President Donald Trump used the word “riggers” to describe the cretins who, possibly, allegedly, rigged the 2020 elections. MSNBC host Reverend Al Sharpton was immediately triggered. It is axiomatic that racists of the world are ignorant of history, culture and language. We know that Al Sharpton is terminally ignorant. The word “riggers” has nothing to do with the “N” word as Sharpton claimed. It is a perfectly fine word and YOU may even have met riggers in your life.

I would feel sorry for Sharpton’s ignorance, but it has made him bank.

Sharpton has claimed that “riggers” is a dog whistle and that Donald Trump really wanted to use the “N” word that rhymes with riggers.

It is a fact that people who rig elections would be riggers. Sharpton, though, hears a dog whistle.

Rev. Al Sharpton TRIGGERED by Trump's use of 'RIGGERS' [Election Riggers] in a Truth Social Post

SHARPTON: "Donald Trump, himself…using the word 'RIGGERS' – Is this the kind of Party the Republicans want to show the country that they are?" pic.twitter.com/8mGnJKyU4E

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) August 18, 2023

You hear Mika B. cheeping in the background saying “Exactly”. What a dumb cluck she is. What else would you call a person who “rigged” elections? What other words may we no longer use?

Since Rigger is now a Racist word because it rhymes with the N word, we are no longer allowed to say, bigger, digger, trigger, or any other word ending in ger. Imagine? These loony liberal media fanatics actually have people who watch and believe all of their bullshit. Al…

— TonemanLives (@TonemanLives) August 18, 2023

I am always happy to help educate the intellectually myopic. So let us look up a certain job description:

Rigger (Industry)

A rigger or slinger is a skilled tradesperson who specializes in the assistance of manual mechanical advantage device comprising pulley, block and tackle or motorised such as a crane or derrick or chain hoists (chain fall) or capstan winch.
Etymology
The term comes from the days of sailing ships, when a rigger was a person who worked with rigging, that is, ropes for hoisting the sails. Sailors could put their rope skills to work in lifting and hauling. In an era before mechanical haulage and cranes, ropes, pulleys and muscle power were all that was available to move heavy objects. A specialized subset are telecommunication riggers, entertainment industry riggers. In time, rigging became a trade in itself, giving rise to modern usages with some original terminology remaining, with its roots all but forgotten.

Those “R” word men and women maneuver those big storage containers around on cargo ships, work on oil rigs and rig up your telecommunications.

I personally have a heart for those “R” word types. I have one in my family.

Al Sharpton should be grateful that these men and women protect his flabby backside. I hope I don’t “trigger” Sharpton.

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