I’m ootl with the Dale Earnhardt lefty and anti-capitalist memes… can someone explain? Maybe I’m just not wording it right but googling hasn’t really brought up an answer

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It comes from a Facebook meme page called "The Ghost of Ol Dale Earnhardt". The creator said he was frustrated with alt-right people posting fake quotes on pictures of Southerners that made them seem like facists, so he decided to post fake quotes on a Southerner that make him seem like a communist.

I find it weird, but Americans love claiming that dead people support their cause. Like how Martin Luther King is both a progressive and conservative icon depending on who you ask. Same with the founding fathers.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 9 points 9 months ago

I personally love it, as a southern-born, formerly right-wing American. Makes me smile every time. It's just the right amount of stupid.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

Not a uniquely American phenomenon