Elon Musk makes surprise appearance at AfD event in eastern Germany

[tja@sh.itjust.works]

Around 20% of the votes for the general election next month will be cast for the AfD

[redredme@lemmy.world]

If you find that funny you just have to watch Jojo rabbit.

It's where this term comes from. Quite funny. Heartbreaking also. Great movie.

[glasshalfhopeful@lemmy.ca]

What would be the impact? In German politics, is that particularly bad?

[takeda@lemm.ee]

Most ironic thing is that an elite, globalist is an inspiration of anti elite anti globalists.

[cdf12345@lemm.ee]

[nialv7@lemmy.world]

Well, I was downvoted hundreds of times and being told by someone I had the "most moronic opinion" they had ever seen, just because I pointed out there are people in Germany who will celebrate Elon Musk doing the Nazi salute.

Do you believe me now? I am so tired of this shit. Our world is going up in flames and somehow I still need to be ridiculed by someone who I share most of my political beliefs. Come on, we are on the same side.

[dragontypewyvern@midwest.social]

"Do you think there are no Nazi sympathizers in Germany? Don't you see AfD on the rise there?

Most of the people seeing this isn't going to know the context (i.e. this is a protest). If you strip away the context, this is just a blatant public display of the fascist salute, which many there have wanted to do for so long but couldn't because they feared the consequences. This could very well embolden them.

Like, if you just look at the photo, it even straight out says "heil Tesla", for crying out loud. If this is a protest, they did a piss poor job of it. At least put a clown makeup on Elon's face, what are they even doing.

Edit: some people can't even read it seems."

Lol, no, that's not why you got downvoted. You got downvoted for saying people don't understand the context.

[nialv7@lemmy.world]

Sigh, here we go again. Many people didn't try to understand what I meant by context. No I wasn't talking about the context of Elon doing a fucking Nazi salute on inauguration. Every one saw that on the news. I was talking about the context of seeing the photo of Elon Musk's Nazi salute being projected onto the side of a building.

That's what was shared here, not the news article about it being a protest, not the video released later by the protesters (which is worth watching btw). So yeah, I stand by the claim that that photo itself can be taken out of context and look bad. And in fact it is, I've seen far right assholes calling it based, and Germany is currently investigating it for its use of Nazi symbolisms.

Is that enough? That's not even the main thing my comment was about. What's even the point? Neo-nazi is on the rise in Germany, and Elon doing this shit will embolden them, and you want to talk about context.

[p1nkman@lemmy.world]

If it sounds like nazi, walks like a nazi, and talks like a nazi, it's just Elon Musk, the nazi.

[barsoap@lemm.ee]

Like, if you just look at the photo, it even straight out says “heil Tesla”, for crying out loud. If this is a protest, they did a piss poor job of it. At least put a clown makeup on Elon’s face, what are they even doing.

You might want to put that into a quote block.

And, no, the people from the centre of political beauty are definitely not Nazis, and neither are they amateurs. They're professionals. Their list of exploits is long, and artistic, including building a holocaust memorial next to the house of Germany's highest-ranking Nazi.

[jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de]

It's almost like they use elite globalist to mean something that if they said out loud would end up with them in jail for hate speech. /S

[feathercrown@lemmy.world]

And you were downvoted AGAIN.

Listen up people. Elon Musk is a Nazi. This country used to kill Nazis. We cannot accept him in our government. I don't care what personal hangups about this you have for some reason. Vote this shitstain out the next chance you get.

[feathercrown@lemmy.world]

What the FUCK

[feathercrown@lemmy.world]

They have some form of proportional representation so at least some of these Nazis are getting into their government

[feathercrown@lemmy.world]

The last try banning an extremist right wing party (then NPD) failed due to the constitutional court seeing no chance that party could implement their policies

Why should this prevent a ban?

[5ibelius9insterberg@feddit.org]

Because it’s not necessary to ban a party that is irrelevant and has no chance to get to any kind of legislative power. The few times the NPD won a seat in a regional parliament, they were ridiculed and no one considered working together with them.

[dragontypewyvern@midwest.social]

It is in one, illiterate dummy downvotes don't hurt my feelings.

[dragontypewyvern@midwest.social]

Your take was bad, ignorant, and condescending, and you should feel bad, cope.

[punkisundead@slrpnk.net]

He most likely will only join via video call.

Also its very unlikely for him to get arrested in Germany

[barsoap@lemm.ee]

This is in a quote block

This isn't.

This again is in a quote block

This again isn't.

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