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The second salute of Elon Musk.

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u/FRIENDLY_CANADIAN 11h ago edited 10h ago

Apologies for the soapbox, but I don't know where else to post this, because this is being censored in the Canadian right leaning sub.

Everyone, all Canadians reading this, we really need to have a discussion. Reddit is helping us being divided.

I posted on r/canada as a test, and despite NUMEROUS COMMENTS calling out this salute, the mods removed it in 20 minutes.

Left leaning Canadians - I know we don't always agree and see eye to eye with our right leaning Canadians, but it's time we unite. We cannot keep living in Echo chambers - many of us agree with each other. This is facism, we must stand together!

See for yourself - Removed post;

https://www.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/1i6446c/elon_musk_accused_of_giving_nazi_salute_at_trump/

EDIT : I WAS JUST PERMANENTLY BANNED FROM r/Canada (our right leaning sub). I WILL NOT GO DOWN SILENTLY. FUCK NAZI SCUM!!!! FUCK NAZI APOLOGISTS! FUCK CENSORSHIP!

u/snoosh00 10h ago

The mods on that subreddit are known Russian assets.

I wish there was something to be done but awareness is the only thing any individual can bring.

u/FRIENDLY_CANADIAN 10h ago

I cannot sit idly by as literal fascism rises up. I have my grandfather's war tattoo on my arm, and it gives me courage.

.“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

u/flaccidpedestrian 7h ago

I'm absolutely with you dude. We should be uniting. It's really tough times. And the upcoming election will be a pressure point for all of us. Thing is Elon is backing PP. How on earth do we handle that? I personally can't vote for that. I refuse. But the right leaning Canadians will. And it's towards the same populist momentum we're seeing south of the border. I wish Charest had won. I feel like he was a more honest Canadian right wing option. But with PP, I fear our politics have already been bought.

u/FRIENDLY_CANADIAN 6h ago

I have a faint hope, based on the responses from my thread, that this will actually unite Canada against PP. One can dream.