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zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)
64. Checked Snopes
Mon Jun 25, 2018, 04:52 PM
Jun 2018

Checked Wikipedia.
Found some other sight that discussed past and current fascism.
None suggested such a clear and important connection between the phrase and any single fascist group. It was listed among a very long list of such slogans that various loosely related groups used. And these groups were numerous and fluid with constantly changing goals and leaders.

A former model, and one who's made political statements via her wardrobe previously PunkinPi Jun 2018 #1
Oh, yeah. She is definitely complicit. joshdawg Jun 2018 #18
Absolutely... PunkinPi Jun 2018 #24
I agree. She is a purchased asset of Trump's. nt Ilsa Jun 2018 #23
The blouse is called a "pussy bow": the type of ribbon put on kittens because so cuuuute... Hekate Jun 2018 #48
Thank you (sincerely) for the clarification on the blouse name. I'm far from a fashionista. :) nt PunkinPi Jun 2018 #52
I'm not a fashionist either, but bow blouses were a thing for a long time... Hekate Jun 2018 #75
I looked the word up in my Big Book of Filth... DangerousRhythm Jun 2018 #70
Heh. I think it makes a sideways cameo in the musical "Oklahoma"... Hekate Jun 2018 #73
Thank you for posting this. MontanaMama Jun 2018 #2
Who is Jesse Nutter? zipplewrath Jun 2018 #3
Did you try to google original historical sources translated into English? That's one way ... Hekate Jun 2018 #50
Checked Snopes zipplewrath Jun 2018 #64
Good start. I'm currently stuck with a tablet that is nowhere near as flexible as a computer... Hekate Jun 2018 #65
"Surely she must have known" zipplewrath Jun 2018 #66
I really want to spread this tale far and wide, but NOT if it is untrue. Thanks for getting that. nt Hekate Jun 2018 #67
thanks for sharing, media failed us again AlexSFCA Jun 2018 #4
Journalists don't do their background research because US colleges... DemocracyMouse Jun 2018 #15
So true! Sophia4 Jun 2018 #20
See Texas Tech... czarjak Jun 2018 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author jayschool2013 Jun 2018 #32
As at least a partial explanation for the KPN Jun 2018 #34
Storm away! And note that admins in colleges, with lesser degrees, have doubled in 30 yrs DemocracyMouse Jun 2018 #60
As an adjunct.... dawg day Jun 2018 #77
Somehow I don't think this was media failure. Send this info off to your favorite journalists & ask Hekate Jun 2018 #45
Thanks for posting. brush Jun 2018 #5
The corporate fashion fascists are selling apathy as a planned political pacification strategy. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #6
Shirts like this have been around for years. They're funny shirts, nothing else. 7962 Jun 2018 #83
We really know very little about her riverwalker Jun 2018 #7
Yes, but.... luvtheGWN Jun 2018 #11
The authoritarian point of view of communism and fascism is very similar if not Sophia4 Jun 2018 #21
trump's way DownriverDem Jun 2018 #8
"Question all that is being dumped on the internet" handmade34 Jun 2018 #26
K&R sheshe2 Jun 2018 #9
Wow. Malignia is worse than we ever suspected. Birtherism was bad enough, but now this. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #10
I love the "Malignia" name. nt Ilsa Jun 2018 #25
I have a friend who always refers to her as "Melanoma" alterfurz Jun 2018 #42
Everyone associated with trump is vile amuse bouche Jun 2018 #12
+1000 Duppers Jun 2018 #17
If she speaks Italian, she must be fully aware of the meaning of #basta..... Heartstrings Jun 2018 #13
Excellent point! #Basta.....#BeBest! George II Jun 2018 #14
That's Exactly What I Was Going To Point Out Me. Jun 2018 #27
K&R uponit7771 Jun 2018 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Jun 2018 #19
So "tweet" is the story behind melanoma's message? Come on people is it really so hard to copy and Kashkakat v.2.0 Jun 2018 #22
K&R Scurrilous Jun 2018 #28
K & R mountain grammy Jun 2018 #29
the russians love this - the republicans are helping them piss on America Achilleaze Jun 2018 #31
I can only imagine how Republicans, uh, handle that job. Beartracks Jun 2018 #59
K and r. Tipperary Jun 2018 #33
Thanks for posting this, George NastyRiffraff Jun 2018 #35
In Italian, someone who doesn't care is called a "nonmefregista". fierywoman Jun 2018 #36
Am I the only one LoveMyCali Jun 2018 #37
No, you are not the only one. She is not a teen buying... 3catwoman3 Jun 2018 #38
I am shocked she slummed it by wearing Zara, I wouldn't be caught dead in their Exotica Jun 2018 #72
And the righties still don't get why we call Michelle O pure class..... RhodeIslandOne Jun 2018 #47
If true jeffreyi Jun 2018 #39
What a load of horseshit. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2018 #40
But the meme looks so authentic! I can't believe someone on the internet would mislead us. progressoid Jun 2018 #62
Whoops. My bad. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2018 #71
I think thats exactly what it was; a slap at Donald. 7962 Jun 2018 #84
I would think the FL job, as FL, would be to win over the hearts and minds of the people. YOHABLO Jun 2018 #41
"Me ne frego" Izzy Blue Jun 2018 #43
A bit more explantion trof Jun 2018 #44
That is just sickening beyond words. Send it off to specific journalists at MSNBC and CNN. nt Hekate Jun 2018 #46
They could have stopped telling and showing me a long time ago. BobTheSubgenius Jun 2018 #49
George II, could you please post the link where you found this? Some of us would like to follow up. Hekate Jun 2018 #51
Seconded! B Stieg Jun 2018 #54
Snopes has the source info Voltaire2 Jun 2018 #81
Verdict: Unproven, after research. Good read at link. Thanks, Voltaire2, I appreciate it. nt Hekate Jun 2018 #85
Aren't we being a little hard on melania? dubyadiprecession Jun 2018 #53
There are ways out Retrograde Jun 2018 #57
I gave her every benefit of the doubt (abused wife, etc etc) right up until a few hours after... Hekate Jun 2018 #61
Oh Please.. Cha Jun 2018 #69
I thought shortly after this thing started that this was a message to the alt right... Thomas Hurt Jun 2018 #55
Nothing matters. The jacket, the restaurant or the immigrants. slater71 Jun 2018 #56
If true Meowmee Jun 2018 #58
....."how many times they have to show us who they are.... SergeStorms Jun 2018 #63
Thanks for confirming what many Cha Jun 2018 #68
Aside from the pathetic intent, after acts like tearing out a truly classy first lady's garden... lambchopp59 Jun 2018 #74
That's what a flotus TURNCOAT looks like. Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #76
K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Jun 2018 #78
Snopes has something to say BlueMTexpat Jun 2018 #79
Snopes says nope. Voltaire2 Jun 2018 #80
This is too much of a leap for me, even though that Hortensis Jun 2018 #82
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