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[–] comfortable_doug@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] AernaLingus@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

It was real, but it seems like it was a commemorative item available only at the Republican National Convention rather than a product for sale to the general public. Here's the 1996 version alongside the DNC variant:

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/object/nmah_1181156

[–] PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is a specific kind ofbrainworms that you just don't see much any more. An abstract celebration of "democracy" in America. Democrats? Republicans? It's up to you! The important thing is that you get to choose!

[–] OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

"The United States is also a one-party state, but with typical American extravagance, they have two of them."

-Julius Nyerere

[–] HexbearGPT@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

2000 was George w bush.

God the way stupid consumerist contests could be held to see whether republicans or democrat mac and cheese boxes sell more seems so fucking quaint at this point. If they did this today some MAGA psycho would poison all of the Democrat macaroni boxes. Lmao.

[–] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What a silly joke of a country.

[–] OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

'Tis a silly place

[–] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago