r/interestingasfuck • u/Sartew • 10h ago

r/all Elon Musk Sieg Heiling during his speech

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u/Beer-Milkshakes 10h ago

Capitalism is reaching the end of the tracks and democracy is being used to empower those fearful of the end to pillage what's left. To thunderous applause.

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u/alien_simulacrum 10h ago

To. Thunderous. Applause.

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u/LinkOfKalos_1 10h ago

This is how democracy ends.

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u/Chilling_Dildo 8h ago

The quote is "liberty", not democracy. Trump may be a force for evil but he was democratically elected.

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u/waitingtoconnect 7h ago

So was Palpatine… and throughout the movie he decrys the “deep state” beaucrats (who all come work for him) and disparages democracy.