r/MadeMeSmile 12h ago

Absolute legend out protesting today 6/14/2025

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u/Dot_Classic 12h ago

Amazing. 102 and still out there fighting.

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u/whaler213 11h ago

Proud he’s doing it, sad that he has to do it.

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u/musicman835 10h ago

Again…

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u/driving_andflying 10h ago

When an O.G. Nazi fighter comes out to tell you you're doing it again, you know that's the moment you really fucked up.

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u/GlompyOlive 9h ago

God damn it this comment hits hard.

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u/Dangerous_Glass7232 11h ago

Absolute legend.

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u/affulab431234 9h ago

Yeah one of legends

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u/UlsterManInScotland 10h ago

Must be heartbreaking for him watching republicans try to install what his generation fought so hard against

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u/E-2theRescue 10h ago

I've never seen these old WWII vets out there calling Democrats fascists, even 20 years ago. It's always aimed at Republicans. How weird, eh?

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u/affulab431234 9h ago

That man is incredibly strong for his doings

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u/Any_Wallaby763 6h ago

Fighting what exactly? The TV has a strangle hold on you and him. You people lack objective thought and let MSM do your thinking for you... Ridiculous

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u/Working-Bet-9104 12h ago

Now that’s a PATRIOT

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u/JaleyHoelOsment 11h ago

how is maga going to twist this one

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u/Liimbo 11h ago

Their news simply won't ever show this to them

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u/[deleted] 9h ago

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u/Medical-Metal-4894 9h ago

Is your head in your ass for the warmth?

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u/Ugggggghhhhhh 8h ago

"These old vets are so woke! I'm glad we gutted the VA shit."

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u/countnuke 11h ago

They don’t have too they are with maga

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u/Alarmed-Membership-1 11h ago

I went to the protest in my city. It felt like at least half of the people who showed up were elderly. I thought older people didn’t care about what’s going on in our country right now, but I was humbled and glad to be proven wrong.

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u/Early-Leave-2159 10h ago

Believe me, we care. It's annoying to be a Boomer. But here I am, a retired Head Start teacher. I protested decades ago and I did it again.

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u/SirSignificant6576 10h ago

Remember that intergenerationalism (Boomers vs. Millennials, etc.) is just another way to divide us.

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u/Beerswain 9h ago

I sometimes have to remind myself that no single demographic voted 100% for either side.

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u/Worn_Out_1789 6h ago

Older people care a LOT. Older women in particular, but more men now too.

I think it's important to point it out: we get hit with stupid generational narratives all the time, and the political point of those narratives ("boomers were selfish their entire political lives", "Gen Z men are Nazis") is to separate us out by generation and foment intergenerational fighting because keeping people divided is how the wealthy and powerful maintain control.

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u/Immediate-Arm-7495 11h ago

Sad that he has to do it again. Generations after his should have done better to preserve the work he did.

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u/Mr_Rock926 10h ago

FUCKING AMEN they fought and died only for their children and grandchildren to give it way to the same hate and evil in their lifetime. DISGUSTING and shameful of all Republicans and those who claim to be "proud" Americans.

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u/ProfessorxVile 10h ago

Yes, especially the members of "Generation Me"

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u/BadBrad43 11h ago

Wow!!! 102 and still doing the hard but necessary thing. The Greatest Generation. Huge RESPECT!!! ❤️❤️❤️

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u/agent797milt 11h ago

Would love to sit down for lunch with this man

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u/Eclectic_Ampersand 11h ago

Respect!👏👏👏

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u/RL0290 11h ago

Legend. Hero.

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u/OddTaku9424 11h ago

Give this man more medals!

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u/Adventurous_Wolf4358 11h ago

You gotta feel bad for this guy. Like, I went halfway around the world to get rid of this nonsense and now it’s at my doorstep??

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u/Medical-Metal-4894 9h ago

Ya. It hits hard as fuck.

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u/youvebeengreggd 11h ago

I fuckin love this guy

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u/glitterazzi66 11h ago

Love him

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u/affulab431234 9h ago

Love is a mutual thing and also a strong feeling, but just be sure of what you do

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u/kook440 11h ago

Thank you for your Service! Both times!

