"Guess who'll be your friend no matter who you voted for?"
After almost two days of celebration where American surfers confirmed their shift to the right following the election of Donald Trump, Kelly Slater has posted an olive brand of sorts to a divided America.
For surfers, among “those silent male voters”, the domination of the Trump/Vance/Elon and Tulsi ticket was a surprise to no one who orbited in the world of X, Theo Von, Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, Nelk Boys, UFC and co.
Nathan Florence’s own filmer Zoard Janko reflected the feeling among surfers when he posted a lengthy screed shortly after the result had become clear, and which you can read here.
Kelly Slater, who is fifty-two, is old enough to remember the culling of weak-as-piss Jimmy Carter and the ensuing glory days of Ronald Reagan when he told those damn Commies to “tear down this wall”, had long pivoted away from the Democratic Party.
For those late to surfing, Slater has won eleven world titles, a whole damn lot of Pipe Masters, some Triple Crowns, back when they meant something, and singlehandedly opened the gate to the wavepool revolution. Calling him the greatest surfer ever is an understatement.
Last year, Slater endorsed Robert F Kennedy, son of murdered AG Bobby Kennedy and nephew of murdered president JFK.
Slater and Kennedy even shared a surf together in a staged publicity stunt where they rode waves along side each other and, at one point, held hands.
For a while there Robert F Kennedy Jr was eating up the news as he chased the Democratic presidential nomination, although the Republican Vivek Ramaswamy shifted in and stole his cute new guy thunder. RFK then switched camps and endorsed Trump and was subsequently rewarded with the portfolio of Health.
Always one to stand above the fray, Kelly Slater posted a simple meme on Instagram earlier today. A simple message to his fellow Americans to stand as a united rather than a divided nation.
“Guess who will still be your friend no matter how you voted for?”
A tear jerker!
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Hmm. Zoard Janko. That doesn’t sound very ‘murican. He may be on the mass deportation list. It’s so blatantly ironic how, apart from the indigenous of this land, there are tons of fekwits with immigrant history out there that think “we” need to “protect the border”. Just raise your hand and say “Hey everybody! I’m a supremacist!” I’m sure the native Americans will gladly help us all pack.
Sorry Kelly – I don’t want to be your friend!
This year’s USA election season: way more entertaining than any WSL or footy season.
Domestic violence by women is unreported,
One of the beauties of America is that huge swathes of the country (see election map, red areas) could care less what the rest of the world thinks.
You forget that we already had Trump for four years and enough remember how good it was that his vote totals were much higher this time. Particularly with black and Hispanic men. And plenty of pretty talented surfers, apparently. You should’ve been his during his first term, it was great.
Is JJF MAGA?
yeah, they’re rats all of em. Still feel like Kevin Faulkner could have done more to prevent that. But we will always have the Dan Fouts era to reminisce on. Most exiting NFL team ever. and those uniforms …
So Musashi Slater it is!
Xox
oh fuck..just read about the 3 Iranians charged with trying to assassinate Trump…any bets on the Israel/Iran conflict now with the president of the USA having been an Iran target?
Anybody remember a certain Sadam doing the same thing to a bush…then??????
Democracy is when the people decide and this time donny has a 100% mandate…..it’s still hard to understand how the people elected a convicted felon, bigot /racist/tax avoider/liar…..just because people want a better life economy….what could possibly go wrong???
interesting timing no? almost like feds had to prove themselves suddenly of doing a job???
Oh we better arrest someone!!
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What a fucking shitshow!!!!
Absolutely everything worldwide is about fear division and greed.
hmmm, now for the economic reasons of money and power…Elon invested $130 million in Trump, now he’s trumps right hand man , and he made a $29 b in the 24 hrs after the election…a total of $68b made by the 10 richest men in the World…..it’s stunning when you look at the Grift that is now going on in public , the greed that people show by wanting more, as more is better……see’s an end game of the rich getting filthy rich and the poorer…..eventually the poor will be the ist to eat shit….as we just can’t wanting more from a deteriorating planet…..or we put the blinders on and just carry on regardless……so here we go……again/still…
It’s kinda cute seeing a few trumpy people like Kelly being all like ‘it’s OK, I still love you even tho you support Kamala’ and we’re like you don’t even know the effort it takes to be civil with someone who supports fascism…
Sister you have been fully indoctrinated and programmed for a life of control by your mainstream media puppet masters. Go get um girl!
Says the Kamala zealot with absolutely no idea that fascism requires big gov with an extensive bureaucracy and limits on speech, exactly what the Dems promote.
kelly draws a pic of his kid?
wonder if kelly says the n word?
As an independent who gets a kick out of the chaos but generally keeps to his damn self, it’s funny to now see the trumpers’ “holier than thou” victim card being played. Not surprising in the least bit, but funny.
On the Sexual Abstinance Movement by women in protest of the new 47th prez…..” just think how many rainforests they will save because we won’t have to manufacture paper sacks…”
What’s funny is that anyone with half a brain would know he cannot possibly carry through on that campaign promise. But it’s maga, so not much brain there.
You should house some of them till their bus shows up.
See what I mean? Another dumb, ignorant comment. Stick to your country.
So dont then
Immigrant (illegal?) Filipe will be deported to a Brazilian slum. San Clemente local Kolohe will take over his possessions including the house.
Quitting Instagram at 52 would be the adult move
You gotta take care of that kid Kelly! Enough of the gram dude you gotta land on a name!
I liked the reading the rant by the surf filmer in the MAGA hat posing with his gun.
That seemed totally normal.
He is a clown. The rant and the gun is so cringy. Dressed in head to toe Florence is embarrassing for the brand.
It definitely didn’t feel nuanced.
What in the rant put you off?
What if it was sarcastic?
Poe’s Law.
Then he’s a genius