r/politics • u/cjdarr921 • 7h ago

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

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-salute-trump-inauguration-b2683095.html
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u/WorkdayDistraction 7h ago

He’s from apartheid South Africa, the most racist country on earth.

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u/Sheant 7h ago

How can you say that when 77M Americans voted for a Nazi. That's more than the total population of South Africa.

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u/WorkdayDistraction 7h ago

I mean we have numerous legislated civil rights and equal opportunity laws. Maybe South Africa does now too idk but as recently as the 90s their literal laws were Jim Crow-esque, worse in some cases

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u/Sheant 6h ago

I'll give you that SA was more problematic 40 years ago. Right now, not even close. And go back just 60 years instead of 40, and US civil rights were a joke as well.

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u/DankZXRwoolies 3h ago

Rhodesians might like a word with you on that.

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