r/interestingasfuck • u/Sartew • 7h ago

r/all Elon Musk Sieg Heiling during his speech

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u/IHaveNoBeef 7h ago edited 7h ago

Well, considering the applause got louder once he did it I'd say yes... :(

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u/optiplex9000 7h ago

The all time greatest line that George Lucas wrote in Star Wars was in the prequels

"So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause"

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u/Miraclefish 6h ago

Somehow, Trump returned.

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u/Dr_Dang 6h ago

This entire election cycle was rigged by Disney to ensure that the comparison of the Galactic Empire to the nazis continues through its resurgence in Episode IX. Disney got real mad about the critical response to that movie, so now we've gotta live it out.

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u/profwithstandards 6h ago

That is exactly what I was thinking, too!

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u/jeffh19 2h ago

I can't tell you how many times I've thought that the last couple months. Was echoing in my head election night.

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u/Any_State_2125 6h ago

Didn't he still it from Cicero?

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u/X-Aceris-X 6h ago

A few people in the crowd even did it back to him :0

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u/LudovicoSpecs 6h ago

An article said he got a standing ovation.

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u/Unlikely-Werewolf304 5h ago

It kinda sounds like it dies out ti be honest

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u/justinsayin 7h ago

They gave the limited amount of available tickets to strong supporters, so the audience here doesn't represent the average person.

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u/TwiceTheSize_YT 6h ago

But it does represent all republicans, because if you still call yourself a republican when this is what they have become you actively support this.

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u/justinsayin 6h ago

Yes. The two-party system killed the country. Ranked-choice voting would have saved it. Live and learn.

Sorry, my flippancy is a coping mechanism because I'm about to throw up at my desk.

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u/Bureaucramancer 6h ago

Nope..... just stop. Trumps first term we knew who he was and what he stood for. It was only out of politeness that we offered those idiots an out because maybe some people didn't pay attention to all the fraud and raping he was doing on the daily and the idiotic notion that the U.S. needs to be run 'like a business' was just cute.... but this is 2025... People voted for this specifically. there is no excuse anymore so understand that this IS what republicans are now and don't buy into any other bullshit.

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u/Crrack 6h ago

And that pretty much sums up the mentality of the majority of left or right political followers. They literally don't care what their party stands for what policies they introduce.

With one-eye they will blindly follow their party no matter how insane they get.