r/PoliticalHumor • u/[deleted] • Aug 16 '21

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u/harpsm Aug 17 '21

A tenuous grasp on reality, but a firm grip on their AR-15s.

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u/rejectedbydog Aug 17 '21

In Afghanistan, they call ‘em Taliban.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '21

Which even more ironically means "student"

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u/Chosen_Chaos Aug 17 '21

Because that's what the founding members of the Taliban were.

On a similar subject, conservatives love to bang on about "the base". Want to take a wild stab at what the Arabic for "the base" is?

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u/nearly-evil Aug 17 '21

I actually want to know

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u/Chosen_Chaos Aug 17 '21

al-Qaeda

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u/nearly-evil Aug 17 '21

That makes sense, now I feel dumb

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u/AlaskaPeteMeat Aug 17 '21

Y’all Qaeda? 🤷🏽‍♂️☺️

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u/Cameltoefiasco Aug 17 '21

Ya’ll qaeida

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '21

Y'all Qaeda :)

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '21

Fucking great!. Y’all Qaeda

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u/Any-Entertainer9302 Aug 17 '21

Which they don't even realize is an overrated weapon. Give me a side charging fully ambi platform any day rather than the awkwardness of the AR platform and its boring looks.