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Coventina

(29,494 posts)
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 11:12 PM Monday

Just had an encounter with a MAGAt in grocery store parking lot.

Husband and I stopped at grocery store after our weekly yoga class.

We took my car, which is festooned with stickers of a feminist and gay rights sort.

My personal favorite is: I'm too clumsy to be around fragile masculinity.

Anyway, we come out o the store to see a guy closely examining my stickers.

My husband says, as we get close, "See any you like?"

The guy backs away and says, "No."
He has a really sour look on his face.

He pauses and then says, "They are illogical," as he walks away.

I said, "Sure buddy," and laughed.

He passed us on the way out of the parking lot.

My husband gave him a cheery wave as he sneered at us.

They hate that we exist.

Oh well......

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Just had an encounter with a MAGAt in grocery store parking lot. (Original Post) Coventina Monday OP
They always seem to be angry about something. Turbineguy Monday #1
Whiny Fragile Snowflakes Emile Tuesday #17
Surprised he knew the word "illogical". lastlib Monday #2
Unfortunately, plenty of them are Star Trek fans. OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #28
(That might've gone out the window..... lastlib Tuesday #30
Well, that is why they don't like the Abrams reboot. OldBaldy1701E Wednesday #32
I had an encounter with one in Costco a few weeks ago. Initech Monday #3
Soooo, the guy cannot spell? niyad Monday #4
I think it's meant to be "freedom fan" AZJonnie Monday #5
The guy apparently said it meant "freedom". Did not say anything more, niyad Tuesday #14
It was intentional. Initech Tuesday #6
Did you actually look at the letters? "freedom" does not contain 2 "f's", niyad Tuesday #13
It was two words - "freedom fan". Initech Tuesday #18
Quote, " it means freedom". I do not see where you indicated he said "freedom fan". niyad Tuesday #19
The other F was a typo then. Initech Tuesday #20
So was the "n" then. niyad Tuesday #21
This is how it was spelled out: Initech Tuesday #22
Nowhere in your first post did you indicate that he said "freedom fan", niyad Tuesday #23
OK, I fixed it. I see where that can get confusing. Initech Tuesday #24
Thank you. niyad Tuesday #26
I wonder what the second f was for? Nt Figarosmom Tuesday #10
It looks like an acronym Mblaze Tuesday #12
I won't tell nobody, but ya spelt maggot wrong. 3Hotdogs Tuesday #7
Sorry about your 'logical' discomfort there, Spock EYESORE 9001 Tuesday #8
Well, I love that you exist, Coventina! HeartsCanHope Tuesday #9
He didn't understand "fragile masculinity" Bluetus Tuesday #11
Message auto-removed Name removed Tuesday #15
I saw one at local Walmart parking lot last Friday. I had just parked, Emile Tuesday #16
I would have called the police about him taking up handicap spaces. niyad Tuesday #25
I mentioned it to the Walmart greeter. I should Emile Tuesday #27
Are walmart greeters even allowed to take any sort of action? niyad Tuesday #29
He was probably already unhappy after paying prices which savior Trump promised would Jack Valentino Tuesday #31

lastlib

(27,863 posts)
2. Surprised he knew the word "illogical".
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 11:27 PM
Monday

Of course, he doesn't understand Logic well enough to apply it to his own thinking, or he wouldn't be a MAGAt. To him, the word probably just means "confusing"---and that's his permanent state.

OldBaldy1701E

(10,770 posts)
28. Unfortunately, plenty of them are Star Trek fans.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 03:06 PM
Tuesday

He probably got it from there.

I am taking bets as to whether or not he knows what it means, other than by watching Nimoy use it.

lastlib

(27,863 posts)
30. (That might've gone out the window.....
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 09:15 PM
Tuesday

once they found out that Sulu was gay........ just a guess.....)