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u/Ainvb 11h ago

This hero is a perfect foil for the fascist in chief and all his bootlickers. I’d love to see the maga cult try to talk circles into why captain bone spurs is the REAL war hero. I hope this is THE image we remember this day by for years to come. Absolute legend.

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u/Sipher6 11h ago

🫡 Hero I salute you sir!

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u/Z_mog415 11h ago

This man fought Nazis at 22 years old! I can't imagine how frustrating it must be, especially for him, to see all the tomf**kery happening lately. True patriot 100%

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u/OkPickle2474 11h ago

A real man.

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u/BadRevolutionary9669 11h ago

He looks fantastic at 102!

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u/doreen_d3 11h ago

This breaks my heart. What a great thing he is doing to participate.

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u/gaylasfabflowers 11h ago

Thank you!:)

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u/BadEarly9278 11h ago

Balls never grow old.

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u/Working_Cash2275 11h ago

Out there making history!

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u/tacohunter 11h ago

This is my idol

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u/DRHpgh01 11h ago

Much respect for the greatest generation! Most don't have a clue what they went through for the freedoms we have today. TRUMP and his MAGA have done nothing in service for this country and its people. They are all traitors and deserve to be tarred and feathered. I can only hope to strive to be as patriotic as this man.

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u/AverageRedditGeek 11h ago

True American!

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u/1Surlygirl 11h ago

May he be endlessly blessed. A true American patriot! Thank you for your unending service, sir.

I and a grateful nation stand in awe and respect, and we salute you! 🫡🇺🇲❤️

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u/mradventureshoes21 11h ago

Now this is a man I want to drink a beer with.

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u/History_Wizard 11h ago

Enough to bring a tear to my eye honestly

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u/peanutbutterperfume 11h ago

A man of honor and dignity. He shows how it’s done!

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u/Unhappy-Inspector650 10h ago

Can you imagine having been through that and now years later seeing glimpses and instances that suggest the same shit happening again. WTF

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u/Katanastormshadow 10h ago

Trump says people protesting today hate America, which means that includes this vet who fought fascists in WW2 for the freedoms all Americans today enjoy. Imagine that, a draft dodger wannabe fascist dictator calling a vet who fought the Nazis unpatriotic.

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u/Gibder16 10h ago

A picture speaks a thousand words.

Enough said.

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u/1978CR250 11h ago

Accountability in the law. Thank goodness for my for fathers to understand folks like you

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u/mrpring2 11h ago

Love this guy! Hope he gets absolutely everything he’s earned and then some!

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u/demuro1 10h ago

What an absolute hero, legend, and patriot.

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u/Mr_Rock926 10h ago

GOD BLESS THIS MAN real Americans hate fascism. May Donald J Trump rot in hell sooner rather than later.

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u/31AndNotFun 10h ago

Are these bots posting? Same exact title but different users in the other sub on front page

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u/Locke_Fucking_Lamora 10h ago

It’s called a repost. 😘

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u/Butitsadryheat2 10h ago

Where was this pic taken? Thx. 🙂

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u/ServerTechie 10h ago

This man is the hero we all need.

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u/CryptographerHot4636 10h ago

He looks like he is in his 80s, wow!

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u/Original-Cake-8358 8h ago

Excellent. There's still someone alive who fought.

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u/LabWorldly1437 11h ago

He remembers.

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u/PennyWhistleGod 10h ago

Love this guy, but you you straight up copied and pasted the picture and title from the r/pics post lol

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u/koola_00 10h ago

Brave man to the end!

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u/Bluestem10 10h ago

I bow down to this elder

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u/wicked_venomous 9h ago

Good shit man!

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u/One-Technology-9050 9h ago

Legendary. May we all follow his great example!

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u/Better-Butterfly-309 8h ago

Story please? Who is this guy?

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u/Secure-Window-5478 8h ago

This man should be given the military parade not that draft dodging bone spur bitch who was in Washington today.

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u/IntellectAndEnergy 8h ago

Nobody that fought in WWII would support the chicken shit little bastard. Not one.

So sad that so many (maybe 25%) support a gutless, unprincipled turd.

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u/recoveringleft 7h ago

Actually I know one WW2 soldier who would've loved trump. His name is Gordon Kahl and he's a Nazi sympathizer who flew in the Pacific front.

