• TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works
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    Both statements are correct.

    It is the national flag of England. It’s also been co-optes by the right as a dog whistle

    The ok sign is " just" a common hand sign

    14 and 88 are just numbers

    Shitheels turned this flag into a hate symbol.

    Don’t blame normal people for not wanting to fly it now and assuming the worst if you do

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      In Spanish, “café” if just that, coffee. But it was also used as “Camaradas Arriba Falange Española”. The Spanish flag is just the official flag… except when it has an Osborne bull in it or the dictatorship eagle.

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      The ok sign is " just" a common hand sign

      14 and 88 are just numbers

      Reminder that most of this is very local, and will vary greatly depending on which part of the world you’re in

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              You’d be surprised, I’ve been called a Nazi for saying that just maybe, the Asian with 88 in their username is not a secret white supremacist (especially considering Chinese consider 8 auspicious, more so multiples of it)

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      It is the national flag of England. It’s also been co-optes by the right as a dog whistle

      Then take it back.

      The ok sign is " just" a common hand sign

      This one? 👌 I see people use it all the time, especially Asians

      14 and 88 are just numbers

      I know, I passed primary school.

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          What point? I don’t know what you’re on about in regards to hand gestures and numbers. You made some pretty obvious statements.

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              I don’t really use the 👌 gesture except from when I’m in China because they seem to recognise that one more than a thumbs up. As for 14 and 88, I was a 14 year old once but not quite 88. I don’t know what you’re getting at. I know the Chinese also use 88 as a representative of marriage… Along with 999 meaning something and I think I saw a 666 in China as well.

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              Are you accusing me of antisemitism because I’m saying that flying the Cross of St George which has been recognised as a banner of England for Centuries isn’t in fact racism?

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        That’s the thing with shit people.

        You throw a million gallons of clean water into a sewer and you’ve got a sewer.

        You throw 20 gallons of sewage into a swimming pool and you’ve got to drain and refill the pool.

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      The ok sign is " just" a common hand sign

      You fell for a joke here, pal.

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        No I didn’t? It was a joke, until it was then adopted by the right as a dog whistle because it was a joke.

        I think it might be you that’s not fully understanding

        The entire point is to co-opt seemingly innocuous or common symbolism

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          You obviously did. “OK means White Power” was a practical joke established at 4chan (well, where else could it be?). Unsurprisingly, many people can’t tell the difference between troll jokes and reality these days.

          But please continue spreading the joke.

          edit: Editing your comment after someone has replied. Classic. I’ll end this discussion here.

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            I’m not sure if this is serious or not. Yes. It started as a joke. What’s your point? Its since been adopted as a dog whistle precisely so dumbasses like you will do the work of right-wingers for them

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            The people who can’t tell the difference are the ones who use it without intending it to be a joke. 4chan “jokes” leak into the real world now, without being jokes.