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German institutions depart X/Twitter, a day after Musk's Weidel talk

13 points by throw0101c 2y ago

billy99k 2y ago
It's crazy to think that he was threatened for just talking to/interviewing someone. Freedom is really on the decline.
- slater 2y ago
  Yeah it really is exactly like that, and totally not for any other reasons.
  - billy99k 2y ago
    What are the 'other reasons'? It's just an interview.
    - slater 2y ago
      Yeah, with complete lack of context, it's just two people having a lil chat, bro! Please, whatever you do, don't look into who the two people are, what they represent, or their political leanings, or what they've said. Now THAT would be crazy.
    - toomuchtodo 2y ago
      The habitual lies and manipulative actions. Facts and character matters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diHcpZvBjT0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diHcpZvBjT0 https://www.techpolicy.press/tracking-elon-musks-political-activities/ https://www.techpolicy.press/tracking-elon-musks-political-a... https://elonmusk.today/ https://elonmusk.today/ https://www.google.com/search?q=elon+musk+lies+misinformation https://www.google.com/search?q=elon+musk+lies+misinformatio...
- taylodl 2y ago
  How is departing his platform a "threat"? Do people no longer have the freedom to leave Xitter?
- computerthings 2y ago
  As if everybody who ever talks with someone in Germany is "threatened"? And what freedom would that be? The freedom of Musk and people and his foot soldiers to be liked by everybody, no matter how dishonest or ignorant they are? The freedom of everyone HAVING to keep using something after you bought it? It's like Musk making him being unlovable as a person about "wokeness". Desperate nonsense.
mamonster 2y ago
Honest Opinion after sitting through the Weidel/Musk talk: This will probably not boost the AfD in Germany at all. If Weidel continues as the "Leader" of the AfD then the other parties have absolutely nothing to worry about. She is so far below Höcke/Kickl in terms of dangerous rhetoric and spin. Calling Hitler a communist and a socialist is a patently absurd way of distancing yourself from NS accusations and distances Weidel from AfD loyalist. It smells like Marine Le Pen 2.0
- slater 2y ago
  I hope you're right :(
jasdi 2y ago
Good move. Ideal move would be - not just reactions to whatever daily provocation, but doing actual useful things that pull Global Attention away from such people.

13 points by throw0101c 2y ago

billy99k 2y ago

It's crazy to think that he was threatened for just talking to/interviewing someone. Freedom is really on the decline.

slater 2y ago
Yeah it really is exactly like that, and totally not for any other reasons.
- billy99k 2y ago
  What are the 'other reasons'? It's just an interview.
  - slater 2y ago
    Yeah, with complete lack of context, it's just two people having a lil chat, bro! Please, whatever you do, don't look into who the two people are, what they represent, or their political leanings, or what they've said. Now THAT would be crazy.
  - toomuchtodo 2y ago
    The habitual lies and manipulative actions. Facts and character matters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diHcpZvBjT0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diHcpZvBjT0 https://www.techpolicy.press/tracking-elon-musks-political-activities/ https://www.techpolicy.press/tracking-elon-musks-political-a... https://elonmusk.today/ https://elonmusk.today/ https://www.google.com/search?q=elon+musk+lies+misinformation https://www.google.com/search?q=elon+musk+lies+misinformatio...
taylodl 2y ago
How is departing his platform a "threat"? Do people no longer have the freedom to leave Xitter?
computerthings 2y ago
As if everybody who ever talks with someone in Germany is "threatened"? And what freedom would that be? The freedom of Musk and people and his foot soldiers to be liked by everybody, no matter how dishonest or ignorant they are? The freedom of everyone HAVING to keep using something after you bought it? It's like Musk making him being unlovable as a person about "wokeness". Desperate nonsense.

mamonster 2y ago

Honest Opinion after sitting through the Weidel/Musk talk: This will probably not boost the AfD in Germany at all. If Weidel continues as the "Leader" of the AfD then the other parties have absolutely nothing to worry about. She is so far below Höcke/Kickl in terms of dangerous rhetoric and spin. Calling Hitler a communist and a socialist is a patently absurd way of distancing yourself from NS accusations and distances Weidel from AfD loyalist. It smells like Marine Le Pen 2.0

slater 2y ago
I hope you're right :(

jasdi 2y ago

Good move. Ideal move would be - not just reactions to whatever daily provocation, but doing actual useful things that pull Global Attention away from such people.