• @xenomor@lemmy.world
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    03 months ago

    If Elon walked out wearing a red arm band with a swastika, the ADL would be talking about its history as a Hindu symbol.

    • @tyo_ukko@sopuli.xyz
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      3 months ago

      “Mr. Musk has provided us with another delicate moment, demonstrating the ancient Roman salute combined with a Hindu symbol. It appears that the talk about the AI-operated gas chambers was a bit of an awkward slip, and it’s best we do not further aggravate the division of our nation.”

  • Mwas alt (prob)
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    I heard of ADL Wayy before this,And its pretty classic they are doing this judging by their past.

    (oops wrong acc but its fine)

  • @intensely_human@lemm.ee
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    03 months ago

    That’s literally not what this picture depicts.

    They’re not “defending a nazi salute”. They’re saying the awkward gesture wasn’t one.

    This community exists by the sloppy perception of its readers. You want to be surrounded by Nazis (clearest form of moral imperative from history — for those who’ve only scratched the surface of studying history — providing an easy direction for your life) so badly that you’re willing to ignore the evidence directly in front of your eyes.

    The screenshot in this post literally disproves the claim in the title. This is the essence of doublespeak: contradictions in the smallest possible footprint, laid out glaringly and consumed with eager approval.

    • @I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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      03 months ago

      Dude, watch the video, it’s like 10 seconds long. He does the salute, twice. Not in a “oh this could be construed as something else”, but a full on seig heil. Twice.

      He then posted the video of himself doing it on Twitter. Not with any explanations or defense of his actions, just the video.

      He gave a Nazi salute and is proud of it. And idiots like you are scrambling to try and give him the benefit of the doubt when literally no doubt exists.

    • @LePoisson@lemmy.world
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      03 months ago

      This is the essence of doublespeak: contradictions in the smallest possible footprint, laid out glaringly and consumed with eager approval.

      That’s what you’re doing literally right now. Dude makes a clear Nazi salute and you’re like “naaah surely the ADL can’t be wrong” like no fuck the ADL and their lies.

    • @Naich@lemmings.world
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      03 months ago

      Mate, he did the nazi salute twice. If it was a still image you might be able to believe that it was an unintentional part of a larger gesture, but the video shows what it is. It’s a nazi salute. If you don’t want to be compared to nazis, maybe don’t do the nazi salute?

    • snooggums
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      03 months ago

      Reposting someone else’s gif becsuse it is so perfect.

  • Possibly linux
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    03 months ago

    Did it ever occur to you that maybe this was simply a mistake? Never assume Malice for something that can be explained by utter stupidity. If it was intentional he probably would be bragging about it non stop.

  • _cryptagion [he/him]
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    03 months ago

    People seem to forget that the ADL is not a Jewish advocacy group, they are an Israeli lobby group. Israel is a far-right government that is actively engaged in genocide.

    • @inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      03 months ago

      Also remember it’s in Israel’s best interest to conflate Jews with zionists and make people worldwide hate Jews so they make Aaliyah to Israel and create babies for the IDF. Also the goal of the “birthright” program (what a fascist name right?!)

  • @Madblood@lemmy.world
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    03 months ago

    made an awkward gesture forgot he wasn’t supposed to do the Nazi salute in public in a moment of enthusiasm…
    FTFY

    • @filcuk@lemmy.zip
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      03 months ago

      Forgot? Why should he care? There appear to be no repercussions to his behaviour.
      Unfortunately, it seems these people can do whatever the hell they want.

  • @takeda@lemm.ee
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    03 months ago

    Yeah it was just “my heart goes to all of you” also known as "Meine Ehre heißt Treue”.

  • @ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world
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    03 months ago

    Reminder that Zionists like to collaborate with antisemites, in the hopes of accelerating emigration to Israel.

      • @whaleross@lemmy.world
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        03 months ago

        I’d imagine Musk thinking everybody are laughing with him always because he is so desperate for validation and those that he can’t gaslight himself are with him is why he is a nazi.

        I’d imagine Trump to laugh to himself with self indulgence of all his smarts, and mostly scoffing and despise everyone that supports him or not including those closest to him and his own family. Thinking of it, it’s not impossible he despises them all because they are supporting him. Idiots that allow themselves to be herded like sheep by a wolf like himself.

        • @spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          03 months ago

          In this case, they are. The AIPAC Defense League is dickriding Leon Skum because he’s in tight with the new furher, and both of them are cool with israel leveling Palestine.

          These are one side of the same coin.

        • Brave Little Hitachi Wand
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          03 months ago

          By all accounts I’ve heard, the man has no sense of humour at all and scarcely ever find anything funny. Fact is, we’re in this mess because he can’t take a joke.

    • Yggstyle
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      03 months ago

      I’d feel pretty safe if I literally controlled the platform everyone was speaking on, too.

  • @houstoneulers@lemmy.world
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    03 months ago

    Lol is the Elon response real of photoshopped? Man what an asshole if true. I mean, also asshole if not.

    I’ve always suspected this man was a wolf in sheep’s clothing, but I was told I was overthinking it. I wonder if the ppl who told me that I was wrong remember doing so.