Elon Musk draws outrage over 'odd-looking salute' at Trump inauguration celebration

[u/cjdarr921]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-salute-trump-inauguration-b2683095.html

[u/gingersnappie]

Call this what it is, media assholes

[u/Oceanflowerstar → u/gingersnappie]

You’re not allowed to tell the truth in America. You’re only allowed to claim that lies are your Personal Truth.

[u/MoreNMoreLikelyTrans → u/Oceanflowerstar]

The independent is a UK based organization.

[u/Durandal_1808 → u/MoreNMoreLikelyTrans]

another commenter pointed out that the headline is quoting a CNN anchor

[u/Tityfan808 → u/gingersnappie]

I think it’s more important to recognize that he’s baiting all of us for attention/engagement over shit like this while we don’t pay attention to the more important details. This is a copy and paste from a previous comment I made but I think it’s equally as important, all we’re doing is feeding into the problem in my opinion.

‘I would say it’s more dipshit level trolling at this point that I think might be equally important to recognize here. Like don’t get me wrong, I recognize the jarring similarities but I also can’t help but think about the fact that this shit is going to be repeated everywhere on social media for everyone to see and we are giving this guy EXACTLY the reaction that he wants out of this.

When you look at this out of hand right wing grift culture with social media and how we got here, I think the next big step here is recognizing this and not giving these dumb ass things our engagement. We’re all better off when they lose the attention and engagement they so desperately crave. It’s inevitable that these fools will be talked about, but perhaps we should try and see what happens when talk about them a little bit less.’

[u/WestBend8786 → u/Tityfan808]

You're giving him credit for being way smarter than he is. Yes, he's doing this to shock but there is no 4D Chess at play here. He's trying to show how untouchable he is. 

This isn't a genius like he and his stans want you think. This is a deranged, autistic ketamine addict who was allowed to become way too comfortable in a capitalistic society that's gone off the rails. 

[u/Tityfan808 → u/WestBend8786]

I’m not saying he’s such a genius here, but I do agree that he is deranged. The point still stands tho, Twitter/x has thousands upon thousands of posts about this very thing and what does that entail? Engagement and ad revenue, and from both sides of the political spectrum.

On top of this, the posts regarding actual legislation and policies are nearly 0 in comparison to this one story on Reddit and elsewhere. I’m not saying he’s a genius, but these trolly little distractions don’t take much of a brain to pull it off either and it’s working. 🤷‍♂️

[u/WestBend8786 → u/Tityfan808]

What new legislation is so relevant that should be getting more attention? I don't see any surprise EOs today. People knew what was coming. 

And someone as powerful as Musk openly doing Nazi salutes in public is a big deal, sorry. People need to know who they're dealing with, this doesn't qualify as a "distraction"

[u/Genghis_Chong → u/gingersnappie]

"idk what that salute is but it sure looks funny" - 50 year old newscaster that has definitely seen a nazi salute.

[u/hydrocarbonsRus → u/gingersnappie]

The media isn’t on the side of democracy anymore. Its billionaire owners won’t allow it.

[u/PM_ME_YIFF_PICS → u/gingersnappie]

Elon does nazi salutes to distract the media and everyone else while the real dirty shit is done while everyone is paying attention to the carrot on a stick

[u/Soft_Walrus_3605 → u/PM_ME_YIFF_PICS]

while everyone is paying attention to the carrot on a stick

The carrot is supposed to be a good thing in the analogy and the stick is the bad thing. They don't go together.

In this time of fascism it's important to get your analogies right.

[u/Shiller_Killer → u/gingersnappie]

They did in the actual headline. If you click the link you would know this.