OK. But you can't PROVE anything, right? Neither can any media outlet which is WHY they're not saying, "He did." That's not stupid. That's grown uppin'. We all know what we saw. Reporters included. But that means nothing in this case. They'd lose in court if they ran with it. Get it? - ThreadSky

hikeitup.bsky.social • 38 days ago

OK. But you can't PROVE anything, right? Neither can any media outlet which is WHY they're not saying, "He did."
That's not stupid. That's grown uppin'.
We all know what we saw. Reporters included. But that means nothing in this case. They'd lose in court if they ran with it.
Get it?

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prydenpaine.bsky.social•38 days ago

Can we prove what was in his mind? No. Can we prove that he has a history of white supremacy? Yes. Can we prove that this was not a common gesture that he does on a regular basis? Yes. Can we prove that the only common interpretation of this with wide acceptance is as a Nazi salute? Yes.

prydenpaine.bsky.social•38 days ago

Has he ever done this in mixed company, like when showing appreciation to his employees? No. This was a gesture that explicitly matches the Nazi salute, given to a far-right audience, by someone who has expressed white supremacist beliefs. It was a Nazi salute beyond any reasonable doubt.

hikeitup.bsky.social•37 days ago

"Reasonable doubt?" Throwing a Nazi salute isn't illegal. Reasonable doubt is a legal term.
If any major media came out and said "He did" they'd be wide open to lawsuits and would lose.
Would Musk file? Probably not. I don't see him wanting that kind of press. But who knows? He's deranged.

prydenpaine.bsky.social•36 days ago

Throwing a Nazi salute isn't. Neither is claiming he did. But if he did try to sue, NOW there's a legal requirement, one which they can easily prove beyond a reasonable doubt that yes he did.

hikeitup.bsky.social•38 days ago

Fair enough.
But I think it's the "no" in there that matters.

prydenpaine.bsky.social•38 days ago

It's really not. There's enough evidence to stand up to a legal requirement of "beyond a reasonable doubt". If you can send someone to death row with that criteria, you can certainly say "that was a Nazi salute".

travismushett.bsky.social•37 days ago

So basically, no one can be racist unless they affirmatively announce “Yes, I am indeed a bigot”?

hikeitup.bsky.social•37 days ago

As far as the media? Yeah. Things like admittance matters. Otherwise it's guessing and lawsuits. It's not about 'proving beyond a responsible doubt' because a Nazi salute isn't illegal.

ufftata.bsky.social•37 days ago

Who cares. Why prove anything?

It fits to what he does.
And the people should only care about one thing.

NAZIS kill.

That's it, that's all that matters.

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