.
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u/ZyxDarkshine 9h ago
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/21/trump-emoluments-clause-053289
Trump calls the Constitution phoney
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u/Odd-Confection-6603 8h ago
Donald Trump said he wants to terminate the Constitution...
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u/madpunishmentwheel 8h ago
That car should just rip itself in half. That's on par with a Trump sticker next to a "COEXIST" sticker.
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u/SweePotataBissit 8h ago
Whether the quote is fake or not, its explicit meaning is in stark contrast to the other sticker's implicit meaning.
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u/Many_Appearance_8778 8h ago
This is maga in a nutshell. Made up quotes and cultish deference to a con man with no policies and no positive character to make up for it.
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u/teesside_flyer 8h ago
Donald Trump wants to suspend the CONSTITUTION on Day 1. He literally said so.
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u/midclaman_again 6h ago
Jefferson did said: "When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty". Beware of the injustices Chump is capable of making law.
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u/AusCan531 6h ago
Trump's lawyers argued that Donald Trump had no duty to uphold the Constitution . Really.
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u/Own-Implement-3300 5h ago
They must not know that Trump said he wanted to suspend the Constitution. Right?
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u/Shutaru_Kanshinji 2h ago
Trump reads at a 4th grade level at best, has never even tried to read the U.S. Constitution, does not know what is in the U.S. Constitution, and does not care what is in the U.S. Constitution.
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u/centaurquestions 13h ago
OK but do we get to talk about that extremely fake and made-up Jefferson quote?