Hey @theguardian.com, there is no question about this so why report it this way? He did not “appear” to do anything. He did it…twice for good measure. Is everyone now afraid to speak the truth? - ThreadSky

bronwynhill1.bsky.social • 118 days ago

Hey @theguardian.com, there is no question about this so why report it this way?

He did not “appear” to do anything. He did it…twice for good measure.

Is everyone now afraid to speak the truth?

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bronwynhill1.bsky.social•118 days ago

And as for ABC News and their “awkward Elon Musk salute” …seriously, “awkward”…I mean what the actual fuck?

The Nazi salute is illegal in Australia yet when the most powerful oligarch in the world does it our media give him the benefit of the doubt.

Here’s a salute for you

🖕

bronwynhill1.bsky.social•118 days ago

Imagine for example if someone attending a Palestinian protest gave the Nazi salute. Imagine the media outrage and cried of antisemitism and demands for action.

With a few documented exceptions, our media largely sucks the big one.

bronwynhill1.bsky.social•118 days ago

Again, if you put your whole arm up in a Hitler salute, you’re giving a Hitler salute…no matter how many people stick up for you and make you feel better about being a racist fascist sympathiser and wannabe dictator.

You may feel better about it but you’re still a racist fascist wannabe dictator.

bronwynhill1.bsky.social•117 days ago

Sorry. I’m just shocked but also unsurprised that we’re still having a debate about how it’s wrong to do a Nazi salute if you’re a brown person but doing it as a rich white man is just fine and gets you lots of positive coverage on a global scale…even as your spaceship to Mars blows up.

justalpal.bsky.social•117 days ago

gekko.bsky.social•117 days ago

Is the Guardian like so many corporations now obeying in advance?

Obeying in advance effectively normalises what is coming

Here’s a useful guide to use when choosing language.

Words matter

wattacorker.bsky.social•118 days ago

When you're talking about a guy with unlimited resources, you run EVERY sentence past a lawyer. Defamation cases are a bitch

margaretmorgan.bsky.social•117 days ago

How can there be any doubt when we're talking about the man who tweeted this last month?

The entire world is being gaslit. Even by you, @theguardian.com

paws101.bsky.social•118 days ago

He is in a bit of a panic about it over on DeadBird. Trying to get his idiot supporters to protect him! I mean if you are THAT low in Emotional Intelligence or that ignorant you should not be a CEO of a company. Yet like trump he has the money to buy his career/position!
He's pissing off a lot of 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

musictplove.bsky.social•118 days ago

Many over on Twitter are saying they are still posting to get their point of views across esp with Federal election coming up but I cannot keep checking over there after today knowing who owns it .

victoriannews.com.au•118 days ago

We're writing our opinion piece and we are calling it what it is a Nazi salute to "hail victory" could be reading a 1930s history book.

Musk conducted two Nazi salutes. Simple as that.

victoriannews.com.au•118 days ago

https://www.victoriannews.com.au/opinion/elon-musk-makes-two-nazi-salutes-at-trumps-inauguration/

victoriannews.com.au•118 days ago

As a kid, even before I started VicNews in 1992 (14yo) or my cadetship, I'd go to McGills in Melbourne to buy international newspapers, including the WaPo, USA Today, The Times, interstate papers and local newspapers.

I wouldn't bother today with most of 'em.

What are they afraid of?

victoriannews.com.au•118 days ago

I was taught that the role of a journalist is to report facts to the public based on:
-Research (proper research, not just wiki & google - eg academic papers, a library, books etc);
-The 5W1H;
-Interviews with those who know the subject(s) at hand;

victoriannews.com.au•118 days ago

-One says it raining. The other person says it ain't. Don't believe either of them. Go outside and see if it's raining for yourself.

Musk made two Nazi salutes and they are the cold, hard, facts.