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    even if i dont care for everything else they represent, i applaude their touch of sensibility here

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      A guy in clown makeup calling himself Violent J: “I am endorsing Kamala Harris because she’s a Democrat and I love my mom.”

      Really hard to argue… For several reasons

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    The Daily Show’s Troy Iwata did an excellent piece about the Gathering of the Juggalos. I wonder if his interview with Violent J had an effect on this decision.

    Edit: oh, I posted this before I read the article. This interview is what they’re considering the endorsement.

    https://youtu.be/hf3n5A4uLsk

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    Makes sense, Juggalos hate fascists and despite Kamala being a cop, Trump is the bigger fascist.

    Although it is weird to see Eminem and ICP on the same side of something.

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      Although it is weird to see Eminem and ICP on the same side of something

      I was curious so I looked it up.

      In 1997 Eminem put out flyers for a show that said “with ICP (maybe)”

      And they got kind of pissed about that, which they have a right to. But they’ve been over it for 20 years now.

      Fucking crazy it’s 2024 and that was almost 30 years ago.

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    As an old wrestling fan from the late 90s, how did 2024 manage to make me cheer for the ICP while booing the undertaker and Steve Austin?

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    by the terms of the juggalo-furry alliance, the furs are called to also vote

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    Speaking with comedian Troy Iwata for a recent segment on The Daily Show, Violent J confirmed that Harris is his preferred pick for the White House, saying “I want her to win because she’s a Democrat, and I love my mom.”

    Say what you want about Juggalos, but this is likely to get Kamala significant votes.

    More than Dick Cheney or Lizzo (look up the lawsuits from last year if you don’t know).

    I’d even say this is bigger than Eminem the other day. Juggalos are a very close knit group, and if Violent J says vote, they’re gonna vote.

    Edit:

    The Daily Show segment

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf3n5A4uLsk

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      Especially since the juggalo crowd is by and large rurally based, they overlap a large generally Republican Voting demographic.

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        But I also think many of them are nonvoting,

        And even if they don’t watch the whole episode, they’ll watch that clip because he’s in it.

        That’s what outreach should be, reaching out to people who’s values align with the Dem voting base, but aren’t politically active

        Not changing the candidates policy in an attempt to “win over” people who vote Republican.

        It’s easier to get someone who agrees with you to vote, then get a voter who doesn’t agree with you to vote for you.

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          It’s easier to get someone who agrees with you to vote, then get a voter who doesn’t agree with you to vote for you.

          but it’s also doubly effective to convert a voter than creating a new one, because you gain a vote AND your opponent loses a vote.

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    This will almost assuredly get her more votes than literally all of the press and air time Cheney has offered her.

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      their dedicated following, known as Juggalos, is in the tens of thousands. Gatherings for ICP fans have drawn upwards of 20,000 people. Juggalos are known for their distinctive style, which includes face paint, clown costumes, and hatchet symbols. They’ve also developed their own slang and idioms. The National Gang Intelligence Center estimates that there are over one million self-proclaimed Juggalos in the United States, but 85–90% of them are non-criminal music fans.

      That a lot of voters, I wouldn’t say no to. And for some reason Ive found out that a lot of conservatives in the u.s think juggalos are a crazy street gang like in the warriors

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      They hold a music festival every year called the gathering of the juggalos, usually somewhere in the Midwest, that attracts around 10k people per year. They’re not a huge underground culture in America but they are there and disproportionately higher populations living in Midwest and Central swing states. Most of the juggalos I’ve met are kind and just want to get high and listen to music about horror movies and wrestling and stuff like that. They have been anti-science and education in the past in their anti-establishment rhetoric which is probably the worst part of the subculture.