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HardPort

(1,474 posts)
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 10:59 PM Feb 2021

Not proud ... I finally lost it with my maga neighbor today ... [View all]

Dude is the kind of guy who blasts his music at 8 a.m. on a Saturday.

He put up a dotard 2020 flag AFTER January 06, and sometimes displays two. And he takes it down at night and puts it back up every day

Needless to say, since the numbnut lives right across the street from me, I have to see this shit in my neighborhood every day, and I guess today I had kind of reached my limit; as I was returning from my morning run, I saw dude, flags a flappin', out in his yard, and while I was still a few houses away I went into a real loud "fake" laugh and yelling, "Trump what a f-ing loser, hahahaha, what a piece of s---," etc. I can be super loud when I want to and have a patented "laugh" my kids could tell you about. And when I was directly across the street from his house, I dropped to my knees and started slapping the pavement in mirthful enjoyment of how stupid someone would have to be to fly that hideous banner.

Meanwhile, Trumper started filming with his phone.

So I told him he was flying the flag of a cop killer. And I chanted "cop killer" at him through gusts of laughter and derision. Then, since he used to fly an SD/LA Chargers flag, I told him he should put it back up because even the chargers aren't as big losers as the dotard.

Then I went home, with a wicked smirk on my face. One of my other neighbors asked me if I had gotten it all out. That remains to be seen.

I'm not proud of the incident; let's face it, I kind of snapped, but only after months (years) of this kind of shit. Nevertheless, I do feel well within my rights to have voiced my opinion in my own way. If he is going to broadcast racism and hatred in my neighborhood, he needs to expect some pushback, no?

Also, for the record, I NEVER threatened him or even got close to him; I stayed on my side of the street. If he had reported me to the cops, the most he would have been able to say is that I laughed at his flag, and used some potty language.

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Won't to any good, but I'm sure it felt good to get it out. captain queeg Feb 2021 #1
Yeah it felt good, and yeah it won't do any good .. thanks! HardPort Feb 2021 #5
Or you could put up a sign on your lawn saying "I live across the street from stupid" Maraya1969 Feb 2021 #42
Maybe you should print up small yard signs with PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2021 #15
Why even engage with him. It's only a fucking flag. Ignore it. 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2021 #2
I can't say it is "just a flag" -- it's akin to flying a Nazi standard in my opinion. HardPort Feb 2021 #6
Agreed. AZ8theist Feb 2021 #16
Perhaps there some anti-obscenity laws in your area. OMGWTF Feb 2021 #56
Perhaps....but I think he took it down recently..... AZ8theist Feb 2021 #66
Causing a public disturbance over it won't make him remove it. 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2021 #37
Exactly and now he's more likely to keep it up forever since it annoys the OP so much. nt Raine Feb 2021 #68
You are right, but sometimes we just snap. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #39
Be careful...we already saw what could happen.. diverdownjt Feb 2021 #57
Yes I know anyone can carry a gun or become violent. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #58
Hope you feel better,... kinda like this dude is making you a prisoner in your own home/neighborhood magicarpet Feb 2021 #3
I'd like to say I feel better ... but I do feel like I conveyed my disdain. HardPort Feb 2021 #8
I decided after Jan 6th, I am going to speak out more when these idiots present themselves. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #40
Bravo!! Love it! Think it's so cool that you maintained! In my Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2021 #4
Thank You!! -- I'm glad that I managed to keep it all about laughing at him, and nothing else. HardPort Feb 2021 #9
Shame is more likely to get the flags down, as many trump dead-enders Snarkoleptic Feb 2021 #7
Yeah...I felt laughter and derision might work better than vitriol? Thanks!! HardPort Feb 2021 #21
We won. He lost. He's wallowing in his own loser stink. LakeArenal Feb 2021 #10
See if there's anything... cannabis_flower Feb 2021 #22
Well, if nothing else, he knows he got under your skin. cwydro Feb 2021 #11
Yeah. Fascism gets under my skin. Sue me for not just just watching my country creep to fascism? HardPort Feb 2021 #12
Don't feel bad PlanetBev Feb 2021 #13
I Have A MAGAt In My Neighborhood........... ChoppinBroccoli Feb 2021 #14
This is what I have been saying OldBaldy1701E Feb 2021 #17
And it is not illegal to laugh at someone. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #41
Despite what Jeff Sessions might think. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Feb 2021 #63
I forgot about GOP rules. :( Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #65
Tip him to FBI, anonymously Pas-de-Calais Feb 2021 #18
👍 Joinfortmill Feb 2021 #19
The strain has been incredible, and I believe many of us are going to have to vent at some point. Martin68 Feb 2021 #20
Yep! That is exactly how it felt. Like my boiling point had finally been reached. HardPort Feb 2021 #25
He started filming with his phone? You do know how they operate, right? ancianita Feb 2021 #23
Do I know how they operate? I know they live inside a bubble. HardPort Feb 2021 #26
Fine. ancianita Feb 2021 #29
He'll probably send the video to his MAGAt friend's and you'll be the target of retribution. Kaleva Feb 2021 #38
He'll probably post it on Parler. Poiuyt Feb 2021 #46
I hope this doesn't come back at you. Demobrat Feb 2021 #24
It does cross one's mind; i'm pretty sure dude is ex-military. HardPort Feb 2021 #27
Never apologize for pushing back on a fucking Nazi. SunSeeker Feb 2021 #28
Definitely not apologizing. But acknowledging that I do have a tipping pt. re: fascism HardPort Feb 2021 #30
We drove by a house like that for a few years. LisaM Feb 2021 #31
Way to go EveDibb Feb 2021 #32
Well done! Jon King Feb 2021 #33
His side of the street is your side of the street, too. demosincebirth Feb 2021 #34
WINNER'S SIDE OF THE STREET DeSmet Feb 2021 #52
Ok demosincebirth Feb 2021 #67
Hint: P-Nutt Feb 2021 #35
I have some MAGA neighbors like that. Initech Feb 2021 #36
We have two idiots birdographer Feb 2021 #43
Derisive laughter is the most effective lunatica Feb 2021 #44
No offense greytdemocrat Feb 2021 #45
We drive by a few houses that still have Trump flags and signs. TNNurse Feb 2021 #47
Half a million dead Americans are saluting you from Heaven McCamy Taylor Feb 2021 #48
I'm proud of you, HF! Cha Feb 2021 #49
He'd say he's practicing the First Amendment. ClusterFreak Feb 2021 #50
Have a neighbor that finally took his down after inauguration. Woodwizard Feb 2021 #51
Not proud, not ashamed. hay rick Feb 2021 #53
I'm sorry you snapped. GreenEyedLefty Feb 2021 #54
I think I might agree such a reaction may just teinforce his belief that he is "owning the libs.' Beartracks Feb 2021 #55
Now that flag will stay up till it rots Raine Feb 2021 #59
Just fucking ignore him and his Trump flags. Blue_true Feb 2021 #60
This message was self-deleted by its author samplegirl Feb 2021 #61
Go have a huge picture of Nancy Pelosi samplegirl Feb 2021 #62
an idea I use LPBBEAR Feb 2021 #64
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