So Musk did a gesture that was likely a Nazi salute. It could’ve also have just been some other type of salute from another country known for genocide. Much like Ukrainian soldiers have been spotted using “resignified” fascist symbols. And honestly, this is always the least damning and easier to backtrack evidence that somebody or some organisation might be similar to the fascists of the thirties.
It doesn’t matter if billionaires or politicians maintain prisons for non-citizens on the border, employ immigrant-catching police, uphold laws for hyperexploitation of minority ethnicities at home or use military force to subordinate countries abroad, or even fund the fucking genocide of the Palestinian people.
The only smoking gun these “commentators” have on whether Trump or Musk (or even Bolsonaro or the Azov battalion) might be like the fascists of the 30’s is if they replicate (consciously or not) their aesthetics with motorcades, rallies, salutes and swastikas. Otherwise, who can really know?
(Yes, I understand that using those symbols is making their ideological roots explicit, and giving cover and legimaticy to groups that never really went away. My point is not to minimise it, but that a billion articles will be written about “Did Musk do a Fascist Salue?” rather than the much more necessary “is Musk a fascist?”)
yea i agree, it’s as if material reality didn’t matter just aesthetics, tho even the aesthetics of the US have been outright fascist for its entire existence.
Something about the online reaction to this rubbed me the wrong way, so genuinely thank you for clarifying my own feelings to myself. All these liberals love to feign shock and outrage over melon’s juvenile antics and insist that copmala, the other pro-genocide candidate, would have been a superior choice because this specific behavior wouldn’t happen at her inauguration. They’re mad that the eye of the storm is a little gustier than it’s supposed to be.
Side note, internet boy’s HH moment was so goofy and stilted and awkward… I wonder if someone tripled-dog dared him to do that or if he just got a little too giggly or hesitant when the time finally came. It was kind of cringe.
It has the energy of a middle schooler seeing how far he can get away with it, but having a shitty excuse to backpedal with.
“But, teacher, I wasn’t doing that! I was giving my heart out to the class! They’re totally different!”
Yes, the richest man in the world MAY HAVE done a Nazi salute during the presidential inauguration. But at least unlike in communist China we had orderly elections and a peaceful handover of power to a known felon and con artist.
He did a nazi salut while saying “the future of civilisation is assured”, that gun is smoking tire fire smoke.
the allegation that he didn’t do a fascist salute is frankly quite silly. i know a sieg heil when i see one, that shit was textbook. anyway i hope he dies painfully
Is it wrong that I hate him more than Gates, Zucc and discount Lex Luthor? Like I legitimately dislike and don’t give a shit about the other 3 and don’t think about them everyday. But I can’t go for one day without thinking of this mf blowing up in one of his rockets or getting Luigi’d.
not really, the all these tech oligarchs are crap but at least they keep their thoughts private. tho zucc is slowly trying to turn into an elon.
a billion articles will be written about “Did Musk do a Fascist Salue?” rather than the much more necessary “is Musk a fascist?”
I mean, isn’t it obvious that he is? He’s constantly boosting openly hitlerite Twitter accounts (garbage human, conscious philosopher, end wokeness, etc.) and is well known for QTing JQ posts with the thinking emoji or whatever. I think he thinks he’s dogwhistling and is just too stupid to realize how obvious it is.
the symbols are so reified no one even remembers to think about the contents of the ideology, great post I agree completely
The crazy thing for me was that he started talking about how “civilization is saved.”
really well put comrade. that third paragraph is actually a banger.
Absolute banger post holy shit
It’s hard to distinguish between the gormless ignoramuses and the crypto-fascists testing the waters for a new Nazi bar.
I’m erring on the side of crypto-fascist in my moderation right now. Sorry for the false positives, witless crackerlibs.
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i mean, the not-so-subtle wink to fascists is just to tell to the libruls “yeah we’re far-right” if the former evidence wasn’t hamfisted enough to send the message
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