Let's not jump to conclusions

[fozzyosbourne@lemm.ee]

Isn't that why we have the term neonazi? Nothing watered-down about that!

[bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net]

The no true Scotsmen skit is due for a refresh, with a group making excuses about how a series of people aren't real Nazis.

[trickdacy@lemmy.world]

No one here is doing that. What was said is that if a south African does a racist thing, you shouldn't go out of your way to give them benefit of doubt.

[xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

i think it’s a fairly good satire of the situation… of course musk didn’t say he was a nazi, but he did give the contemporary neo-nazi salute of hitting his chest first… twice in a row, the same way….

and there’s actually an argument as to whether or not he meant it… even though it’s not ambiguous at all, and he’s had a history of promoting far-right content, the AfD, and his wealth originates in Apartheid South Africa and is obviously soak in blood….

it’s pretty absurd that anyone would deny it.

[girsaysdoom@sh.itjust.works]

No true Nazi?

[tachyontele@lemm.ee]

You like them sexy animals doncha, dawg

[dragontypewyvern@midwest.social]

It's an incredibly crude lie they're telling you when they say they don't see it.

[wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works]

Sorry use many words. I see question, think want answer. Am wrong?

[rookwood@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

"He probably did it as a joke."

Actual excuse I've heard from multiple people.

[winterfrost@lemm.ee]

Nazism on steroids!!

[gladiusb@lemmy.world]

I thought the point of a joke was to be funny? What is funny about memeing a Nazi salute?

People are goddamn morons.

[4oreman@lemy.lol]

makes sense

[nikkidimes@lemmy.world]

Cognitive dissonance, baybee.

It's uncomfy to come to terms with the fact that a Nazi is in an extremely powerful unelected position, so obviously he can't possibly be a Nazi and everything is fine

[dragontypewyvern@midwest.social]

They're lying. The joke is on you.

"Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past."

Jean-Paul Sartre

[slovene@feddit.nl]

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

[sergio@slrpnk.net]

Pizzacakecomics is on the frontpage of reddit exactly because it's heavy-handed and only mildly funny. But this is one of those "if Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil" kinda situations, so I give them proper recognition for speaking up.

[knock_knock_lemmy_in@lemmy.world]

there’s actually an argument as to whether or not he meant it.

There has been no argument from Musk.

[knock_knock_lemmy_in@lemmy.world]

Depends on your goal. Short communications make bigger impacts.

[aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

"Oh yeah?! Show me his card as a member of the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei and prove me he was involved in the Holocaust"

"You can't, because he's not a NAZI"

[xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

well no he made fun of it on twitter:
“"Frankly, they need better dirty tricks. The 'everyone is Hitler' attack is sooo tired."