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  it's a great pic, and while it does strike the absurdity of the moment, the fact the Goetz and other dangerous GOP bullet heads are still walking around and can effect US law isn't very funny at all.
context: Democrats hate Republicans for supporting an attempted overthrow of our democracy. 
  Republicans hate Democrats for, checks notes, smiling. >
  
  In the past, they've criticized AOC for dancing when she was a college student. Because we all know that anyone who danced when they were in college must be pure evil, right? >
  
  They tried to cancel her for playing Animal Crossing during the pandemic. She even used it to connect with constituents. >
  
  That and Among Us
  Which, I still think was pretty rad >
  
  Didn't she also play League? >
  
  Ok that’s where I draw the line. Normalizing league is a dangerous precedent to set. >
  
  Honestly. How can I trust their judgment if they play league for fun? >
  
  Look, you shouldn't kink shame. People can be masochistic. >
  
  Looks like her and the man she is talking to are just laughing about their conversation, they act like she's laughing wearing a devil costume and waving a pitchfork around. >
  
  It also looks like she’s giving this old guy a handjob. Might as well add as much conjecture as possible to one picture. >
  
  Wouldn't work, AOC dressed in a devil outfit with a pitchfork giving handjobs makes her cooler from where I'm standing. >
  
  The lineup starts here, then? >
  
  "Republicans have to get a handy-j from the lady over there with the spiked electro-torture taser gloves. This line is only for the leftists like yourself." >
  
  Awww >
  
  George Santos is also in that photo off to the side and appears to also be smiling, surely anyone smiling at all that day is ONLY smiling about republicans and mocking their plight! They couldn't possibly be unrelated! Everything is only about me!
  /s in case it's not clear. >
  
  Santos is smiling because he can't believe he's still not in jail. >
  
  He's smiling because he's excited about his first start at QB for the Patriots on Sunday. >
  
  It's always nice when 9/11 first responders get drafted. >
  
  Did you know George Santos was one of the Steve Buscemis on 9/11? True fact >
  
  It's pure schadenfreude, and a defining /r/leapoardsatemyface moment for inviting the insane and idiotic into their ranks. Go ahead, point and laugh. >
  
  r/leopardsatemyface
  FTFY >
  
  Her critics are obsessed, it’s unhealthy >
  
  She lives in their minds rent free. >
  
  This expression sucks and I hate it. >
  
  Damn man.  You care a lot about an expression.  Almost like you’re letting it live rent free in your head. >
  
  She's just trying to be civil, with people who tried to kill her. >
  
  There’s multiple people smiling in that photo.
  This is a reach. >
  
  She is in good company. We Canadians are dying of laughter over here >
  
  Confirming that this shit is hilarious from across the street. >
  
  They literally expect her to just sit there, be expressionless and 'know her place' and show respect that she has never once been shown by them. To them, that's 'uppity' if you know what I mean. >
  
  That's because it's a great photo.  I'm not backing down from that! >
  
  "it's really messy" as said in the clip via the article link, really is the simplest, best description of what's happening.
  It's the Michael Jackson's Thriller eating popcorn, or the Clarkson "Oh no, anyway," memes.
  All the ruckus, mocking, and chest thumping done by the GOP is resulting in this and the Dems are only able to sit back, smile and laugh at what they predicted was going to happen >
  
  God, I love her >
  
  I was about to say the very same thing >
  
  Where's the meme of AOC? I gotta see it! I can't shop it, no skillz. >
  
  Of course she’s smiling, she’s been doing shots each time McCarthy lost a vote…/s >
  
  Now that would be a recipe for alcohol poisoning. >
  
  You know Matt Gaetz is going to furiously masturbate over this photo >
  
  Ben Shapiro, too. Well, maybe not since you can't see her feet. Not to kink shame. >
  
  Is this really going viral among supporters? Because it isn't a very flattering picture. I have no clue why it is going viral either, it isn't like she's looking at the GOP smiling at their struggles; she's in the middle of a conversation laughing at something the other guy said. >
  
  What else can intelligent people do? >
  
  Love it, republicans couldn’t organise a piss up in a brewery, bunch of nutters and self obsessed knob ends with Trump at the top of the steaming pile of shit. >
  
  Boomers are always telling women to smile more. Now they are mad that she is 🤷‍♂️ >
  
  
  The image shot by photographer Anna Moneymaker
  
  Just can't make this stuff up >
  
  It looks like she’s reacting to what the bald guy is saying. >
  
  Since when does context matter? >
  
  She does have a beautiful smile. >
  
  And such a lovely smile, too. >
  
  Love her >
  
  Republicans were smiling while terrorists were overtaking the Capitol. >
  
  I've seen shots of the terrible 5, McCarthy and various others cracking up. McCarthy is probably forced .. but the rest seem generally amused by the whole debacle >
  
  These are the completely predictable results of when a political party actively recruits the most antagonistic, paranoid, conspiracy minded, narcissistic members of society into their ranks… Big surprise!!! GQP cannot cooperate, even within their own tribe. >
  
  It looks like she is talking to that guy >
  
  If only they could see us sitting at home laughing our asses off at them.