THIS just opened near my home, and

[Totally Tunsie]

I have to pass it almost every day. As I go by, I fight the pull to go in there, fearing that my answer to "May I help you?" will be "No thanks. I just wanted to see what asshole opened this shop."

https://www.deseret.com/2019/11/14/20947976/maga-trump-2020-election-presidential-gear-merch-stores-donald-merchandise-sell-for

A MAGA hat. A Trump sweatshirt. Pop-up Trump stores are not just business opportunities, they’re signs that Democrats have something to worry about

[lame54]

1. Wait till Trump hears he's not entitled to a cut

[Totally Tunsie]

2. LOL - You're right!

[napi21]

3. Geesh! You have my sympathy. Sorry you have to put up with it every day. Do you ever see any

customers in there? I'm surprised it's in Mass! I wouldn't think that would be a big market.

[Totally Tunsie]

4. Fortunately, as I drive by, I've never seen a car parked in front of it.

As blue as Massachusetts and Rhode Island are, I've been finding large pockets of adamant Chump supporters who are almost militaristic in their social media and activities. Some of their rhetoric is pretty unsettling.

[smirkymonkey]

5. Very disturbing.

I hope he goes under in record time.

[Totally Tunsie]

13. Business looks slow now.

Hopefully it won't pick up much before the election, but I'm not counting on it. More and more Trumpies are becoming vocal around here, and their numbers are a concern to me.

Lately I've been feeling a sense of doom regarding political 2020. It's a very real possibility that Chump could be re-elected, and I don't know how I'd survive that outcome.

[smirkymonkey]

14. I'm not feeling very hopeful either.

I just don't know how this can be happening. How can there be so many stupid, hateful, evil, ignorant people in this country who can't see Trump and the republicans for what they are? And what they are doing to this country? I honestly don't think we can take another four years. At this point, I am counting on divine intervention.

[Totally Tunsie]

15. Yes - Let there be a stroke

~of the heart
~of lightening
~of luck.

Divine intervention, indeed!

[quickesst]

6. Massachusetts, Rhode Island?

In the six years I have lived in this city in Louisiana, I have seen exactly one Ted Cruz yard sign, one guy wearing a q-anon t-shirt, and one guy riding a motorcycle flying a confederate flag that was actually bigger than the motorcycle. That's it. I have never seen a trump sign, but I might have seen a confederate flag here and there but just didn't register. When I read about all the stories here on Democratic Underground, I'm kind of at a loss for words at the lack of right wing propaganda here. When I say I live in a Louisiana city , it's not New Orleans or Baton Rouge. Go figure, right?

[alittlelark]

7. They likely paid a franchise fee - and will lose lotsa $$

tRump supporters are suckers.

[DeminPennswoods]

8. These are just people trying to make a living off

the Trump cultists. You can see them outside political rallies, too, hawking whatever stuff they think will sell to both sides. They aren't "red" or "blue", just interested in green.

[Hortensis]

9. So, chill? They're real even when there's no store.

Handle fear by committing to being the good citizen they aren't. Keep that true as we bring our nation through this.

(Imo, though, it's entirely okay to hope the owner's deep in the hole by the time he goes out of business, because he will. I'm already in with that. )

[maxrandb]

10. "States as diverse as Louisiana and South Dakota"???

That's a fucking quote from the article.

Do they mean "diverse" as in you can marry your sister or cousin in both states?

[Danmel]

16. Perhaps the author meant distant.

There are a lot of people who don't have a good grasp of the English language,including, unfortunately, many who write for a living.

I spent an afternoon explaining to a young coworker that duplicative and duplicitous have different meanings. Still don't know if he believed me.

[Captain Zero]

11. If you do go in to check it out just be careful

you don't spill any nails in their parking lot.

[Wounded Bear]

12. So we're offically in Idiocracy territory...

but instead of Brawndo we all have to wear Trump shit.