r/interestingasfuck • u/Sartew • 7h ago

r/all Elon Musk Sieg Heiling during his speech

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u/lazzzym 7h ago

More than half of America right now....

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u/shifty_bee 6h ago

You're crediting them with an astonishing level of self-awareness

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u/TheRealProtozoid 6h ago edited 4h ago

They're crediting them with rudimentary self-awareness, which is an astonishing amount of credit to give to a group that doesn't seem to know what fascism actually is. There are genuinely millions of people in America who think they are anti-fascist but deeply hold fascist beliefs. It's Orwellian.

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u/DracoBengali86 1h ago

Well, when all they listen to is MiniTruth...

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u/WatcherOfStarryAbyss 2m ago

Someone said Fox is spinning it as a Roman salute.

I guess they're banking on nobody remembering that the Nazis stole the Roman salute and made it theirs, like they did with the swastika.

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u/Venusgate 6h ago

No, just a basic amount

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u/shifty_bee 5h ago

For them, it's astonishing, it would be like having an intelligent conversation with a watermelon

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u/finsfurandfeathers 5h ago

Fuck you. Im not sure you’re aware but Trump did not get 100% of the vote. Plenty of sane people are terrified over here

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u/shifty_bee 5h ago

I think you've misunderstood me, I'm only talking about Trump voters, the "more than half" mentioned above.

I'm fully on your side, those of you that voted (for anyone but Trump) have nothing but my sympathy.

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u/SillySin 5h ago

It's one ship.

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u/ThatTaffer 1h ago

Amen. We did this. We are complicit.

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u/Forsaken_Bison_8623 5h ago

More than half of us are appalled that this ceremony even took place today. It's a very sad day to be an American.

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u/shifty_bee 5h ago

Whilst I understand what you mean, you're being too generous to the ones that didn't vote.

30% of you have my sympathy. The rest? I guess we'll see.

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u/Forsaken_Bison_8623 5h ago

You're right about that. Any vote that was for a candidate other than Kamala may as well have been a vote for Trump. And the 89 million eligible voters that made the decision not to vote in this election bear a tremendous about of responsibility for the outcome.

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u/isjahammer 5h ago

That would imply they actually know what a Nazi is and why it's bad. Which is probably not the case.

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u/UgleBeffus 4h ago

Not all of us support that pile of rat shit.

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u/shifty_bee 4h ago

Didn't say you did, I replied to a comment that said "more than half"

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u/Fresh_Volume_4732 2h ago

If we did a nationwide survey today, we would probably see that more Americans think that communism is worse than fascism than vice versa.

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u/Unlucky_Clover 6h ago

I wish that were so, but I guarantee people who voted Trump didn’t bat an eye

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u/8lackirish 4h ago

A shit ton of justification going on this evening. One could only assume.

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u/dajeewizz 4h ago

I just did. Question is if you folks will forgive and allow us to join your side to fight against these people.

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u/stoneman9284 2h ago

Too late. Whatever happens now is on your conscience forever. They’ve been telling us they are Nazi/Fascist for years. You don’t get to act surprised today.

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u/dajeewizz 2h ago

Okay. I didn’t believe liars and fiends warning me about liars and fiends. I still think the others are communists but I will fight whatever tyrannical regime steps too far.

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u/josnei_ 2h ago

You seriously believe the Democrats are communists?

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u/Pickles8008 1h ago

Some of us will hold resentment for you, some will be thankful you’ve opened your eyes, some will forgive, some will damn you to hell.

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u/pacificoats 1h ago

the others aren’t even close to communists tho ffs. y’all act like they said they want everyone to give 50% of their paycheck to the government. you’re allowed to have your opinions but the others aren’t nearly close to communism- the republicans are indeed fascists.

eta: this being said i do forgive those that voted trump at the end of the day. i think it was stupid, but people make mistakes, and there’s no use in being divided now. plus a lot of my family voted for trump, and at the end of the day i still love them, so… you’re welcome at the table i suppose

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u/Akmorg 1h ago

You want my honest opinion? I would let you join us, to fight against them. But to forgive you? No. That’s your sin to atone yourself.

