LOL "controversial salute"
Looked pretty fucking clear to me.
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Steve is an Elon wannabe, he will just replace those mods and it'll be business as usual.
"Controversial salute" is interesting wording. They're clearly identifying it as the Nazi salute, but aren't outright saying it.
Nazi salute. Not controversial salute. Nazi salute.
Controversial nazi salute does seem to describe the situation most accurately, it's just the fact that it's controversial is bonkers.
"controversial salute" is certainly one way to phrase a Nazi salute.
I can't believe we're downplaying Nazi salutes. If this were in a political satire film 15 years ago it'd be dismissed as being too absurd.
Playing devil's advocate here.
I don't think he meant it as "let's go round up the Jews age conquer Europe" (or Canada or whatever). He's very likely on the autism spectrum and likely thought it was funny and just wanted to see how the mass media would react. He acts like a child in so many other contexts (dancing robots at the Tesla event? Seriously?), why not here?
That doesn't make it okay, and it's certainly inappropriate given the event, but it also doesn't make him a Nazi.
Not to criticize you personally for playing devils advocate but fuck this weak ass justification.
This guy is the richest person in the world and he didn't become that by being some disadvantaged individual who doesn't understand what he's doing at times. He knew full well what he was doing. He was grinning the whole fucking time and acts like he knows he's untouchable.
I agree that I don't think he wants to 'round up Jews and exterminate them,' but I do think he wanted to empower the nut jobs that do believe in that (not just Jews but every Republican enemy) while also drumming up controversy to get everyone talking about him like he's always done in the past. He thinks this is all a game with few stakes for himself.
Look up his family history. His grandpa was a technocrat and raved about Orania. He's a product of his upbringing. His Dad ran emerald mines during Apartheid. Racism is taught. He's a damn nazi.
"I dont think he meant to shoot anyone he just walked up to a cop and pointed a gun at them, he likely thought it was funny and wanted to see how the cop would react"
That's... quite a bit more extreme than what I was talking about. On the other hand, people have gotten shot by police for much less (even just verbally standing up for their rights), so maybe you have a point.
Elon isn't very classy, but I honestly don't think he's a Nazi.
No, but coupled with the other people he's teaming up with, and the other things he's done, it's a pretty sure bet he's a nazi and meant it as such. Autism is not an excuse, and nazi salutes are not even in the same ballpark as dancing fucking robots! How do you even manage to equate the two???
Autism is not an excuse
I never said it was.
Autism makes it more difficult to read social norms, and if you mix that with childishness and enough money to not care what others think (and maybe some drugs as well), you get Elon.
I explicitly said it doesn't make it okay, I said it doesn't imply anything about his personal political views.
How do you even manage to equate the two???
They're both childish. There's really not more to it.
The media already goosestepping to the new regime.
Super pumped for 4 years (good lord please let it only be 4) of chickenshit euphemisms
Oh no, we were promised no more votes would be needed after 4 years. We'll likely see Don Jr. in a few though after the heart attack...
It's very disturbing because it's creeping acceptance by massaging the message over time.
First a billionaire makes the salute
Then you get everyone to debate it
Then everyone associates it less and less to nazism
Then it's just a gesture billionaires do
Then it's just a gesture
Then it becomes more common
Then it becomes normal
I mean, it’s Forbes. It’s essentially one of the primary mouthpieces of this new-age Business Plot we’re living through. I’m unsurprised they’re sanewashing this.
Its forbes. A rag I wouldn't wipe my ass with it.
They've made such a hard right turn it's insane. It's not just "super fiscally conservative ideals" but straight up propaganda at this point
Seen a bunch of them blocking links to any websites that require a login. Good for them.
I'm surprised Reddit allowed anyone to ban X links since both sites are run by soulless corporate monsters
I'm sure once the press coverage starts to take hold and their venture capitalist overlords realize what's going on, they will crack down on the mods hard. Just like they did back in June/July of 2023. Little piggy boy will punish any rebellious mods and then grovel in mortification to his corporate masters.
I’m shocked that liar spez has any morale compass at this point. It is bizarre.
It’s an easy way for him to act like they let the subs run independently without it hurting their core business model.
That sounds a lot like when they did the reddit mural wall right after all this Spez shit started. It gave everyone an opportunity to scribble "fuck Spez" while still using the app and engaging with the site and probably making him even more money... The whole thing is just depressing that's why I try not to think about reddit anymore lol
Banned on r/NFL actually, which is shocking. That sub relies so heavily on Twitter news
Folks better stop sharing them here too
If not for this, they'd certainly impose the block with another excuse. They just don't like Elon.
No, we the people just won't tolerate nazi filth like you and your ketamine addicted fuhrer.