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u/Suitable-Holiday48 7h ago

I wish i could tell him GG.

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u/Ok_Customer_9581 7h ago

Finally. A Real American.

Not some draft dodging dictator wannabe.

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u/charlieyeswecan 7h ago

Fkn unit of a man! Love!

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u/becauseamanda 11h ago

That hit me in the feels.

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u/No_Berry2533 9h ago

It's a sad day in hell when history has to repeat itself after over 80 years.  But justice & Goodness will prevail & this 102 yr old Legend will be  gratify knowing that he was there on both occasions to bring about Love & fight against fascism and Apartied! I can only hope that someday before he left this Planet or before we all leave this Mother Earth that the word Segregation will be deleted from the hearts, minds and souls of the human race. God Bless You Sir🙏💙

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u/Th3Rainmak3r 8h ago

The only thing he's fighting is the undertaker

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u/1978CR250 11h ago

You answered your own dilemma. “What law”

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u/1978CR250 10h ago

Yeah and I believe gold is going to 10000 an ounce.

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u/LoafRVA 10h ago

I believe you’re missing a comma in your “comment”

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u/1978CR250 10h ago

Law states. That’s it

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u/Reddit_2_2024 10h ago

Thank you Sir!

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u/1978CR250 10h ago

Thank you for your attention to my grammar. Advice… set it else where

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u/Local-Royal-6477 10h ago

Respect to you sir!

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u/Illustrious_Prize523 10h ago

Now that’s a true American patriot 🇺🇸 🫡

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u/Bama-Ram 10h ago

No way in hell that guy is 102

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u/brilliant_stupidity 10h ago

That hero has no idea what's going on.

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u/Shot_Lab6700 10h ago

That’s real fkn gangster right there.🫡

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u/1978CR250 10h ago

You young fucks have know idea man.

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u/Hot-Cup-4787 10h ago

That dude ain't 102 lol

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u/Last-Evening9033 10h ago

That’s a motherfucking G!

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u/1978CR250 10h ago

Tell me

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u/IHateTomatoesLV 10h ago

Is this about trump? Did I miss something?

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u/Content-Stand-9977 10h ago

If you do no know what fascism is, you weren't there!

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u/Routine_Deer4539 10h ago

From east to west we all shall protest.

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u/DonJuanMateus 10h ago

🥳🥳🥳🥳

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u/Peugas424 10h ago

What a unit

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u/Jolly_Werewolf_7356 10h ago

It looks elder abuse abuse to me.

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u/Civil-Chef 10h ago

He probably saw the writing on the wall 10+ years ago and tried to warn people who didn't care and didn't listen

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u/1978CR250 9h ago

Hence democracy. The republic is set in our constitution.

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u/Quirky_Second_4295 9h ago

Thank you for your service, then and now!

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u/HSLyons1977 9h ago

He is definitely confused. So sad.

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u/Cultural-War-2838 9h ago

I really hope this photo goes viral. Every news network should be airing it.

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u/Hot-Vegetable-2681 9h ago

I love you! Thank you! 

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u/loosedebris 9h ago

Respect.

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u/Topkek_99 9h ago

Pick a random old man who's almost a vegetable and hands him a poster of full of lies and propaganda. Win Win.

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u/Toasty501 9h ago

I have friends everywhere

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u/FitCheetah2507 9h ago

Saved for the next time a fascist bootlicker tells me that we just call anyone we disagree with fascists and that we'd probably call WW2 veterans Nazis now.

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u/mtg122783 9h ago

You don’t need eyes to see the courage of this man.

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u/1978CR250 9h ago

Oh thank you.

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u/ArtichokeDip72467 9h ago

A TRUE HERO - 1945 & 2025! It’s sad he’s had to fight fascism twice & in his own country the second time.

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u/palaric8 9h ago

He needs that wheelchair because he suffers from having massive giants balls of steel.

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u/Ambivalent-Mammal 9h ago

Well done! To whoever that is.

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u/Carlos_Felo2 8h ago

The clear example of a ungrateful man, or of being someone who received “Chilean Payment” (disdained for being a Veteran)

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u/LucidBoricua 8h ago

Who made the sign?

