The new symbol of hate

[GMDino]

(02-27-2019, 02:54 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: A lot of people take issue with the implication that America is no longer as great as it once were and they want to know which time period is being referred to as the pinnacle of American greatness.

For example, former recipient of the official Trump endorsement (and likely pedophile) Roy Moore said that America was "great" prior to the civil war after a black man asked him what Trump meant by MAGA.

America has moved increasingly towards protecting more and more classes of people, so any suggestion that we were great prior to this is going to be viewed as pushback against civil rights.

The hats have also been adopted by members of the groups on the alt right who spread hateful rhetoric.

It's unfair to suggest anyone who wears this hat represents that. To some, it's just a shallow slogan that shows support for a terrible person that they think wants to help them.

Here's a guy who was misidentified as being at the Charlottesville rally.



According to the story about his misidentification he was very upset at that.  Yes he was wearing a Nazi armband.  Yes he had a MAGA hat on.  But he WASN'T at the other rally!  

Now, WHY these "symbols" get associated with hate I can't say.