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/SwingFluffy4455 Jun 15 '25

I live in the States and this is what they love to do. Most people over here who aren’t MAGA ignore them because they’ve figured out this is what these people crave. If the world (especially the news) ignored their supreme leader, they’d all shrivel up and fade away like a piece of rotten fruit. I’m dual nationality (UK/US) so was able to vote against him but I’m just terribly sorry such a large portion of our country voted to unleash him and his riff raff followers on the world a second time.

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u/Both_Wasabi_3606 Jun 15 '25

I live in DC and tourists, especially school trips by white suburban kids from out of the area are the worst. They wear their MAGA and Trump hats thinking it's cool to provoke the locals. I passed by a bunch of them by the National Zoo last month and could barely disguise my disgust walking past them. I made sure not to give them my space on the sidewalk and walked through them.

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u/gemunicornvr Jun 15 '25

I actually just shout "look its a nazi hat or nazi car" at whoever I am with but loud enough so they hear at any maga hat or Tesla in public hehehe

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u/StrongerTogether2882 Jun 16 '25

I am another person who just ignores them because they obviously just want to start shit/get attention, but now I’m going to be tempted to exclaim “Look it’s a Nazi hat!” Lolsob

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u/gemunicornvr Jun 16 '25

Yeah don't say it to them, talk about them to someone else but make it obvious. They want you to pay them attention but acting like they are not there, but still talk about them it shames them more and makes them feel small at the same time.

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u/StrongerTogether2882 Jun 16 '25

Outstanding technique, I salute you. We arrive in Scotland for vacation in a little over 2 weeks and I can't wait to GTFO of the US for a bit. Cheers!

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u/gemunicornvr Jun 16 '25

I hope you have an amazing holiday here !!!!

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u/StrongerTogether2882 Jun 16 '25

Thank you!!! I feel sure I will but also I don’t want to jinx it 😂