2016 Postmortem

Initech

(100,079 posts) Sat Nov 19, 2016, 02:38 PM Nov 2016

Why do conservatives think posting pictures of paper clips is offensive to us?

This seems to be the latest trend going around social media. And they all seem to think it's funny. And they call us intolerant and disrespectful because we won't bow down to almighty Trumpenfuror.

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Why do conservatives think posting pictures of paper clips is offensive to us? (Original Post) Initech Nov 2016 OP

Paper clips? I haven't seen this, but I don't do social media much. Arkansas Granny Nov 2016 #1

Must be projection Brother Buzz Nov 2016 #2

As in 2naSalit Nov 2016 #3

No, as in Norway 1940 Brother Buzz Nov 2016 #5

Oh. 2naSalit Nov 2016 #6

maybe it is trolling the safety pin meme? Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #4

That's actually possible. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #10

I would guess right now they think every lottery ticket is a winner. bmpbmp Nov 2016 #7

Judging by the way they're boycotting Starbucks and Hamilton... Initech Nov 2016 #8

just some of the junk MFM008 Nov 2016 #9

I just found out why, Trump said the way he looks at things is different, Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #11

Arkansas Granny

(31,518 posts)

1. Paper clips? I haven't seen this, but I don't do social media much.

Reply to Initech (Original post)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 02:46 PM

Nov 2016

Could it have something to do with the people who are wearing safety pins?

Brother Buzz

(36,440 posts)

2. Must be projection

Reply to Initech (Original post)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 02:55 PM

Nov 2016

To me, the paperclip is totally symbolic; it was a resistance symbol during the Second World War.

2naSalit

(86,643 posts)

3. As in

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 03:00 PM

Nov 2016

"Operation Paperclip"?

if so, they don't get their own ignorance to irony, I guess.

Brother Buzz

(36,440 posts)

5. No, as in Norway 1940

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 03:14 PM

Nov 2016

During World War Two, Norwegians wore paperclips on their clothes to demonstrate their opposition to Nazism and to anti-Semitism.

2naSalit

(86,643 posts)

6. Oh.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 03:15 PM

Nov 2016

That makes sense. I did not know that about the paperclip. Thank you.

Grey Lemercier

(1,429 posts)

4. maybe it is trolling the safety pin meme?

Reply to Initech (Original post)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 03:01 PM

Nov 2016

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

10. That's actually possible.

Reply to Grey Lemercier (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 04:02 PM

Nov 2016

There could be a visual pun in that, but I don't know that the Donshirts would have picked up on it so I won't say it in the thread. Anyone wants to hear about it can "pm" me.

bmpbmp

(310 posts)

7. I would guess right now they think every lottery ticket is a winner.

Reply to Initech (Original post)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 03:26 PM

Nov 2016

Initech

(100,079 posts)

8. Judging by the way they're boycotting Starbucks and Hamilton...

Reply to bmpbmp (Reply #7)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 03:29 PM

Nov 2016

MFM008

(19,814 posts)

9. just some of the junk

Reply to Initech (Original post)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 03:40 PM

Nov 2016

that falls out of their heads.

Grey Lemercier

(1,429 posts)

11. I just found out why, Trump said the way he looks at things is different,

Reply to Initech (Original post)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 04:24 PM

Nov 2016

like the guy who invented the paper clip and got rich. It was simple and right in front of your face, but only the inventor thought about it and invented it. He said it after Jeb Bush, during a debate, said his brother kept the country safe, and Trump said "Oh yeah? What about 9-11?" Trump said no one had ever thought to hammer Jeb like that, same as paper clip inventor thought differently.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/paper-clip-donald-trump-draws-184620405.html?nhp=1

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