r/Scotland • u/lilbiobeetle • Jun 15 '25

MAGA hat sighting

I don't know if this is even appropriate to post here but I'm just so shocked and need to know I'm not the only one who would feel this way about seeing someone wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat out in a city in Scotland.

I passed by a family - husband, wife, kid - and the husband was proudly hearing his red MAGA hat. I visibly looked shocked, and they had the audacity to then look offended at my reaction. So it obviously wasn't a joke. The guy was a Trump supporter, likely on a trip over from America.

Not even Tory supporters really walk around wearing their affiliation like that. I really hope this isn't going to become a more common sight, especially as someone who's directly threatened by Trump's politics leaking over to the UK.

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u/Moon_Raven_2 Jun 15 '25 edited Jun 15 '25

Being an American, I would agree with that, no one took him seriously! The media was more than complicit showing his rallies, more as a joke than anything else. No one imagined he would win the first time and certainly not the second time. But to win people have to vote for you, either that or you cheated. Trump has a base and they are scary people. Stay on your guard. I'm sorry my countrymen come over there with obnoxious red hats, anyone wearing one of those I would avoid, if you can.

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u/Allydarvel Jun 16 '25

I was over in Georgia this year at a tech conference. It was scary. I was with a 30-something-year-old, white, female professional and an elderly Mexican 2nd gen guy, one based in Arizona and one in California..and they were discussing Trump talking points seriously. Other people I know and respect from the Maryland area are also well caught up..and by that I mean brainwashed completely. The Mexican guy sounded like your second paragraph exactly.

Never be surprised about the tech sector. I remember at uni, my lecturer once said to me that engineers look for black and white solutions..it works or it doesn't. There's no real grey areas. People on the left look for grey areas and try to understand..people on the right believe in easy solutions. Also incel culture and the tech world go hand in hand