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Summary

Elon Musk rejected accusations of Nazi sympathies in a Fox News interview, calling it “outrageous” and blaming media propaganda.

Critics point to his straight-arm salute at Trump’s rally, endorsement of a German far-right party, and reinstating white supremacist accounts on X.

His cuts to federal agencies under DOGE have sparked protests and vandalism, including nicknaming Teslas “swasticars.”

Musk claims he's targeted for character assassination and receives daily death threats. He and Lara Trump compared the attacks to those against Donald Trump, accusing mainstream media of spreading lies.

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[–] Siresly@lemm.ee 19 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Typically it's this kind of thing where you may have to scrub the disingenuous surface of plausible deniability a little to reveal the rottenness underneath as the fascists try to hide, reorganize, strategize, obfuscate, manipulate, infiltrate and ultimately influence under the guise of some common issue they can blame on their targets, or a made-up issue they can redirect people's frustrations towards, before they amass enough resources to where they can really get to work.

But some of them get too eager and jump the gun. The fascist party of Sweden, the Sweden Democrats, has had multiple instances of overtly rightwing extremist, racist, fascist Nazi shit unearthed by media, at which point leadership has felt the need to boot those members for the sake of current Overton window optics.

Musk is definitely one of those kinds of Nazis, a stupid one. He just went out there and performed a Nazi salute on live international TV in 4K. He ostensibly reckons he's rich enough and the Overton window is pushed far enough to where he can get away with it.

But the number in your bank account is not the only number that can affect events. Power in numbers is what us in the 99% have, and should utilize. I love seeing the solidarity against Tesla resulting in notable hardships for the business. And if all else fails, Luigi only needs one well-timed shell to win.

We'll never rest again, until every Nazi dies.

[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 weeks ago

Sieg Heiling Space Karen Elon Musk, to be certain, is a Nazi.

It would appear her snowflake feelings are hurt, because we're holding her accountable for her Sieg Heil salutes.

But she brought that on to herself.

[–] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 3 weeks ago

If someone destroys your reputation with lies, that is character assassination.

If your reputation is destroyed by people stating facts, you're just getting your comeuppance.

[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 17 points 3 weeks ago

It's outrageous to claim he isn't a nazi

[–] LonstedBrowryBased@lemm.ee 17 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Not only is he a Nazi he’s also a fat retard

[–] D_C@lemm.ee 11 points 3 weeks ago

Hey, HEY, that's not fair! He's not a naz...{checks his behaviour}
I see. Ok, I mean he's not fa...{checks pictures}
Riiiight. Wel, he's not a retar...{checks behaviour again}

No, you're correct. Carry on.

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[–] Kazel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 3 weeks ago

Can't wait for the day that nazi dies

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

shut the fuck up, you nazi piece of shit

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 15 points 3 weeks ago

Condemn white supremacy then

[–] flandish@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

i hope he follows his nazi leader

[–] butsbutts@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 weeks ago

that would be mind blowing

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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

History books will show he said this after the multiple seig heils on stage and telling the AfD to no longer be ashamed of Germany's past.

[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

It’s 100% okay to kill a real Nazi. Moderate that if you are a Nazi loving fuck.

[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Nazi says what?

[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 13 points 3 weeks ago

"How dare you say I'm a Nazi" ... but has never said he wasnt.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

It's because he prefers NaXi

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[–] clashorcrashman@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 weeks ago

It's even more outrageous that we have Nazis in government.

[–] DexiMachina@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

Play Nazi games win Nazi prizes.

[–] Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 3 weeks ago

Mf's be like "this sandwich sucks'.

Bro you did the salute

[–] khaleer@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 weeks ago

Hear me out, he is preparing ground for media reform.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 3 weeks ago

"I need to save Tesla stock so I'll just lie long enough for people to forget."

Pretty funny/terrible that there is so much news about all these turds (probably by design) that it becomes exceedingly difficult to search to fact-check older things and bring up previous articles one remembers. Even AI has problems parsing the searches. It is like 1984's information-deletion theme isn't even needed. You just create enough noise that the signal gets lost.

Re-found this info though to float it back up to the top: https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/elon-musks-political-shift-family-34222327

Discussing with MailOnline, Errol conveyed his satisfaction at observing Elon own up to his background, stating: "I think for the first time Elon was accepting who he is. Until recently, he's been a sort of character on a stage." He then added his thoughts on his sons' initial political trajectories saying, "When you come from South Africa, Lefties think you're a Nazi. To succeed, you need to be accepted by them so my sons, [Elon and younger brother Kimbal, a hugely successful restaurateur], started to become these flaming liberals – turning away from South Africa and their roots, which included me. Finally, Elon was embracing his heritage and his destiny," reported the Mirror.

Of course, "South Africa and their roots" == Apartheid, white nationalism, and all the usual stuff leading up to Fascism and Godwin's law.

[–] ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee 9 points 3 weeks ago

Shut up nazi

[–] Guidy@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I will stop calling him a Nazi the moment he takes his ass to Mars and stays there forever.

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[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

If he cheers on the neo Nazis, salutes like a Nazi, and tries to set up a government program to start gathering information about everyone (like Nazis did), he must be a duck!

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