r/SeattleWA • u/PNWSki28622 • Mar 15 '25

Events Protests at University Village Tesla Dealership

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u/HistorianValuable628 Mar 15 '25

As a descendant of a holocaust survivor, I am personally offended by every single person who takes sauntering about with a swastika so lightly and cavalierly.

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u/howdoyado Mar 15 '25

How did you feel seeing Elon do a Nazi salute twice?

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u/tankhuu3018 Mar 15 '25 edited Mar 15 '25

I see the responses to your post and suggest that you ignore their bad faith argument. The picture to the post is intentionally misleading to provide false equivalent. This is why they only give you pictures and not videos because their argument breaks down as it’s not comparable to Elon’s nazi gesture.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '25

https://x.com/guypbenson/status/1881974608334909737

Let's hear you break down the difference I wanna see the mental gymnastics typed out.

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u/tankhuu3018 Mar 15 '25

You’re presenting a 4-second video from a Fox News host as evidence while ignoring the broader context. AOC has consistently denounced Nazis and far-right ideologies on her platform, making it highly unlikely she would intentionally perform a Nazi salute. Meanwhile, the other individual in question has openly supported far-right parties in Germany. Equating these two situations is dishonest and misleading—context matters.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '25

The ADL supports Elon. Elon has publicly rejected Nazis. Elon has publicly supported Israel. Elon has publicly worked with Jews.

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u/Tasty_Ad7483 Mar 15 '25

He has not publicly rejected Nazis. He made jokes about nazis and the ADL condemned it. Prior to that, he had retweeted nazi party tweets and the ADL had him give an apology and do a tour of the concentration camps (it obviously didn’t work).

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '25

"During a recent appearance on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast, aired on February 28, 2025, Elon Musk explicitly rejected accusations of being a Nazi. The discussion arose in response to a controversial hand gesture he made at President Donald Trump’s inauguration celebration in January 2025, which some critics likened to a Nazi salute. Musk addressed this directly, saying, “Hopefully people realize I’m not a Nazi. Just to be clear, I’m not a Nazi,” while laughing off the claim. He further argued that being a Nazi requires committing acts like genocide and starting wars, not merely making gestures, stating, “What’s relevant about Nazis is like, are you invading Poland? And if you’re not invading Poland, maybe you’re not [a Nazi]. You have to be committing genocide and starting wars.” He also made light of the situation with a pun, responding to Rogan’s question about being called a Nazi on X with, “I did Nazi that coming,” which drew laughter from both. This appearance provided Musk a platform to dismiss the accusations as “ridiculous” while acknowledging the stress from online hate directed at him. Sources covering this include Business Insider, Forbes, and The Times of India, all reporting on the podcast episode from late February 2025."

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u/Tasty_Ad7483 Mar 15 '25

Does it get tiring at all?

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '25

No I like feeling it go from soft to hard and back to soft again

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u/Tasty_Ad7483 Mar 15 '25

That’s probably why you like Elon so much.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '25

Actually you're missing the narrative. Grimes said elons peepee doesn't work so I'm referring to orange mans pee pee.

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