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It seems that if you put on a MAGA hat , walk around in public with one . Its possible that your going to get either people staring at you , or likely to get your butt kicked. Maybe it’s not MAGA gear that makes bars want to eject folks, but just the behavior of the people wearing them. And if that’s the case—maybe think about losing the hat fast . The MAGA hat has come to symbolize racism, bigotry, Islamophobia, misogyny, white supremacy, homophobia. (1)>>While the slogan on the hat " Make America Great" is now a dirty word . I suspect (2)>>some kind of psychological ploy is working . While honestly I don't see anything wrong with the hat . While I don't agree with Trump politically . I find some of his actions a bit distasteful & liken to unprofessional conduct by a standing President . (3.1)>> The red hat is a big red herring on a cultural level on what it means to be an American cultural phenomenon . While I have seen people of both genders and races don the "hat" , it seems less likely than what it actually symbolizes [ perception wise] that your some kinda Nazi if you wear one . I believe that there are some decent people who put on this hat . Hopefully that they are not a racist. Now what bothers me is the fact that this hat has become a jinx . Since it has been associated with Trump.People attacking MAGA hat wearers seem to be displaying anti- American traits. It seems that anything with the word AMERICA in has become a taboo . Last year A Minnesota news station fired one of its television reporters after he was seen wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat while covering President Donald Trump’s rally in Rochester. There have been several attacks on MAGA hat wearers of both genders and races all over the nation . Now what is funny is that you would think that the MAGA hat people would be the ones doing the attacking like a bunch of skinheads . Its never been the case . [ with one exception] but the rest seem like decent people . It has been just the opposite . The anti- MAGA groups have been doing a lot of attacking . Not understanding that their actions are seeding the path of in house (3.2)>>anti- Americanism that is more potent than all the Communist propaganda imagined . BUT recently with the boys from Covington Catholic school things were twisted by the news media painting these young men who attended a pro-life rally as being instigators for violence . Remember there are so many VERSIONS of the story .The "Make America Great Again" hats worn by several (3)>>Covington Catholic students in a viral video had no place at the March for Life, the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington .In an op-ed published by the Lexington Herald-Leader, the Rev. John Stowe said he joined the Diocese of Covington and other Catholic leaders "in apologizing in the wake of this incident." The students wearing pro-Trump apparel at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., is problematic, he said. Here’s how it started: videos began to percolate online of a teen boy wearing a MAGA hat staring at an older Native American man playing a drum and singing on the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. The video showed other boys, many also in MAGA hats, laughing and looking on, seeming to make fun of the man at times. Now the the "media" explanation. The footage quickly picked up steam online, the narrative being that the boys were harassing the Native American elder, who was there for the Indigenous Peoples March. The truth was that Covington students had been in Washington for the annual March for Life, which protests abortion, while Phillips was attending a separate the inaugural Indigenous Peoples March. Videos went viral over the weekend showing Covington junior Nick Sandmann wearing a red MAGA hat and standing close to Phillips, who is hitting a drum, while other students clap and chant. Whatever the case just putting on this hat put these Catholic school boys on national media with attention they really did not deserve at all. In Case anyone is missing the point of (4)>> "Free Speech" & "Freedom of expression" its under attack in a vary subtle way . If the hat offends you don't look at it . If you put it on , BEWARE you could be subject to harassment in America.
NOTES AND COMMENTS:
(1)>>While the slogan on the hat " Make America Great" is now a dirty word. We’ve gone from bad to worse this week in the debate over whether or not the MAGA hat represents racism and hatred. Among many other notable examples was actress/activist Alyssa Milano, who tweeted that the “MAGA hat is the new white hood.” In response to the wave of criticism she received over her remarks, she unapologetic doubled down in an opinion piece published at The Wrap (bolded emphasis added): For many of us these days, it feels as if the United States has never been less united. There seems to be more ANTI-AMERICANS who are actually Americans themselves !!! Than any foreign enemy . The nation, it seems, has become irrevocably fractured along political and ideological lines — Republican/Democrat, liberal/conservative, red/blue, etc. If you wear the MAGA hat, you are giving “tacit endorsement for the hatred and violence…” according to Milano. And “it’s too soon to try to reclaim [the hat] and give it new life” (2)>>some kind of psychological ploy is working . Something is going on . While the MAGA hat has drawn much hatred against Trump , its also fueling a anti-American - anti-government culture among the left of the political spectrum . So how is that ? Its VARY easy . first you have to convince a great number of the American population that Doanld Trump was elected because "Russia Meddled" in the election , so that de- legitimizes the government to a point that via mass media manipulation[ brainwashing] that America is being occupied by a foreign power , because its elected leader is a puppet . Now ON SIMILAR LINES .
