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[–] Subtracty 47 points 11 hours ago

Batya Ungar-Sargon insisted. “This is a man with Aspergers exuberantly throwing his heart to the crowd. We don’t need to invent outrage.”

This is a man who has been in the public eye for decades. He has given speeches to crowds before. At no point has he spontaneously seig heiled as a means of expressing emotions before. He knew exactly what he was doing. He felt secure surrounded by this crowd and took the opportunity to make a statement.... and they fucking cheered.

It makes me want to throw up. I am exhausted by these articles. It reminds me of the narcissits prayer. -That didn't happen. -And if it did, it wasn't that bad. -And if it was, that's not a big deal. -And if it is, that's not my fault. -And if it was, I didn't mean it. -And if I did, you deserved it. They give him an inch and he takes a mile.

[–] [email protected] 91 points 13 hours ago

IT'S A FUCKING NAZI SALUTE! STOP PANDERING TO THE FOURTH REICH!

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds 218 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Jesus Christ, Liberal Media, just call a spade a spade. "Odd-looking?"That was the angriest Seig Heil since 1945 wtf

[–] Ensign_Crab 149 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

They're sanewashing a literal nazi salute.

[–] BananaTrifleViolin 30 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

The right wing media are using nukes, while the liberal media are playing with sticks.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

The "liberal" media are bending the knee. They are editing that part from the footage, apparently Facebook is removing posts with this. They are showing that they never were on liberal side, they just existed to control liberals.

[–] Arbiter 2 points 7 hours ago

Yeah, the liberal media is owned by the right wing.

[–] Ensign_Crab 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

There is no need for scare quotes around liberal. Bending the knee is what liberals do.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

The quotes are apt, as they never were truly liberal. They existed to capitalize on that market and to guide liberals to do what their owners want.

Look how for example they ridicule progressives like Bernie or AOC, how they ignored net neutrality during Obama and trump.

Look how they get Biden to cancel campaign when he was promising to raise taxes on $400k+

They are "liberal" but only in a way that it doesn't interfere with billionaires wealth.

If you want reliable news sources support non profit ones.

[–] Ensign_Crab 1 points 4 hours ago

The quotes are apt, as they never were truly liberal.

They were never true scotsmen.

Most of the rest of your comment describes bog standard liberal behavior.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 hours ago

We now know that racism is a very bad thing. Unfortunately, realpolitik ensures that the main consequence of this is that it is absolutely unacceptable to accuse anyone of racism unless they’re already serving several consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole or otherwise have no clout. Therefore, this is “odd-looking” or perhaps “awkward”. Press them and they’ll scramble for explanations to do with obscure medical syndromes or the esoteric corners of history (could Musk be obsessed with ancient Rome like Zuck is?). It won’t even get to “racially charged”, as that’s for peons who let a slur slip.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 hours ago

Capitalism enters end stage

[–] Treczoks 37 points 12 hours ago

There is nothing "odd looking". Everyone who has ever seen a documentation about Nazi Germany should be able to identify the gesture.

Remember the times when real Americans shot at Nazis instead of voting for them?

[–] [email protected] 92 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

The headline currently seems to be:

Elon Musk accused of giving ‘Nazi salute’ at Trump inauguration celebration

Which, I mean, isn't really much better, as you can clearly see he is indeed giving a nazi salute.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

‘People with functioning vision have reported seeing Musk give a Nazi salute. As the news, we’ve decided to not investigate this any further.’

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Just out of curiosity, what do you expect them to investigate? We have the video of what happened. We know (more or less) what his response is going to be. And any deeper story of his previous Nazi-like actions have already been published.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 hours ago

Not them, but I expect them to do the most cursory of investigation: looking with their eyes and saying what happened unambiguously, and without weaseling about it:

"Elon musk gives Nazi salute at Trump's inauguration."

is what the headline should be, because that's what happened.

Instead they're playing this "we're not saying he gave a Nazi salute, but others have said he did" bullshit games.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

I was mocking the company that published the article for not titling the headline to reflect what it is (a Nazi salute), I agree it’s not a big mystery what he did or why.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 14 hours ago

That headline is why I prefer actual liberal media

[–] DrSleepless 47 points 14 hours ago

Nazi punks fuck off

[–] themeatbridge 40 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

What the fuck is "odd-looking" about a Nazi salute?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

He did it like he's never been in control of a human body before.

[–] dukeofdummies 2 points 10 hours ago

Oh god don't tell me it's another case of Elon getting carried by a hire to level him up.

[–] Theoriginalthon 10 points 13 hours ago

It's like a cross between a nazi salute and a dab, I shall call it the nazi-musk salute or the elofacist salute

[–] [email protected] 10 points 13 hours ago

He absolutely looks odd. Like he's trying to hold in a wet one. The salute is just plain vile.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

The white dude from apartheid South Africa whose father owned an emerald mine there is a Nazi? So surprising.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 hours ago

*and whose maternal grandparents were nazis

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 hours ago

“Odd looking salute” for fucks sake to be more blatant than that you’d have to start talking enthusiastically about ovens

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 hours ago

If it's true he was on the outs with the online neo-nazi crowd because of the H1B visas thing, this might have been a way he was trying to get back in their good graces.

[–] ATDA 12 points 13 hours ago

Odd looking Nazi salute, yeah but it's Elon he always looks like the skin wearing badguy from MiB

[–] hOrni 7 points 12 hours ago

Very odd looking indeed. Whatever could he have meant by it?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 12 hours ago

"I stay on X because it's a safe space!"

[–] xenomor 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

America has a long storied tradition of killing Nazis. It’s like a national pastime. It permeates our film and literature. We have been celebrated the world over for decades because of our talent with killing Nazis. We have monuments about this. Just sayin’.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago

I know it isn't going to happen, but can we see if Harrison Ford is busy? I can think of nothing I'd enjoy more right now than Indy doing what he does best.

Actually, I think I'll enjoy it more because he's old. These nazis are weak.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

You're not in your Klan duds now, buddy boy

[–] CharlesDarwin 4 points 13 hours ago

Odd-looking salute.