Elon Musk, the unfeasibly rich and staggeringly unpleasant presence who has single-handedly turned Twitter of old into X, a cesspit of far-right intolerance, ignorance, paranoia, misinformation, flat-out lying, and malicious abuse, addressed a gathering in Washington, DC, after Combover Crybaby Donald Trump had been inaugurated as the 47th President of the USA.
As the BBC told, “Elon Musk has caused outrage over a one-armed gesture he gave during a speech celebrating the inauguration of Donald Trump. Musk thanked the crowd for ‘making it happen’, before placing his right hand over his heart and then thrusting the same arm out into air straight ahead of him. He then turned and repeated the action for those sitting behind him”.
There was more. “Many on X, the social medial platform he owns, have likened the gesture to a Nazi salute. In response, Musk posted on X: ‘Frankly, they need better dirty tricks. The 'everyone is Hitler' attack is sooo tired.’” So, O Great One, why the need to edit it out of the video clip posted later?
The Mirror has noted “Elon Musk's Twitter account edited a moment from his Donald Trump inauguration speech where he appeared to give a 'nazi salute.’ … To many it appeared Musk had performed a fascist salute … [but] by the time Musk posted video of his speech to his X/Twitter account, the moment had been replaced by a crowd shot”. And there was, again, more.
Those who specialise in this kind of thing were in no doubt. “Claire Aubin, a historian who specializes in Nazism within the United States, said Musk's gesture was a ‘sieg heil', or Nazi salute … Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a history professor at New York University, said: ‘Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.’” Cue the excuses.
It was “an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute” was the ADL’s offering. Others claimed that “Elon” - because they’re all on first name terms with The Great Man - had autism. The increasingly desperate and downmarket Telegraph called it an “odd-looking salute”. The people were urged not to believe their eyes and ears.
Grace Blakeley was unimpressed. “Elon Musk, Henry Ford … Two men who made billions making cars … Two men who preach about free markets but rely on huge government support … Two men who went to war with their unions … Two men who idolize the Nazis … These are the leaders of 'free market' capitalism.” And one of whom has a twitchy right arm.
Even Steve Bannon has denounced Musk as “racist” and “truly evil”, vowing to “take this guy down”. Waitman Beorn, who you can tell as he’s a doctor, was in no doubt what had happened. “Holocaust historian here. Let me see if I can help. That wasn't a ‘weird salute.’ It was a Hitler salute. Because Elon is a fucking Nazi … Hope that helps”. Musk showed us who he is.
Maybe we should believe him that one time. Worrying and disturbing.
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There will always be cowards and apologists for outright fascism. That's how it gets traction. The process is osmotic, not sudden.
The worst is still to come.
No argument here. It's been cynically, and slowly been made acceptable by the uks media, depressingly, by the BBC as well. Hence our Nige rocks up.on it so often.
When is a Hitler salute not a Hitler salute? When it's a hero of the far right doing it. Apparently.
It's always fun watching the right twist itself in knots, when one of it's own let's the cat out of the bag..
You think that's bad?...... Get a load of this (ignored of course by corporate media).
https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025/01/21/trump-disabled-people/
Does this mean Tesla now makes Swasticars?
Whenever I hear Elon's name I always remember he grew up in South Africa and "I've Never Met a Nice South African"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqEFhx8-CQ0
Still true after all these years (I've met many white South Africans in "exile" here in the UK and they're all pretty foul people)
An awkward eugenicist presidential adviser bent on creating a safe haven for man kind to survive the eminent destruction of civilization who can’t resist throwing the nazi salute. Not sure how Kubrick managed to predict that one, but he nailed it!
What is it with these far righters and cars. VW anyone?
Doctor Strangelove?
Truth always outstrips fiction. Doctor Henry Kissinger's war criminal "advice" led directly to the deaths of millions in Asia and South America. The details are listed in Christopher Hitchens' book on the subject - which of course led to Kissinger labelling him an antisemite (the same evil tactic levelled at Jeremy Corby). Naturally Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, thus demonstrating Kubrick wasn't the only one with a dark sense of humour.
Hence too the continuing re-emergence of fascism in the West. Late stage capitalism does that to some people, for which see 1925-1945. See also the intensifying evil in Downing Street and across the British political and media classes.
There's nothing new about it at all. It's the same old murderous insanity.
Thank you! Dr. Strangelove is all I have been thinking about since his speech!!
Strange how the ADL thinks "I don't like genocide" is anti-semitic, but Nazi salutes are fine.
Also, if "Pro-gamer" Musk is autistic as some of his apologistd claim , then doesnt that make him a diversity hire?
Its tiring seeing the likes of Musk being given a ticket to behave badly because he is allegedly, as no diagnosis has ever been made, autistic.
Let's compare that to, say, how the right talk about non wealthy, autistic people. For example, Badenochs recent outburst, where she claimed autistic people are given an 'unfair advantage'. Dream on, oh useless one. Or her predecessor and his disability and health ministers view that people with mental health issues are 'just a bit down'.
Then of course we have the long term right wing view that autism isn't real at all. A view amplified by comedians with the long running jokes about 'conning doctors into thinking you're depressed/ADHD/autistic.
In reality, autism, in a society that doesn't give a shit on the one hand, while govt sees you as a way of saving money on the other, and the alleged 'protection' you have is only enforced by sheer force of will, is a nightmare.
As I said at the start, odd how it's fine to excuse the excesses of wealth because they might be 'autistic', but as ever, for everyone else its 'put up and shut up'.
I have seen a daily mail headline that wasn't full of hate,
Piers Morgan say sorry,
And Brendan O'Neil and Ayn Rand getting rather Jolly,
but I have never met a nice South African !
Oh he's never met a nice South African, that's not surprising me, because we like to grift and exploit the fears of dumb people !
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