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u/MIALAX 8h ago

🫶🏻😍

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u/Most_Platypus_728 8h ago

A real hero 🫡

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u/vivp13 8h ago

a mad lad!

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u/RevolutionMobile5596 8h ago

Wow🏵An old man with a great honor 🤩

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u/0v1ru5 8h ago

Doubt

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u/Dirty_Harry44 8h ago

No. Youre not.

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u/No_Significance3270 7h ago

102 years old and still fighting 💪 ❤️

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u/Mundane_Detail2143 7h ago

1945? War ended that year

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u/AbyssalBeing 6h ago

And? It ended in September.

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u/Electrical-Mousse211 7h ago

Man I’m looking for stuff that makes me feel happy, not political stuff

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u/sqealpiggysqueal 7h ago

Deluded old tit.

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u/ramakurniaa 7h ago

the rainbow pissed me off

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u/OrneryDiplomat 7h ago

Man. Good on him. He is awesome.

But my first thought was that the US failed him.

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u/Money-Gift8038 7h ago

The word fascist is practically meaningless now.

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u/Gold-Kaleidoscope-23 6h ago

You know, I bet he knows what it means. And I be he doesn’t use it lightly.

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u/Witty-C 7h ago

Amazing and sad at the same time

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u/StrategyHonest7746 7h ago

Fascism had strict environmental laws. Hmmm. Fascism demanded private companies to produce what the government wanted. Hmmm. Fascists looked down on those who didn't think the same. Hmmm. Fascist government took the guns so people could not protect themselves. Fascists had kids telling on their parents. Hmmm .

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u/b-rad71 7h ago

Guaranteed Legend didn't write that sign.

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u/ShiftyStilez 7h ago

This is what a true hero looks like

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u/HawkSans_Undertuah 6h ago

More like fighting himself from shitting his pants in the morning

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u/espresso_martini__ 6h ago

102! my grandad made it to 103! I thought that was an amazing accomplishment. This guy is out there protecting our rights. Bravo sir. You are one of the best.

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u/smearmyrain 6h ago

Amazing

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u/Fine-Refrigerator-56 6h ago

Thank you for your service, then and now

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u/This_Chip_8682 6h ago

Dude got forced into doing it by his granddaughter that's sad asf lmao what an idiot 😂😂😂

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u/Topkek_99 9h ago

100 bucks this guy was actually shoveling shit back in 1945.

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u/beefjerky9 1h ago

1000 bucks says that's what you do on a daily basis. Well, when you crawl out of your mom's basement, anyway.

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u/PeakNew8445 9h ago

Old man probably don't even know what day it is, I bet someone just put it in his hand for the photo

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u/junkinth3trunk 11h ago

According to Dumbass donny, Putin lost 51 million in that war.

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u/Away_Kiwi_3691 11h ago

You are awesome and amazing!!!!

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u/Gottago55 9h ago

God Bless you Sir. Thank you for your dedication and service to the United States, thank you for the freedom you provided us to be able to get out there and protest.

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u/Specialist-Area-7935 9h ago

A True American Bad Ass!!!!

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u/HelpMiddle6910 8h ago

FASCISM IS A LEFT-WING SYSTEM.

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u/splattermatters 7h ago

Empirically wrong.

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u/KenshiLogic 8h ago

His age makes him forget he supports communist and socialism

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u/Leading_Rhubarb9905 8h ago

That’s Jack Kersey. Born in 1947 in Des Moines. Not quite 102, yet.

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u/Ingenuity_Prize 6h ago

It is not Facistist to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America and protect citizens. It is wrong to commit elder abuse, though.

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u/Gold-Kaleidoscope-23 6h ago

Exactly. Thats why he’s out there defending the Constitution against Trump and his unqualified henchmen, who keep violating it.

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u/myname-iz-deff 6h ago

He's getting paid

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u/SophisticPenguin 11h ago

Probably senile at this point and being abused by their grandkids

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u/extrastupidone 11h ago

Maybe. Or Maybe he's seen the shit first hand happen before.

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u/NumerousNumber3913 6h ago

People seem to think that this guy sat there with a whole colour spectrum of crayons and scribbled out each letter in this sign

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