• Sharpiemarker@startrek.website
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    17
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    10 months ago

    Every time I see one of these stickers on a lifted Dodge Cummins diesel, I always think to myself “what is it you can’t say that you really want to?” Then I realize they’re just mad because they can’t say the N-word any more.

      • Sharpiemarker@startrek.website
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        edit-2
        10 months ago

        I’ve noticed that as well and I’m of the opinion that it’s half people who actually feel they’re oppressed and the other half are trying to seem less threatening to police.

        • optissima@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          4
          ·
          10 months ago

          I can confirm I got pulled over way less when my car came with a police union sticker shadow I couldn’t remove, and when I was their demeanor changed when they approached the vehicle from behind.

        • tacosplease@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          10 months ago

          Because it’s been adopted by the conservatives. Sucks because it’s an awesome flag. Now it’s basically a “Try that in a small town” sticker.

          It’s a visual representation of support for conservative bullshit. People who don’t support that nonsense shouldn’t use their symbols because it makes it seem like those ideas have more support than they actually do, which emboldens conservatives.