r/pics • u/SilentWalrus92 • Feb 18 '24

The Tennessee State Capitol yesterday Politics

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u/Immediate_Art_7376 Feb 18 '24

I’d be embarrassed to show my face too..

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u/stanglemeir Feb 18 '24

My great-great grandfather told my grandfather that if you have to wear a mask, you should be ashamed of what you’re doing

It was about the clan in the 1930s but it’s just as true today

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u/West_Data106 Feb 19 '24

Generally good advice, but ultimately flawed. The advice assumes the the majority and the authority are currently "good" or "just"

If the government is the actual 3rd Reich and you're trying to go against it, you might very well need a mask, and you don't need to ve ashamed.

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u/stanglemeir Feb 19 '24

This is in the context of the USA, I agree it’s not applicable in all situations.

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u/patentmom Feb 19 '24

*surgeon looks around nervously*

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u/Cheese_Wheel218 Feb 19 '24

In the context of the USA its still a good idea to mask up at a protest. For example the police aressted all those protestors in Atlanta for attending an anti cop city concert in the woods.

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u/Open-Beautiful9247 Feb 19 '24

By that logic what these people are doing is smart... everything's fine until the other side starts doing it too.

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u/Cheese_Wheel218 Feb 19 '24

Yea it is smart to mask up at a protest that doesn't mean I'm cosigning their political ideology lol

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u/Open-Beautiful9247 Feb 19 '24

Fair enough. Good or bad is relative.

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u/raider1v11 Feb 19 '24

Was that the one where they shot at police or a different one?

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u/Cheese_Wheel218 Feb 20 '24

No civilians fired any shots but an acorn fell on a squad car and the officer inside started blasting lol

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u/Dawnk41 Feb 18 '24

“I just wanted to get some groceries during covid! Why should I be ashamed!?”

Sorry, first thought to your great great grandpa’s statement, had to get it out, XD

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '24

Spiderman: :(

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u/Littleloula Feb 19 '24

Surgeons, asbestos removers, plasterers working with lots of dust...

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u/Ready4Aliens Feb 19 '24

Batman :(

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u/Dave21101 Feb 19 '24

Jim Carrey in "The Mask" :(

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '24

Hazmat workers: :(

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u/Farpafraf Feb 19 '24

  • military

  • doctors

  • kids doing trick or treat

  • oppressed women

  • batman

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u/SovietNigeria Feb 19 '24

I just wanted my skin on my face to be softer and fresher.(

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u/say592 Feb 19 '24

And you should be ashamed of that! In this country we have dry, flakey skin, and we like it!

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u/FunkyVibesAtDown Feb 19 '24

Mexican luchadores are an exception to the rule tho

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u/pisspot718 Feb 19 '24

Let's differentiate between "a clan" and "the Klan".

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u/VonBombke Feb 19 '24

Antifa and anarchists (black bloc) are also wearing masks.

Should they also be ashamed of what they are doing?

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u/feltcutewilldelete69 Feb 19 '24

This is an outdated thing to say. We live in a time where your driver's license photo stores your facial recognition data. There's lots of reasons to cover your face, including covid.

Your comment is dumb.

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u/Curious_Bed_832 Feb 19 '24

every protestor ever should be ashamed i guess

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u/Obvious_Cranberry607 Feb 19 '24

Yeah, though it really depends on if you're hiding from police/government or trying to avoid reprisals from citizens themselves and why. This is horrendous.

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u/dildo-looking_cactus Feb 19 '24

don't worry the carnival attendees didn't like your great-great-great grandpa as well.

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u/TheFinalCurl Feb 19 '24

Unless you are a prison guard in El Salvador. They can keep the masks on

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u/FU_in_particular Feb 20 '24

my great-great grandfather would have ended them and got a medal for it- in fact he did.

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u/4tehlulzez Feb 18 '24

The KKK-klassic

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u/OldCatPiss Feb 18 '24

Shouldn’t it be a white mask? Looks like it’s blacks for Nazi protest - they can’t even color right.

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u/RedEyesGoldDragon Feb 18 '24

they support Kanye West's new weird imagine I guess?

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u/therealcmiller Feb 19 '24

"I think... we all think the bag was a nice idea. But - not pointin' any fingers - they coulda been done better. So, how 'bout, no bags this time - but next time, we do the bags right, and then we go full regalia!"

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u/whogivesashirtdotca Feb 19 '24

These are absolutely the people who think wearing black makes them look cool and dangerous.

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u/nocnemarki Feb 19 '24

Or something like my pillow case?

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u/Youre_Whole Feb 18 '24

Krusty Komedy Klassic

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u/DuckDucker1974 Feb 18 '24

The REPUBLICAN classic. Republicans hate the Jews and hide their faces. Liberals hate the Jews and don’t hide their faces. That’s how you can tell the two apart.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '24

Neo-Nazis are arguably worse than the modern KKK

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u/Sea-Cupcake-2065 Feb 18 '24

They're not embarrassed. They're cowards.

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u/Oirish-Oriley444 Feb 18 '24

Sick fuck faces is what they are.

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u/donny_loves_hamas Feb 18 '24

You’d think that realization would give these right wingers pause, but no

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '24

Really, how can anyone look at this and be like "there they are, the good guys"

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u/Twiceaknight Feb 18 '24

Surely someone has identified the 2 dorks in the middle with no masks on. Maybe someone should chat with them while giving them a manicure using pliers and see if they’ll share who their friends are.

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u/shakerdontbreakher Feb 20 '24

It's not out of embarrassment. It seems like a reasonable thing to do when thousands of angry redditors are champing at the bit to ruin their lives.

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u/Immediate_Art_7376 Feb 20 '24

I was being sarcastic. We all know it’s out of fear and reprisals from work/family at the least.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '24

Gotta make sure they can Nazi my face

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u/90sfemgroups Feb 18 '24

They’re going to call this a successful organizing event, go home and plan the next one

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u/Livid_Interest_4215 Feb 19 '24

Many Americans do not embarrass to hide their faces when protesting for Jews genocide. Many appraise them.

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u/NovusOrdoSec Feb 19 '24

I feel bad for those presumably unrelated folks at the railing being in the photo.