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Johnny2X2X

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1. There are hundreds of examples

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 11:39 AM

Monday

One of my favorites is them pretending a Japanese general said they'd never invade the US because of a gun behind every blade of grass. Never said that, it's made up, and it's all over NRA propaganda for decades.

Had a friend who's a gun nut use that quote on me and I responded, "So you think that after a foreign army has defeated the US Marines, the US Air Force, The US Army, the US air Force, the US Coast Guard, the US National Guard, the US FBI and other law enforcement agencies, and the local law enforcement agencies that that army will be afraid of you and your buddies with your AR-15s hiding in your house?"

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MaddowBlog-Republicans' reliance on fake historical quotes goes from bad to worse [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Monday OP

There are hundreds of examples Johnny2X2X Monday #1

"But great quotes are so much better if you think a cool dude said them!" Whyisthisstillclose Monday #2

"The Internet is full of fake quotes" DBoon Monday #3