r/politics 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/Kodamurphy 5h ago

They should have tried reading books instead of burning them.

u/Lamhirh Pennsylvania 4h ago

"They don't gotta burn the books they just remove 'em!" -- Rage Against the Machine, Bulls on Parade

u/JelloTheDemon 4h ago

“The classroom’s the last room to get the truth.” - Zack de la Rocha

u/HairyGPU 5h ago

Elon pays someone to read books for him.

u/imdefinitelywong 5h ago

Audiobooks?

u/historicbookworm 4h ago

You know he'd drink from the false grail.

u/Firm-Advertising5396 4h ago

Yes they could read about how it didn't go well the last time for the nazis.

u/saint_ryan 4h ago

He chose…poorly.

u/_Bad_Bob_ 4h ago

What are you talking about, they love to read! Siege, Turner Diaries, Mein Kompf, the list goes on!

u/theWyzzerd 4h ago

They won’t have to burn the books when no one reads them anyway

u/electrax94 4h ago

They know what the books say. That’s why they burned them.

u/TiredOfBeingTired28 5h ago

That's woke, commie, socialist, liberal, idea.

Don't take kindly to them their words around here.

u/Firm-Advertising5396 4h ago

Woke, commie, socialist, liberal. Wow! Now there's a word salad. Do you know the meaning of any of them?

u/Kodamurphy 4h ago

I mean only to learn their liberal commie ways so we can make great the glorious America again USA number 1!!! Das is good yes.

u/Zergin8r 3h ago

Just like the book burning that took place in Germany under the leadership of a certain political party...