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[–] RedSeries@lemmy.blahaj.zone 71 points 4 hours ago (5 children)

"It's not just about what happened to me. It's about everyone in this country. If you disagree, don't retaliate. Don't be violent. Don't try to hurt your neighbor. We're all human,"

I mean, if you believe that, my guy, you shouldn't have bought the nazi truck. You also definitely should not have gotten a fucking gold one. You also ABSOLUTELY shouldn't have driven it around in MASSACHUSETTS. I flip these fucks off when I see them here. I don't agree with physically threatening them, but c'est la vie I guess.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I just love that someone is complaining about people being rude to him in a state with such rude, aggressive drivers that the term 'Masshole' was invented to describe them.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 26 minutes ago (1 children)

Eh... You don't even want to hear what they call people from Connecticut

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 1 points 7 minutes ago

What's wrong with the ass of New England?

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Yeah, massholes aren't nice to anyone unless they need it. You want someone to be kind to you in Boston? Get irresponsibly drunk and start crying on the bathroom floor otherwise they're gonna tell you to shut the fuck up, fuck right on off, and get the fuck over it because they assume you can handle hearing it and may need to.

[–] kyotain@lemmy.world 18 points 4 hours ago (8 children)

Be careful out there, flipping off other drivers is considered "road rage" in some places and can get you ticketed.

Plus, a thumbs down with a look of disgust is funnier!

[–] Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

Only if you do it outside the vehicle. This actually came up years ago when I took a motorcycle course. Since you're always outside the vehicle I guess you can't flick people off.

[–] MeatPilot@lemmy.world 13 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

I throw them one of these looks.

[–] lambda@programming.dev 3 points 2 hours ago

You're only here for the ziplines

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Bro, as a Massachusettsan born and raised if you dare touch my primary form of expression ya gonna get a hot cuppa dunkins in the face. That'd be like banning wicked sick donuts in a rotary.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

It can also get you shot, people are insane in their cars.

[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 hours ago

I point and laugh at the ones I see here in Seattle. You can do a pretty good show of it from a bike while passing them being stuck in traffic lol

[–] onecarmel@lemm.ee 4 points 4 hours ago

Also a chance you’ll catch one of those guys carrying in their cars - that’s their thing. No need to put yourself in the crosshairs for an unhinged person…

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 hours ago

Orrr little light vandalism if you're going to commit

[–] RedSeries@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

This feels like such a thin reason to get a ticket if you ask me. A rude gesture is just a rude gesture. But... be careful out there! I feel safe enough to flip them off, but I encourage safer forms of heckling them, like pointing and laughing.

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I just shake my head in shame and go the speed limit so their car slows tf down.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 8 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

No one was physically threatening him anyway.

[–] RedSeries@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I hope not. The article and video were a little vague on that. Some people apparently cut him off and got out of the car to flip him off, which is a bit much IMHO.

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago