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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 35 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Imagine looking and acting like this malignant doofus and thinking you’re the “master race”.

[–] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 5 hours ago

It applies to the whole US admin.

[–] jibjib14@lemmy.ca 29 points 9 hours ago

This works on so many levels

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 23 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

When you accidentally self immolate while being a racist.

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[–] Sanguine@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 hours ago

The rug really ties it together.

[–] just2look@lemmy.zip 19 points 6 hours ago

Can every racist please burst into flames?

[–] dumbass@piefed.social 17 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Hahahahah, what a grade A, purebred dumbass.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] dumbass@piefed.social 2 points 56 minutes ago

A purebred inbred dumbass.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 10 points 6 hours ago
[–] HisArmsOpen@crust.piefed.social 10 points 7 hours ago

MAGA becoming immolators was the twist I'd never expected

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Keep Waco Wacko is the saying for that town. A play on nearby (1hr drive) Keep Austin Weird

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 7 points 6 hours ago

Oh bugger. Anyway...

[–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago

This guy was just taking George Carlin's bit about setting himself on fire for their beliefs.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago

Waco really has a thing with terrible people getting themselves immolated…

[–] dgdft@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

Gotta be the most quintessential McLennan County moment since 1916.

[–] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 hours ago
[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Finally, some good fucking news

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

This has to be a case of some kind of mental illness surely?

[–] 2piradians@lemmy.world 1 points 37 minutes ago

With a little meth, probably.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 1 points 26 minutes ago

Ah yes.

The exceedingly impressive master race that is totally going to civil war us all.

Terrifying.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 1 hour ago

Not gonna lie, the immediate reaction in this house was hurhurhurhur

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 1 points 32 minutes ago

They extinguished the flames in the yard and intersection but left him roasting away. Gotta love it.