Completely agree.
Really? It tells us all we need to know? What might that be, that Elon is a Nazi? How about taking a step back for perspective, and applying some common sense? Elon is not a Nazi and obviously didn't mean to perform a Nazi salute. Taken out of context, with that blue and white background, the suit with the narrow black tie, sure it looks Nazi as ****. I'll admit it. But we don't have to do that. We know enough about Elon and his values and life's work to know the guy is not a Nazi.
Well, since Rolling Stone is pretty left-wing, yes that reporting does not surprise me. I bet you can pull up a clip from The View with Whoopie talking about how traumatized she was by it. Unfortunately most of what we call news is just propaganda from one side or the other. Neither side is trustworthy at this point. What I do is watch the entire thing and then make a decision on my own as to what it looks like to me. I don’t depend on some news commentator to tell me what I just saw.Well on that we can agree.
Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk's Straight-Arm Salute
Right-wing extremists are abuzz over Elon Musk giving an awkward straight-armed salute during an inauguration rally for Donald Trump.www.rollingstone.com
How about, „for perspective“, not resorting to carefully selected (or crafted?) split-second still images when making comparisons of (moving) gestures?
Your missing the point. I'm not saying that the politicians in the image are Nazis. It's simply to illustrate how easy it is to take out of context. The only thing disingenuous is calling Elon a Nazi despite him obviously not being a Nazi.
I agree he’s not.
What about the guys track record running said companies. Doesn't that speak for itself?
How is he doing that? Surely your not referring to Republicans in the US as far-right? I know that Musk has issued remarks in support of AfD in Germany. AfD is sometimes characterized as far-right although the party itself rejects that label. Regardless Musks political remarks are usually issue-specific rather than tied to a particular ideology or party.
I mean, the article is mostly quotes on X from actual neo-nazis.
Again, taking a clip of someone waving, or gesturing that something is high and making it into an out-of-context still photo is not the same thing as doing a full on Nazi salute twice on camera.
It's not so obvious to me that Elon is not a Nazi. There is a strong current of white supremacist tendency among Trump's supporters. Trump himself says a lot of things that can be interpreted as white supremacist, like immigrants are poisoning the blood of the country. So in my opinion, it's reasonable to suspect anyone who supports Trump of having white supremacist positions. I'm not saying all Trump supporters are white supremacists, but if you are a Trump supporter, and you do something that feels white supremacist-ish, you don't get a benefit of doubt from me. And there's a lot of commonality between white supremacy and Nazi ideology. So Elon, a Trump supporter, doing something that looks very similar to a Nazi salute.... I won't conclude from this that Elon is a Nazi, but it's one more step toward deepening my suspicions about him.
Oh, it’s basically about quotes from Nazis on social media? Well shoot, why didn’t you say so. With such a credible source how could I not trust the article…
It’s unfortunate that such despicable people even existed. It’s like the swastika was around way before them, but now it’s permanently stained with that evil. The only good thing that came from it as people will never forget and hopefully never allow something like that to ever happen again.
I would like sources on this please. Where is direct evidence that Elon said these things. It would help when I argue this.
Well look at the size of that crowd. Obviously they were all racing to be the first one to call a cab. 😂
I guess this is why US used the Nazis to help them create a MK Ultra mind control program.
