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>If nine people are comfortable sitting down at a table to eat lunch with a Nazi, then there are ten Nazis at that table. "If you associate with the untermensc
by nataliste 2y ago
>If nine people are comfortable sitting down at a table to eat lunch with a Nazi, then there are ten Nazis at that table.
"If you associate with the untermensch, you are also untermensch."
>Of course, you could debate just how close Musk's views are to the tenants of National Socialism but the point is that his rhetoric and actions closely mirror some of the more vile parts of that ideology and could encourage people to act in certain ways that are detrimental to the safety of certain groups.
"Don't look for context or look too deeply. You are being attacked and in danger. Feel--Don't think. Only feel and act."
>I guess what I'm saying is, don't split hairs for justifying what has happened, and just delete your Twitter account.
"Don't think and do what we tell you."
>Downvote me all you want; my grandfather didn't watch his countrymen get gunned down on Omaha beach from his US Navy ship for someone to throw Roman salutes at the inauguration of a President.
"Succumb to this emotional appeal to patriotism and blood sacrifice to justify why you should stop thinking and unthinkingly do what we tell you to do, now."
Someone is behaving like Joseph Goebbels, but I don't think it's Elon Musk.
- ModernMech 2y agoYes Nazis loooove to play games like this, because Nazis thrive in the grey area that is the benefit of the doubt. But we saw the salute, he overplayed his hand. There’s no grey area. If you Nazi salute you are a Nazi, I don’t make the rules. Don’t like it, don’t heil Hitler.
- nataliste 2y ago"...[F]or it may easily turn out that they are not prepared to meet us on the level of rational argument, but begin by denouncing all argument; they may forbid their followers to listen to rational argument, because it is deceptive, and teach them to answer arguments by the use of their fists or pistols."
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