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Elon Goes Full Sieg Heil In Clarifying Moment (talkingpointsmemo.com)

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[-] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 213 points 1 week ago

Literally the richest man in the world, who's now got the President of one of the richest countries in the world with the strongest military, in his pocket. Doing a Nazi salute twice on a national stage with very likely no repercussions whatsoever. Not to mention all the other billionaires at the inauguration. This is truly a cursed timeline.

That Doomsday clock must be very close to midnight by now

[-] I_Miss_Daniel@lemmy.world 88 points 1 week ago

It's an arrestable offence in Australia.

[-] hOrni@lemmy.world 73 points 1 week ago

Rich people don't get arrested.

[-] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 week ago

What's the line? Something about becoming rich so that they don't have to follow the rules.

[-] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago

They still bleed like anyone else.

[-] WhatSay@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 week ago

But the question is, when? And how much?

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[-] EldritchFeminity 32 points 1 week ago

In most countries, the KKK would be considered a terrorist organization. Here in the US, they're a "political group."

The call has been coming from inside the house for over a century.

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[-] gressen@lemm.ee 28 points 1 week ago

Same in many European countries.

[-] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 week ago

Some things make execution the public's job. And I'm tied of pretending otherwise.

I should be able to post a video of myself killing Nick Fuentes, for example, and receive nothing but favorable responses.

I don't understand the argument when someone is a total negative in every way, with absolutely zero redeeming characteristics.

I am not typically a violent person, but with someone out there causing actual harm to people, promoting more harm, with a completely objective negative amount of humanity and worth, there is definitely a line where the cost of keeping them alive outweighs every single good thing they've ever (and will ever) do.

The line for this is really murky down here in peasant world, but the leaders should be the absolute peak of humanity.

And when their death provides an amazing benefit as well, then I say bring on the Luigis. I don't say that lightly either. This isn't a "kill everyone meeting this criteria" kinda thing. This is very specific.

The ones not quite worth messing still deserve the next worst punishment forever. And there are plenty of groups that fit into this. Nazis is the obvious one. That specifically should be a crime by itself, but that argument has issues too, but that's just my opinion until I hear a better one.

You don't deserve to participate in society just for being born. You deserve it by being a contributor to it. All you deserve for being born is a fair chance not to be evil. The price for crossing that line should be everything.

I realize the line of thinking is dangerously close to theirs. But it isn't based on arbitrary issues like beliefs or race. It's just being a decent person. That line should be pretty clear and obvious.

Nobody should be intentionally harmful to anyone- except for evil people. I don't think we'll ever evolve to that point though. Not inside of at digit number of years at the very least.

[-] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago

That Doomsday clock must be very close to midnight by now

Goddamn better be.

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago

I'm pretty sure it's been 5 after since 2016

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[-] jonne@infosec.pub 183 points 1 week ago

Weird how the ADL is nowhere to be found when someone does a Nazi salute on a national stage. I guess it's more necessary to dunk on anti-genocide Jews instead.

[-] halykthered@lemmy.ml 192 points 1 week ago

[-] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 157 points 1 week ago

Fucking stunning.

[-] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 112 points 1 week ago

"The Party told you to reject evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final and most essential command."

Probably Orwell or something

[-] renzev@lemmy.world 54 points 1 week ago

This is exactly how modern fascists operate. The majority of people will brush it off with "It's just a joke" or "It was an accident", but the extremists in the crowd know that it wasn't, and they feel right at home. There was a video on youtube called something like "the pewdiepipeline" that explained this perfectly.

[-] apprehensively_human@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 week ago

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