▲ 624 ▼ 'Stand your butt up': Fistfight nearly breaks out during Senate hearing until Bernie Sanders steps in (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by Salamendacious@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 187 comments fedilink hide all child comments Sen. Markwayne Mullin, a former MMA fighter, had challenged the president of the Teamsters union, Sean O'Brien, but Sanders shut them both down.
[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ever been to Oklahoma? They don't know the word shame permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] charliespider@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago (1 child) I hear they're OK with everything permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] elbarto777@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] norbert@kbin.social 23 points 2 years ago* Made up? Yes. Embraced by actual racists? Also yes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FoundTheVegan@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago* The symbol that actual white nationalists still do at their rallys? Origins don't matter in terms of how it's actively used by groups, Whinnie the Pooh is either a loveable bear or a critique of the Chinese goverment. Mac Tonight is an McDonald's mascot or a racist. A swastika is either Nazis or good luck to Hindus. All sorts of groups latch on to cultural touchstones. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* I remember hearing that in middle school about a decade prior to 4chan (similar to 'the Band 311 means 3 of the 11th letter, KKK'). So my head canon is that it was a school kid joke/meme that carried over to 4chan. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] charliespider@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago (1 child) I hear they're OK with everything permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] elbarto777@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] norbert@kbin.social 23 points 2 years ago* Made up? Yes. Embraced by actual racists? Also yes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FoundTheVegan@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago* The symbol that actual white nationalists still do at their rallys? Origins don't matter in terms of how it's actively used by groups, Whinnie the Pooh is either a loveable bear or a critique of the Chinese goverment. Mac Tonight is an McDonald's mascot or a racist. A swastika is either Nazis or good luck to Hindus. All sorts of groups latch on to cultural touchstones. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* I remember hearing that in middle school about a decade prior to 4chan (similar to 'the Band 311 means 3 of the 11th letter, KKK'). So my head canon is that it was a school kid joke/meme that carried over to 4chan. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] elbarto777@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] norbert@kbin.social 23 points 2 years ago* Made up? Yes. Embraced by actual racists? Also yes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FoundTheVegan@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago* The symbol that actual white nationalists still do at their rallys? Origins don't matter in terms of how it's actively used by groups, Whinnie the Pooh is either a loveable bear or a critique of the Chinese goverment. Mac Tonight is an McDonald's mascot or a racist. A swastika is either Nazis or good luck to Hindus. All sorts of groups latch on to cultural touchstones. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* I remember hearing that in middle school about a decade prior to 4chan (similar to 'the Band 311 means 3 of the 11th letter, KKK'). So my head canon is that it was a school kid joke/meme that carried over to 4chan. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] norbert@kbin.social 23 points 2 years ago* Made up? Yes. Embraced by actual racists? Also yes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FoundTheVegan@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago* The symbol that actual white nationalists still do at their rallys? Origins don't matter in terms of how it's actively used by groups, Whinnie the Pooh is either a loveable bear or a critique of the Chinese goverment. Mac Tonight is an McDonald's mascot or a racist. A swastika is either Nazis or good luck to Hindus. All sorts of groups latch on to cultural touchstones. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* I remember hearing that in middle school about a decade prior to 4chan (similar to 'the Band 311 means 3 of the 11th letter, KKK'). So my head canon is that it was a school kid joke/meme that carried over to 4chan. permalink fedilink source parent