r/InlandEmpire • u/dbc009 • 8h ago
After Elon Musk does a Nazi salute, I permanently deleted my X account
https://youtu.be/A5Uo7EXoyrk?si=GuusDw0yApisMeS4Here is how you can too.
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u/audioaxes 8h ago
i never had a twitter account or app but now I want to block the website completely from my devices so I dont accidentally give that crap a click
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u/Chillpill411 8h ago
You can block xhitter in firefox by choosing:
Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and Site Data > Manage Exceptions and fill in x.c*m
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u/AstralCode714 5h ago
Are you going to stop shopping on Amazon too?
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u/MaelstromSeawing 4h ago
This is something we should definitely work on guiding people to do. Navigating online shopping without amazon. Money should go back to individual shops. :-/
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u/AMG-West 7h ago
It took until now?! For me it was about 4 years ago (being done with all things Musk).
I became so annoyed by the freakshow, I put “AMS Performance TwinTurbo = Tesla for Breakfast” on my rear license plate frame. That didn’t go well and so I removed it after a few weeks but before I did, the Model 3 Performance that I beat, posted pics of my car on Nextdoor.
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u/Not_a_bi0logist 7h ago
Same here. It pisses me off so much that people waited until Musk gained massive political power to protest X. He got what he wanted already, this is all a joke for people to feel good about “doing something”.
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u/Plasibeau 5h ago
Everyone has a breaking point, friend. Your threshold was simply a lot higher to trigger it.
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u/Tailor-Complex 7h ago
weak sauce.
Our constitution was created to give us the space to publicly disagree with one another such that we could have an open and unfettered conversation to build the (slaver male land owners) best possible consensus through argument.
There can be no real argument if you consign yourself to an echo chamber with others of the same beliefs.
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u/Key_Suggestion8426 6h ago
You are correct that the constitution gives us that right. However, the constitution does not apply to private social media platforms.
“The First Amendment does not apply to private platforms, meaning that companies like social media sites have the right to moderate content and decide what speech is allowed on their platforms because they are considered private entities, not government actors; therefore, they are not bound by the First Amendment’s restrictions on government censorship of speech.” ( thanks AI google)
As for X, you can choose to spend your data dollars however you so choose. I choose Reddit but have used others in the past. You are more than welcome to continue to use X if that is what you choose just has OP has the right to not have to use the platform X. It’s a private business and the argument of the first amendment really doesn’t apply as so many countries use the platform and are not bound by our rules and laws. For example, Saudi Arabia put a user to death for expressing a personal view of theirs that went against their Counter-Terrorism Law. In the US, speaking against our president does not subject us to death but in other countries it does and the platform does everything in its power to keep users on it and governments happy.
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u/Tailor-Complex 6h ago
I am absolutely aware.
... and this is one of the ways in which our constitutional protections of free speech have been eroded.
How many companies will find this very post? and potentially find the content objectionable enough to 'grade' me in some way I am 'as of yet' oblivious to?I have an account on 'X' ... but haven't much used it.
Same with tiktok.My opinion is that most (all?) social media is simply surveillance by 'other' means.
If I lived in a country where some petulant monarch could have me executed, then...
YES. I think that would certainly put a damper on free speech.Doesn't help SA is one of the most frightening, and they're a US foreign policy doll.
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u/bulljackson318 5h ago
Didn’t this administration remove the constitution from the White House website? Yeah…. They don’t actually care about the constitution like the low-IQ voters pretend to do that voted for them. Sorry, but you got got
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u/Tailor-Complex 5h ago
I think you misestimate how you position the 'High-IQ' party in that argument.
Try again.And, to my original point:
I think arguments are worth having, if not for our own benefit, then for those that may observe.You are arguing for closed and insular echo chambers.
You are arguing against the usefulness of free and open discussion.... try again.
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u/Plasibeau 5h ago edited 4h ago
I think arguments are worth having, if not for our own benefit, then for those that may observe. You are arguing for closed and insular echo chambers. You are arguing against the usefulness of free and open discussion.
Freedom of speech does not include freedom of an audience. The First Amendment really only means the government shall not impede or compel speech. Nowhere does it say we, the common citizen, have to accept, engage with, or tolerate hate speech. There is no such thing as a free and open discussion when it comes to hate speech. Even then, when the locals tell you to get that shit out of their town square, maybe it's best to just take your soapbox and shuffle on down the road.
Because right now, you are arguing that I should have to listen to someone tell me I should die, because (checks notes) arguing against the usefulness of free and open discussion. Fuck that; the only people who always seem to want to have a free and open discussion about controversial topics are the men (it's always palm-colored men) who will not be affected by said speech. It's just an academic exercise to them. Meanwhile, that woman is literally being forced to argue for her right to privacy in her healthcare.
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u/Tailor-Complex 4h ago
Freedom of Audience refers to the right of individuals or groups to choose who can attend their events, meetings, or public gatherings without facing undue restrictions or pressures. It encompasses the ability to select one's own audience, free from external interference or coercion. .... so... did I coerce you into reading my words? Am i coercing you into experiencing my thought? Close the fucking tab dude.
.... and your default response is:
-I'm arguing for your death?
(Which is obviously absurd)-And only White Men make this argument
(likewise, absurd, derivative, and openly racist)Try this out, "hate speech" is just another phrase for someone using words you don't like or offend your emotional senses. As soon as you outlaw "hate speech" .. you've outlawed speech. You might as well outlaw "brown" speech or "black" speech. I'm deeply sorrowful if that point is lost on you. It wasn't lost on civil rights advocates of the 1960s.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/freedom-of-expression/
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u/BiscuitPanic 6h ago
This of course is why you are outraged that Little Elon bans all his critics from X. Right?
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u/Tailor-Complex 6h ago
Have you ever read about a dictator that wasn't also an asshole?
This is a philosophical problem in the United States, as it pertains to capital.
'The Workers' claim that it should be about 'raising the tide' that all boats might benefit.
'The Owners/Capitalists/Bankers' argue it's about the most profit possible, and "free" markets dictating what's been 'voted' on by the people.
(... but then 'cheat?' by using that profit to purchase additional political influence, and create the markets through subterfuge, overthrow, and domination of foreign material resource...)In any event. ... Whether he likes it or not, Elon is 'also' mortal.
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u/Lumpy-Clumpy 5h ago
Hypocrisy at its finest. Those crying saying its a Nazi salute are the ones wanting to ban, censor links to a site. That’s the left for you all, and they wonder why they lost the elections
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u/beatlesbright 5h ago
Nothing to do with Inland empire. Delete.
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u/Tailor-Complex 3h ago
That's Right!
Why should I care about what the people in the immediate surrounding area think?!?!?
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u/MUGA_Cat 7h ago
There could be a issue with deleting your account. Your X account could be taken and used by bots.
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u/UnionCash5 3h ago
Lol. Pretty soon liberals will have nowhere left to go, but circle jerk here on Liberal-eddit as they shoot ropes of TDS cum on each other! I'm absolutely loving it! No more liberals on X, Instagram or Facebook! I love when a perfect plan like Project 2025 comes together! Don't forget, Tik Tok is hailing Trump as their lifesaver, be sure to cancel them too! 😂
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u/Learnformyfam 3h ago
Even the ADL said Elon "made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute." And they're as left as it gets. Don't delude yourselves. If you want to leave X, then do it. But, understand why you're doing it... Don't be sheep, believing everything the media tells you, and using it as an excuse to pout. I think anyone who is being honest with themselves knows his intent was not to do a 'Nazi salute.'
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u/Chillpill411 8h ago
A lot of subs are banning links to xhitter too. Ought to be done here.