You have to understand that these people are clinging to anything they can use to identify others who are in their in-group. MAGA hats, diapers, and now ear coverings.

Cults do the same thing and for the same reason.

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 18 points 4 months ago

It’s the same virtue signaling they make fun of others for doing.

[–] Samsy@lemmy.ml 18 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

There was a movie in 2008, "the Wave" (German: die Welle) about a teacher who wants to show his class how easily it is to start fascism by just let everyone wear white shirts for school.

It's the symbolic items from the same tier or color to identify a group, which makes it dangerous.

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

It's the stigmata of the anti-Christ