Calling out a Nazi salute for what it is, should not be that hard.
Unfortunately, the ones that should be part of the wave to call it so, are not.
It is a sign of the times and it is disturbing, for we are rhyming with history in the worst ways.
They mostly work for billionaire sociopaths and as Upton Sinclair said "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it"
Maybe Steve Bannon is also autistic? And those guys that have been marching in US cities with their faces covered & waving swastika flags? Hell, maybe that explains Kanye’s latest merch + HH promo code too. Perhaps it’s all been autism this whole time. In which case RFK has great news for everyone
My impression is that the press are afraid of two things: 1.) Being factually incorrect and 2.) Potential reprisals. Number 1 is stupid. Call it a Nazi-style salute and then discuss the why's in context. Was it trolling? An accident? Was it intentional? (yes, it was ). But call it what it was.
Number 2 is tougher, since Trump has been especially litigious about how he was represented in the press and *has won* millions in settlements. The effect on free speech by the free-speech enthusiasts in the GOP has been chilling. So yeah, choose words carefully but don't back down from the truth.
Musk is suing Tesla owners in China who complain about their cars nearly killing them - and (sigh) winning the lawsuits. I guess the CCP has an interest in Tesla’s mild success in their market as Elon owes them big time for his factories there? Global fascism makes strange oligarchical bedfellows.
The culture of litigiousness in this country has caused our mainstream press to be overly careful of making accusations about influential people. When someone can sue a news entity into the dirt over every little thing, editors start rejecting strong language.
Journalists know who owns their outlets & signs their paychecks. Not all of them *supported* Trump, but all of them are happy their taxes are going to get cut, no matter how many marginalized groups have to get shipped to Gitmo along the way.
One thing I'll do from now on is blocking every single news source account that refuses to call it what it is
If they don't have the guts to state something this obvious, there's no point in wasting time with them
While this is fair, journalists are meant to be held to a higher standard. There is no way to prove what is in someone's heart, so to say "Nazi Steve Bannon did a Nazi Salute" will only reach people who already believe that. This is why journalism suffers, b/c people want their beliefs reaffirmed.
That said, it's appropriate to couch it as "appeared to make a Nazi salute" which allows for appropriate objective distance without sugarcoating the vileness of the act. Anyway, real journalism is dying and trashing the press for not jumping to conclusions helps the ideologues and the liars.
Intentions don't come into this. It is not possible to do a Nazi salute and not mean it to be interpreted as such.
Who could honestly do such a salute and feign surprise that people recognised it as a Nazi salute.
It's not even like it's a libelous thing. It's what they're doing. Sure you can debate their intention, but that's what the thing is, it's indisputable.
People are in denial and shock because they are afraid of what this means for their careers, book deals, and summer in the Hamptons, children’s futures and otherwise very comfy lives. The downside of a very comfortable middle class.
Couldn't agree more with total abrogation of fourth estate responsibility. US journalists aren't quitting their jobs, they're consorting w/ the enemies. I imagine the same happened in Argentina during the 'Dirty war.' WAPO, NYT, CNN are not exceptions. The Guardian is the only source worth reading.
Must be that weird right side only blindness I guess. Must have happened when they bowed down to lick boots. That’s how it all becomes even more normalised.
It’s almost a Nazi salute, it just off enough that they can claim a heart throwing gesture, or whatever BS excuse they peddle. It a new and improved Nazi salute…. Nazis will like it, and non-nazis but close to Nazi will buy the excuse. F@&king idiots!!!
They’re mostly owned by right wing interests and have NO interest in informing the public. They only serve shareholders who don’t want them to offend MAGAs/lose audiences/ad revenue. The press in this country is neutered, complicit.
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Unfortunately, the ones that should be part of the wave to call it so, are not.
It is a sign of the times and it is disturbing, for we are rhyming with history in the worst ways.
"That is objectively, universally recognized as a Nazi salute."
"No, not like that."
If they don't have the guts to state something this obvious, there's no point in wasting time with them
They’re Presstitutes
If a racist shit like him is saying, "Chill with that shit, guys" then the world is flipped on its head and the media refuses to call it out.
https://youtu.be/cIIxnm7ixoY?feature=shared
One person says or does things, but can't say the name.
Elon Musk is the subject and the kid does a Nazi salute.
Not ONE person guesses Hitler, ALL guessed Elon Musk and all 24 kids said something, in less than a sec
- George Orwell, 1984
Recognize that media is dead
Who could honestly do such a salute and feign surprise that people recognised it as a Nazi salute.
Even Germany does not see that the AfD logo represents a Nazi salute. Musk visit.
That Blood Red Nike (trademark infringement &also goddess of victory) swoosh to the Right withArrow Hand.
It’s a Sieg Heil Fascist Hitler Salute.
Supposedly illegal in Germany but nobody sees it.
I'll see myself out...
what an embarrassment
the Nazi salute twice in a row.
No mistaking twice in a row.
Too bad it looks like Humankind'll slam against the Great Filter instead of fulfilling our limitless potential.