Every single news outlet is doing the same. Not daring to call it the Nazi salute it was, and firing those who do.
CBS 58 weather reporter Sam Kuffel is out after criticizing Elon Musk arm gesture
When we wonder how people did not resist the Nazis in 1930s Germany, this is how. Everyone afraid and trying not to anger them, and all the businesses silencing dissent to protect themselves.
Hmm, worth thinking about.
Now I’m a peaceful person, but I can’t deny there’s a slightly disappointing turn a few words into that headline.
It’s a good point about not taking the bait of debating with the far right about their nonsense, but I’m not convinced it quite counts as trolling when, being a proud Nazi, you get up in front of a bunch of Nazis and do Nazi salute to show them you are a Nazi. I guess the trolling is what he did afterwards.
Yes, part of the authoritarian playbook is to train the populace to disengage from politics.
Here’s a poster for the party Elon Musk is supporting in Germany. Do we still give him the benefit of the doubt? I don’t see much doubt to be had.
…crickets…
Sorry, too busy genociding.
That was the first one, and then another one a few seconds later. Nothing accidental here.
You know, like that irritating Mr. Hitler.
Jebus.
10% of Russian nukes working fine would still be a catastrophe not worth risking.
Which is why Trump will also be working hard to undermine NATO in any way he can.
He has rallied the Christofascists around him with four years to reorganize, has escaped all punishment for his first insurrection, has the support of Putin once again, has the world’s richest Nazi on side and funding him, and is emboldened.
Is this the whole “Nazis were socialists because it’s in the name” thing again? The far right love to pull this point out, ignoring the fact that as soon as he had power, Hitler had anyone remotely socialist in the Nazi party murdered so he could get on with the fascism. The name “National Socialist” was a trick to get people on board. Anyway, it figures that Musk thinks Hitler was too left wing, since Musk thinks the whole universe is too left wing. And it’s characteristic of Musk that being to the right of Hitler doesn’t even give him pause.
They’re quite good at hoodwinking and swindling gullible and ignorant people.
We knew that by 2016.