The problem *is* the context. Anyone can accidentally put their arm up in a weird way but if you spend your days amplifying hate and replatforming white supremacists and your evenings funding far right political parties in Germany, people might start to see that gesture as part of a pattern. - ThreadSky

mbkplus.bsky.social • 37 days ago

The problem *is* the context. Anyone can accidentally put their arm up in a weird way but if you spend your days amplifying hate and replatforming white supremacists and your evenings funding far right political parties in Germany, people might start to see that gesture as part of a pattern.

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The one where Megan McArdle suggests that she once waved her hand at a wedding and therefore we should pretend that Elon didn't mean to nazi salute.

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craziedaizee.bsky.social•37 days ago

drbirdman.bsky.social•37 days ago

Also, our opponents do not want us to have a functioning democracy and are, in fact, evil

frangsbo.bsky.social•37 days ago

Yes, but also the need for context may be overstated here. Fascist salute or otherwise normal way to wave to the audience at the end of a speech? You must pick one. Watch the video and decide.

m00dswing.bsky.social•37 days ago

What a load of 🐴💩that article is. If that's what you have to write to have a job - find another job.

linzcole.bsky.social•37 days ago

The problem is the far right in the west has been playing this fascist symbolism and rhetoric with a later denial game, since Mosely dropped "of fascist" from the "British Union of Fascists" in the late 30s.

bennyswitch.bsky.social•37 days ago

Also participated in a Madison Square Garden rally that echoed a former Nazi rally held there, and when he was at that rally he wore a Maga hat in Nazi font

quirkygrrrl.bsky.social•34 days ago

The intent of the gesture is more than evident on his face, and from pounding his chest right before. He knows exactly what he's doing.

mattjreilly.bsky.social•37 days ago

Why the fuck are people still subscribed to the Post or to Prime? Cancel that shit.

wogehtslang.bsky.social•37 days ago

It was repetitive and he has a strong right-wing fascist bias - calling it unintended orbaccidental is more than naive, it is rather actively supporting the extremists agenda