Genuine question, what would it actually take for you to concede that Elon Musk is a fascist? He’s done everything short of literally stating aloud “I am a fascist.” They used to maintain plausible deniability, and devoid of context Elon’s salute might still have it, but in light of everything he says and does I would say that deniability is very implausible at this point.
Can you give me some examples of his fascist behaviors? He’s done a lot of shit I don’t like but mostly I just find him to be a conniving little shit. He’s a hypocrite. He’s a liar. Hes pathetic.
Unbanning Neo-Nazis after buying Twitter under the guise of free speech and responding to the things they say with things like “I agree with this!” or “You’re exactly right!”
Increasing censorship of left-wing speech while reducing or eliminating censorship of right-wing speech on his platform.
Promoting “white genocide” and “great replacement” conspiracy theories.
There’s also the matter of his family background as slave-owning emerald mine tycoons in apartheid South Africa. His father, who is openly fascist, has stated publicly that he’s proud that his son is “finally embracing his heritage.”
Most damning of all is his cozying up to Trump, who ran on a platform of scapegoating minorities, allying government with the ultra rich, authoritarian concentration of power, hyper-nationalism, and imperialist expansionism.
People use the term Nazi as shorthand for fascist, but it is only one flavor of fascism. Fascism inevitably takes on a slightly different character and aesthetic in different places and times, but the parallels are undeniable.
Genuine question, what would it actually take for you to concede that Elon Musk is a fascist? He’s done everything short of literally stating aloud “I am a fascist.” They used to maintain plausible deniability, and devoid of context Elon’s salute might still have it, but in light of everything he says and does I would say that deniability is very implausible at this point.
Can you give me some examples of his fascist behaviors? He’s done a lot of shit I don’t like but mostly I just find him to be a conniving little shit. He’s a hypocrite. He’s a liar. Hes pathetic.
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Unbanning Neo-Nazis after buying Twitter under the guise of free speech and responding to the things they say with things like “I agree with this!” or “You’re exactly right!”
Increasing censorship of left-wing speech while reducing or eliminating censorship of right-wing speech on his platform.
Promoting “white genocide” and “great replacement” conspiracy theories.
There’s also the matter of his family background as slave-owning emerald mine tycoons in apartheid South Africa. His father, who is openly fascist, has stated publicly that he’s proud that his son is “finally embracing his heritage.”
Most damning of all is his cozying up to Trump, who ran on a platform of scapegoating minorities, allying government with the ultra rich, authoritarian concentration of power, hyper-nationalism, and imperialist expansionism.
People use the term Nazi as shorthand for fascist, but it is only one flavor of fascism. Fascism inevitably takes on a slightly different character and aesthetic in different places and times, but the parallels are undeniable.