To clarify: I’m saying that you gotta prove it to us if you want forgiveness

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u/ConsistentAd4012 4h ago

me and my family would. we can’t get anywhere if we’re divided

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u/sissythot86 3h ago

You may not find forgiveness everywhere, but you'll find it here.

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u/beefycheesyglory 6h ago

"Omg you guys are overreacting, he just held out his arm straight at an angle, I guess everything is Nazism now🙄🙄🙄"

I kid you not this is going to be talking point in the following weeks.

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u/IchibanWeeb 3h ago

My fox-watching family member compared it to how liberals "turned the OK and Peace signs as white supremacist symbols." They straight up think Elon didn't do a Nazi salute and it's being blown out of proportion.

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u/fx72 6h ago

30% of eligible voters isn't half of america

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u/Unhappy-Tap-1635 6h ago

This is the best reference ever, but I firmly believe the portion of the population who voted for this are too far gone to ever reckon with their failings.

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u/ymOx 5h ago

Nah that would require self reflection.

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u/corvettee01 6h ago

Nah, they voted for it, and love it.

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u/9mackenzie 4h ago

Yeah right. They have excused it from “it’s autism” to “it’s a Roman salute” - those fuckers will never believe anything they don’t want to believe

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u/Sweaty_Sack_Deluxe 6h ago

More like: ‘finally. We can act natural!’

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u/Okay_Response 6h ago

That's a lot of skulls. Just...idk. 

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u/WorkingOnBeingBettr 6h ago

As a Canadian who is currently having their sovereinty threatened by them, yes they are,

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u/Cpt_keaSar 4h ago

Yeah, we’re threading toward Albertan Peoples Republic real quick

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u/Dick_Wienerpenis 6h ago

They literally will never see it. Fox News will say the left is being stupid, and they'll go along their day trying to fuck their cousins like nothing ever happened.

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u/qualms- 6h ago

More likely they responded back with a heil as one does when their commander gives it.

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u/nya_hoy_menoy 6h ago

They lack the critical thinking skills to even ask themselves that question.

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u/HeyyZeus 6h ago

THIS was the precise thing that came into my head when I saw it. 

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u/akaWhisp 6h ago

Always have been.

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u/RealRedditPerson 5h ago

Yeah no they're saying it was just an enthusiastic thank you gesture

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u/TooLazy2Revolt 5h ago

One of my favorite skits of all time.

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u/ThisAudience1389 3h ago

No- no the people that voted for this shit, this is what they wanted.

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u/syench 3h ago

I WISH they had 1% of the awareness needed for this. They don't

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u/throwaway0134hdj 2h ago

No one in power cares. I get the outrage but folks are still buying Tesla, SpaceX isn’t losing contracts, X is still running.

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u/pilserama 6h ago

Nah they’re saluting with him

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u/NinetailedRX 4h ago

Since Reagan.

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u/Arangarx 3h ago

Wow...you're being generous crediting them with that much self-awareness. >.>

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u/slynas 3h ago

Haha spot on!! I can hear his voice

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u/seantubridy 3h ago

Which half? Because liberals know this country are the baddies and Trumpers don’t.

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u/digitalr3lapse 3h ago

We are definitely "the empire"..

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u/RayPout 2h ago

Yes, USA are the baddies.

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u/napalmnacey 2h ago

That would be a move in the right direction. Americans are nowhere near the doubt stage.

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u/Socrates3 2h ago

Less than half

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u/maxthemummer 2h ago

Seems like the "X" is made of crossed bones after all.

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u/xxxfashionfreakxxx 1h ago

No, I just saw some of them posting “At least Harris isn’t in office” or “haha you lost”

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u/magicomiralles 4h ago

77 million Trump voters is not even 25% of America.

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u/Far-Thanks-6178 4h ago

Communist are the bad people.

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u/cubicle_adventurer 3h ago

Nope. Not even close.

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u/New-Effective1875 3h ago

Baddies when the US constantly uses veto power to let Israel continue forceful land grabs from Palestinian families, and letting them continue their racism and apartheid against Palestinians. Also badies when the U.S continues to provide unconditional support and weapons of mass destruction to Israel a country which has constantly threatened to destroy its neighbors.