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People still think this is the land of freedom lol. I’d guess 70% of Alabama doesn’t care about this, how far off am I as someone who hasn’t gotten to experience the people IRL?
Florida passed a similar law, but I am yet to meet a serious person, emphasis on serious, that actually calls it gulf of america. Only the die hard bootlickers are on board with this. In an unrelated irony, the locals are also set to sink the SS united states, a historic vessel, in the gulf of Mexico (america for the idiots) in the next week. The timing is very apt.
Isn’t the SA United thing a good thing tho lol? Was under the idea it would be a huge artificial reef / rec diving spot?
It is and it isn’t. It has cost millions to purchase it, tow it, store it and clean it and now is under a pending injunction from a federal judge that may prevent it from sinking as the plaintiffs alledge the USACE didn’t follow the proper protocols to issue the permit modification since the vessel is on the national historic register. Its a shit show. Im all for artificial reefs, but this is just dumb.
Whole lotta grifters sold shirts to dipshits related to "gulf of america" (lol) but yeah no one outside the biggest of buttkissers calls it that.
Oh yah they did, tons of stupid flags too. But then again these are the same idiots that flew flags saying trump won in 2020.
Seeing all the people with trump 2028 hats and shirts on The Good Liars is quite wild.
I think a lot of it is about in-group reverse-virtue signaling, but JFC.
I wonder how many of these idiots wear that stuff in public - places where they don't necessarily know they'll be surrounded by lots of other cult members? I bet it's close to zero.
Yah in a deep red state, there are a few. The positive sign is that in 2024 there were trump stores everywhere selling that cheap Chinese merchandise crap…they are no where to be found now.
I live in the Denver area, so I guess I'm lucky. I have not seen anyone wearing that gear in quite some time. Even early on in 2016-2017, only rarely seen even then. I few people flying flags at their houses, even now. But no shirts/hats. Probably not brave enough, honestly.
Maybe a handful of locals were wearing the gear out in the early days. But even his supporters seem to realize that others view it like wearing a Klan robe in public...
I remember seeing some kid around 2018 or 2019 wearing one of those stupid hats. He was an Asian teen/early 20's. Not sure if he was confused, wearing it ironically, or what. I did notice he was getting open stares.
I live in Alabama, but I can't say I have an answer for you. It just doesn't come up. People usually just say "the gulf."
That being said, most people that interact with me know that we don't see eye to eye. This means most hot topics are left alone.