OldBaldy1701E

(10,770 posts)
32. Well, that is why they don't like the Abrams reboot.
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 08:07 AM
Wednesday

The original did not actually show Sulu being 'gay', so those loons could allow it because he was both 'closeted' (and thus, 'behaving himself'), and following the old 'don't ask, don't tell' philosophy.

In the reboot, he literally walks up and kisses another man. I always felt that 'those' Star Trek fans had their heads explode when that happened.

Remember, in the original, Kirk's modus operandi was very analogous to the United States attitude at the time. The whole 'we know what is best for you simple people' behavior is very appealing to those who agree with this misguided philosophy. And, Kirk was one of the most egregious perpetrators of this thought process. He was always sticking his nose into other cultures and judging them against our own.

Initech

(108,138 posts)
3. I had an encounter with one in Costco a few weeks ago.
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 11:30 PM
Monday

Last edited Tue Feb 10, 2026, 01:11 PM - Edit history (2)

Guy had a license plate that read "F R D M F N" and my mom thought it was "Fordham fan", which would have made sense, but the guy's like "No, it means freedom fan". And we were like "Oh...... oh."

This man and his fans have legitimately ruined patriotic imagery.

AZJonnie

(3,315 posts)
5. I think it's meant to be "freedom fan"
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 11:50 PM
Monday

Apparently he thinks this particular trait makes him a unique character

niyad

(130,838 posts)
14. The guy apparently said it meant "freedom". Did not say anything more,
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 06:58 AM
Tuesday

But if you are correct, he cannot articulate properly.

niyad

(130,838 posts)
13. Did you actually look at the letters? "freedom" does not contain 2 "f's",
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 06:45 AM
Tuesday

nor an "n". And the CA license plate character limit is 7. freedom.

niyad

(130,838 posts)
19. Quote, " it means freedom". I do not see where you indicated he said "freedom fan".
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:44 PM
Tuesday

Initech

(108,138 posts)
22. This is how it was spelled out:
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:51 PM
Tuesday

FREEDOM FAN. Two words, abbreviated to FRDMFN. What else is there?

niyad

(130,838 posts)
23. Nowhere in your first post did you indicate that he said "freedom fan",
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 01:05 PM
Tuesday

only that "he said it meant "freedom" ". I am simply going by what you first typed.

EYESORE 9001

(29,554 posts)
8. Sorry about your 'logical' discomfort there, Spock
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:13 AM
Tuesday

Such free-floating anger seems kinda illogical to me. You really must govern your passions. They will be your undoing.

HeartsCanHope

(1,578 posts)
9. Well, I love that you exist, Coventina!
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:15 AM
Tuesday

You weren't disrespectful, and you and your husband stood up for your beliefs with a smile and a wave.

Thank you for sharing your story!

Bluetus

(2,530 posts)
11. He didn't understand "fragile masculinity"
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:32 AM
Tuesday

but was too lazy to look it up. These people are dolts, a lifetime of intellectual laziness, which leads to a lack of accomplishment, leading to hatred of those who live their lives with more self-respect.

Response to Coventina (Original post)

Emile

(41,561 posts)
16. I saw one at local Walmart parking lot last Friday. I had just parked,
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 07:05 AM
Tuesday

and this old man by himself pulls up his truck right in front of the entrance, and angles his vehicle where anybody driving or walking by will notice his huge Trump magnet on the side of his vehicle. A huge picture of Trump's mug shot with the words Making America Great Again. This stupid old man was taking up two handicap parking spots. My wife says, don't say anything to him as we walked by. We were inside the store for almost an hour. When we walked back outside that old man was still sitting in his vehicle, and smoking a cigarette.

Seriously, this dude is suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome. WTF would make someone go to the expense to have a huge magnet sticker made up, just to park in a Walmart parking lot? These fucking people are nuts.

Jack Valentino

(4,693 posts)
31. He was probably already unhappy after paying prices which savior Trump promised would
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 11:18 PM
Tuesday

'come down on day one!' but have instead gone UP...


It may make one's face appear even MORE sour,
when they realize they've been duped,
but it is impossible for them to admit it.

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