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Matt Walsh, told his 2.6 million followers on X, “This is totally indistinguishable from far left DEI racial politics. Extremely embarrassing for Matt Gaetz.”

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[–] LopensLeftArm@sh.itjust.works 178 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Imagine being so up your own ass that Matt Gaetz is too open-minded and welcoming for you to stomach.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 69 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The purity cult will inevitably shrink. Whether it will shrink fast enough to implode before it gives birth to fascism remains an open question.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 41 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Oh they're already at the fascist stage; the question is if they'll devour themselves before they can take control of the government again.

[–] PwnTra1n@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

they cant decide who can step and salute high enough to be real republicans

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 83 points 9 months ago (2 children)

"MAGA is for white people, Matt."

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 19 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Maybe they are saying Gwhite. It's really hard to hear when you say MAGA out like that.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Oh, I thought they just had it set to Mhite and had to flip it the right way.

[–] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They've definitely set the crazy to "wumbo"

[–] mriguy@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago
[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 63 points 9 months ago (2 children)

holy cow is that right... 'sir, you are not being racist enough for the maga movement' ??

[–] AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 25 points 9 months ago

Oh he's racist enough. He just understands it's harder to call a group openly racist when there are minority grifters by his side to back him up on his racist takes in exchange for wealth and or power.

Matt Walsh is basically a disgust response wrapped in human skin.

[–] eatthecake@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

Gaetz made the comment when asked to respond to Donald Trump’s bombastic statements following his latest court appearance in the E. Jean Carroll trial, in which he has been found liable for sexually abusing the former columnist.

He said they could lose white women and replace them with non white men. This is about ramping up the misogyny as far as i can tell.

[–] lledrtx@lemmy.world 47 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Imagine after all the brazen crimes Gaetz has done, the thing that brings him down is calling for diversity LMAO

[–] GilgameshCatBeard@lemmy.ca 26 points 9 months ago

Says a lot about the GOP.

[–] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 39 points 9 months ago

So they are going to stop canvassing for non-white, non-male votes right? Wouldn't want diversity in the people you have voting for you

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 25 points 9 months ago

Wow, Matt Walsh, the self-avowed Christofascist tradcath, wants and promotes Nazi purity ideals? Shocking. /s

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago

He likes his latin boys.

[–] dynamojoe@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago

The guy that eats his own is getting eaten by his own? Splendid!

[–] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 21 points 9 months ago

To be fair, Matt probably doesn’t care about the colour of a girl’s skin as long as they are under 15 and he has access to them.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

When even Matt Gaetz is too woke for the magasites.

[–] digger@lemmy.ca 15 points 9 months ago

They've never had a problem saying the quiet part out loud.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😵😵😵

I can't even.

[–] papertowels@lemmy.one 12 points 9 months ago

Don't tell anyone, but he's probably right.

My folks are immigrants, and having a mother tongue that isn't English makes it so much easier to get captured by misinformation. When there's only one radio station, or two newspapers in your mother tongue, your worldview unfortunately becomes easily shaped...

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Not surprising. The right wing hates that stuff.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Ya boi got some dark-ass eyes. MF drinking vodka all night.

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Let's not start blaming alcohol for anything. I'm on my way to a fifth of whiskey tonight and I'm not some MAGA weirdo. I'm just out here getting drunk and overtipping Uber drivers.

[–] Texas_Hangover@lemm.ee 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I appreciate your username 🍻

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

I'm feeling more like your username this morning.

[–] 520@kbin.social 12 points 9 months ago

Probably alongside a 15 year old he's been pressuring to get wasted.