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Look, I'm not one to say much about publications taking some sort of controversy and turning it into merch (we've done it a bunch), but generally speaking, if the message of your merch is "we support fascist insurrection," you might just be the fucking problem.
National Review has introduced Alito flags. They’re very real. Each costs $197. www.nationalreview.com/2024/06/intr...
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In the early 70s, Mad did a guide to political types, from extreme left to extreme right, listing defining traits (every single one had "Distrust Nixon"). One of the far-right traits was "Wears Spiro Agnew wristwatches for the wrong reason." Same energy.
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I'm thinking of a different article, with traits arranged in a grid. But that one's a classic, too!
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cool, I thought you might like it. It's as relevant today as it was in 1967 (I think that's the year this came out). 😉
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An awful lot of 60s-70s Mad (the Golden Age, IMO) is painfully still relevant, because human nature hasn't changed a bit.
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No, so many have learned nothing. I can't believe how fast basic rights are disappearing right now. We had these fights and we won and 60 years later we're back at square one.😖
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I am still really sad how DC outright killed MAD with no really easy to to get the back catalog.
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There was a CD-ROM a while back, I think. That's about it. A lot of those "everything on CD" projects died due to a mixture of complex rights and "Hey, if we SELL something, we lose all the money we could make RENTING a smaller part of it!" For Windows 95 and 98!
Amazon.com: Totally Mad : Softwarewww.amazon.com
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Yup I remember when it came out. My parents would not let me buy it back then (I was in high school). If I remember right it was super expensive (it wasn’t the content, the price) It’s crazy because we know they have the scans somewhere on a hard dive. They just need to release it.
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This one (only posting one page):
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Oh Excellent Lizard! I hope you don't mind if I keep this gem.😊
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Not all. When I'm more conscious, I'll post the rest.
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Cool that's a follow for me. Really nice bumping into you Lizard. 😉
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I had only seen the "Super Patriot" part of this, without further context Thanks for posting the whole shebang
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It's a classic. Mad magazine was it's own unique weird animal.
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It's funny how they mock the "American Student" as someone who'll grow out of it, when he's got actual tanks and soldiers in gas masks with guns. Same as it ever was...
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Oy, the "Black Militant" and the "Looter." Yikes, I say, Yikes. It reminds me of the time I read Tom Wolfe's "Bonfire of the Vanities" and thought, well he's really good at presenting stereotypes as if they actually exist, as real people.
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There’s a difference between being critical and being supportive of power and if your publication’s purpose is the latter we just call that propaganda.
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They know their audience well. Every disgraceful event is an opportunity to make a buck. They’re all fleecing the same cult.
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This makes no sense at all.
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When you see it as a con, then it makes sense.
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I would assume it somehow runs afoul of some legal rules that come with their hilarious “non-profit” status? Conservatives: the market sorts the winners from the losers. National Review: As a smol bean non-profit conservative intellectual flagship, our fundraising widget is not for fundraising
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after you buy it, they'll send it to you
Until you see politics as the original mmo.
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Much like anything that comes out of NRO. I just wanted to point out the absurdity of the NRO claiming a $200 flag is not "a commercial venture." Are their readers actually as dumb as they treat them?
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Isn't the one on the right upside-down?
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Looks like a flag code violation.
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$197? That Alito licensing fee must be steep.
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Keep in mind, you get a vote with every purchase.
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*terms and conditions may apply
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It's a T-shirt. How much can it cost, $197?
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Greed is what Alito and his merry band of provocateurs and gift providers do.
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What's funny is, on first look I figured the "Appeal to Law" shirt was a criticism of his malfeasance. Not until I saw who was selling it did I realize it was supposed to be a statement in support.
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I just wanna know which genius set the pricing at $197 per flag
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The greedy ones with gifts that have been making a killing since the great divide blew up J6.
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No reasonable observer would understand this to be indicative of bias
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In today’s world, the so-called conservatives would see William F Buckley as a flaming liberal.
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They really should have printed his face upside down so they can hang the flag in Alito’s preferred way.
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Might I suggest some of Sam's neighbor fly this flag?
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Semiotics matter less than just flooding the zone.
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And constant fleecing of the rubes
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I'm mad I didn't think of this. The sheer gull to charge 197 for them! Grifting god's perfect morons, a brain so smooth you could use it as a reference surface.
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i mean.... the stars look like demon horns to me....
I see a frowny face.
Technical Note. Capitalism supports fascism better than fascism supports capitalism.
It’s a Cult. Obv NR is both greedy enough to exploit it and stupid enough to be a paid up member.