[ compare] this same psychology was played out when Barack Obama was elected in office . Obama was called a Marxist & Muslim , his birth certificate was questioned.These same tactics that polarized the American political system are still at work , by the same "sinister" conspiracy . (3.1)>> The red hat is a big red herring on a cultural level on what it means to be an American cultural phenomenon .The MAGA hat is a symbol of support for Trump and his ideology. Not everyone who voted for Trump shares his racist ideology, however racist groups expressed overwhelming support for Trump and his racist ideology. Sadly, many people who DON'T consider themselves to be racist were SOMEHOW able to vote for a man who had made NUMEROUS bigoted comments. Ultimately, not all Trump voters were racist, but all Trump voters were undoubtedly either themselves racist or racist tolerant. The media is working overtime to create a narrative out of whole cloth. Only the person who wants to see racism in a stupid hat will see it. (3)>> Covington Catholic students . And while many liberals believe those ubiquitous red baseball caps are a modern-day white hood, the truth is they are not one and the same. The initial video clip of the Covington Catholic High School students -- in which a teenage boy faced off with a Native American elder at the Indigenous People's Rally -- was a Rorschach inkblot. The other clips that have since been released -- in which a group of black men, self-identified as Hebrew Israelites, are seen taunting not only the students but hurling racist slurs at participants of the Indigenous Peoples Rally -- is a reminder. (3.2)>>anti- Americanism. Is America its worst enemy ? example : American flags were removed from three Arlington [New York] Fire District trucks recently. Thus are assaults on patriotism failures of character by American Government officials & Media . They are made by privileged people who enjoy the full benefits offered by this country they deride and detest, but they lack the basic decency to pay it the allegiance and respect that honor demands. But honor, of course, is also an object of their derision...In the long and deadly battle against those who hate Western ideals, and hate America in particular, we must be powerfully armed, morally as well as materially. To sustain us through the worst times we need courage and unity, and these must rest on a justified and informed patriotism. (4)>> "Free Speech" & "Freedom of expression". Last year several people felt that free speech is most important. Putting on a MAGA hat is protected free speech . Taking it one step further, it stands to reason that you shouldn’t be allowed to wear a shirt with a slogan on it that has been associated with a candidate either. The difference between a voter pasting a “vote for Trump” bumper-sticker on their forehead and wearing a MAGA hat seems irrelevant to me.
Its Time For America to
think Again !
NOTES AND COMMENTS:
(1)>>While the slogan on the hat " Make America Great" is now a dirty word. We’ve gone from bad to worse this week in the debate over whether or not the MAGA hat represents racism and hatred. Among many other notable examples was actress/activist Alyssa Milano, who tweeted that the “MAGA hat is the new white hood.” In response to the wave of criticism she received over her remarks, she unapologetic doubled down in an opinion piece published at The Wrap (bolded emphasis added): For many of us these days, it feels as if the United States has never been less united. There seems to be more ANTI-AMERICANS who are actually Americans themselves !!! Than any foreign enemy . The nation, it seems, has become irrevocably fractured along political and ideological lines — Republican/Democrat, liberal/conservative, red/blue, etc. If you wear the MAGA hat, you are giving “tacit endorsement for the hatred and violence…” according to Milano. And “it’s too soon to try to reclaim [the hat] and give it new life” (2)>>some kind of psychological ploy is working . Something is going on . While the MAGA hat has drawn much hatred against Trump , its also fueling a anti-American - anti-government culture among the left of the political spectrum . So how is that ? Its VARY easy . first you have to convince a great number of the American population that Doanld Trump was elected because "Russia Meddled" in the election , so that de- legitimizes the government to a point that via mass media manipulation[ brainwashing] that America is being occupied by a foreign power , because its elected leader is a puppet . Now ON SIMILAR LINES .
[ compare] this same psychology was played out when Barack Obama was elected in office . Obama was called a Marxist & Muslim , his birth certificate was questioned.These same tactics that polarized the American political system are still at work , by the same "sinister" conspiracy . (3.1)>> The red hat is a big red herring on a cultural level on what it means to be an American cultural phenomenon .The MAGA hat is a symbol of support for Trump and his ideology. Not everyone who voted for Trump shares his racist ideology, however racist groups expressed overwhelming support for Trump and his racist ideology. Sadly, many people who DON'T consider themselves to be racist were SOMEHOW able to vote for a man who had made NUMEROUS bigoted comments. Ultimately, not all Trump voters were racist, but all Trump voters were undoubtedly either themselves racist or racist tolerant. The media is working overtime to create a narrative out of whole cloth. Only the person who wants to see racism in a stupid hat will see it. (3)>> Covington Catholic students . And while many liberals believe those ubiquitous red baseball caps are a modern-day white hood, the truth is they are not one and the same. The initial video clip of the Covington Catholic High School students -- in which a teenage boy faced off with a Native American elder at the Indigenous People's Rally -- was a Rorschach inkblot. The other clips that have since been released -- in which a group of black men, self-identified as Hebrew Israelites, are seen taunting not only the students but hurling racist slurs at participants of the Indigenous Peoples Rally -- is a reminder. (3.2)>>anti- Americanism. Is America its worst enemy ? example : American flags were removed from three Arlington [New York] Fire District trucks recently. Thus are assaults on patriotism failures of character by American Government officials & Media . They are made by privileged people who enjoy the full benefits offered by this country they deride and detest, but they lack the basic decency to pay it the allegiance and respect that honor demands. But honor, of course, is also an object of their derision...In the long and deadly battle against those who hate Western ideals, and hate America in particular, we must be powerfully armed, morally as well as materially. To sustain us through the worst times we need courage and unity, and these must rest on a justified and informed patriotism. (4)>> "Free Speech" & "Freedom of expression". Last year several people felt that free speech is most important. Putting on a MAGA hat is protected free speech . Taking it one step further, it stands to reason that you shouldn’t be allowed to wear a shirt with a slogan on it that has been associated with a candidate either. The difference between a voter pasting a “vote for Trump” bumper-sticker on their forehead and wearing a MAGA hat seems irrelevant to me.
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