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[–] Banzai51@midwest.social 43 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Right after he releases his infrastructure plan.

[–] Nusm@lemm.ee 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And his tax returns.

And his healthcare plan. His big beautiful healthcare plan that is much better than Obamacare.

[–] PapaStevesy@midwest.social 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And after he pays his contractors.

[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don’t forget his lawyers.

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And the venues for his rallies.

[–] acastcandream@beehaw.org 16 points 1 year ago

Don’t forget the healthcare plan

[–] schwim@reddthat.com 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“Riggers,” of course, is just a letter away from a heinous slur.

Thanks for the clarification, Huff.

[–] quindraco@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Right. We should also assume all of the following really mean the n-word:

[–] acastcandream@beehaw.org 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You would have a point if we weren’t dealing with Trump. He also says “Rigging Dogs” right after “Riggers.”

I mean come on lol

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago

Is someone participating in the gig economy a gigger?

Is someone who believes in the existence of the Higgs boson a higger?

Is someone who does Scottish dancing a jigger?

Is someone who makes toupees a wigger?

That said, context is everything. Any of those could easily be used to dog whistle racist slurs when used in the (in)appropriate context.

And we all know there was fraud in the 2020 elections — not only did a few people vote GOP under the name of a dead relative, but there was an entire set of individuals who pretended to be electors to declare for the GOP when they didn’t actually win a state.

100% proof of fraud. Nothing that would have changed the election outcome though.

[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 4 points 1 year ago

Irrefutable, just like the other few dozen times such credible evidence was dismissed in as many state cases already.

[–] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

The real secret he's been keeping from us with his iron will? Mexico paid for his hair transplant.