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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 14 points 2 days ago

Taking away honoring someone fighting for human rights, but reclaiming base names for traitors. I wish there was a hell or karma or something.

I feel like this somehow manages to dishonor both men.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Assholes.

Edit: queer Trump supporters should be equally angered by this, but they find some way to excuse it.

Queer orangeboi supporters are a special and uniquely scintillating flavor of idiot.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Canada has it's own Oscar Peterson. Canada's Oscar Peterson is a giant pianist and Peter Hegseth is a giant penis.

[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

More vice signalling, just small people trying to pretend they are tough by acting gross