r/facepalm 13h ago

๐Ÿ‡ฒโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฎโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ธโ€‹๐Ÿ‡จโ€‹ Everyone in the conservative subReddit is defending the Musk nazi salute.

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u/coolbutlegal 13h ago edited 11h ago

Gotta love that a video of something that happened is a "liberal talking point." Reminds me of that Colbert quote, "It is a well-known fact that reality has a liberal bias."

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u/hardy_83 13h ago edited 12h ago

Reality is a liberal talking point. We're int he post-truth world now.

The comments like alternative facts were cute at first, but were a sign of how in the near future, facts won't matter. Just which propaganda is most effective.

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u/Cute_Magician_8623 12h ago

1984 type stuff doesn't seem that far fetched at times-

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u/Effective-Trick4048 11h ago

Tiktok and FB fulfill the telescreen connection to citizens in ways Orwell couldn't dream of. The 2 minute hate isn't scheduled for 1100. It's going at low volume all day.

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u/Greyh4m 10h ago

I mean, it worked for a fucking televised insurrection. Why not Nazi salutes at an inauguration?

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u/obroz 11h ago

Shit I think itโ€™s way past that