Summary
Elon Musk called for the firing of Wall Street Journal reporter Katherine Long after she exposed racist tweets from Marko Elez, a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee who later resigned.
Long’s report revealed Elez had posted remarks promoting racism and eugenics.
“Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool,” Elez posted in July, according to the Journal’s review of archived posts.
Musk, who claims to support free speech, labeled Long “disgusting and cruel” and demanded that she should be fired.
Critics noted the hypocrisy of Musk advocating for a journalist’s removal over accurate reporting on a public official’s misconduct.
if it was a fascist dictatorship, we couldn’t take to the streets.
it’s not over, and i’m not placing all of my faith in the government to correct itself either….
taking to the streets is great, but so is stuff like petitioning and writing to political representatives….
when they start shooting protestors, then it will be a fascist dictatorship.
this is good: https://pocan.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/pocan-introduce-elon-musk-act-ban-federal-government-contracts-special
there are a lot of people in government still fighting back… including federal employees….
the state department flew it’s flag at half mast….
it can feel like we’re defeated, but we’re not… yet….
Got it, Nazi Germany did not start out as a fascist dictatorship when Hitler was named chancellor.
I think you’ve got a lot of historians to write to and inform them about this.
I said nothing about defeat. I said the government opposition is not going to help you. They are puppets now.
over simplification
I agree. Suggesting that fascist dictatorships only begin when people are being shot for protesting is a gross oversimplification.
You’re entirely correct, but the person you’re talking to isn’t ready to understand or accept what is being said. I see you all the time fighting the good fight, but I think you should move on from em.
💕’s 4 u 🦑
lol