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> their CEO throws Nazi salutes at political rallies Come now, even the Anti-Defamation League, hardly a habitual supporter of Musk, disagrees with this take.
by gottorf 2y ago
> their CEO throws Nazi salutes at political rallies
Come now, even the Anti-Defamation League, hardly a habitual supporter of Musk, disagrees with this take. Your opinions are your own and you're free to believe he did Nazi salutes, but it does make you sound like you have an axe to grind.
- margalabargala 2y agoBoth my grandfathers fought in Europe in WWII. When they were alive, if I had done what Elon did in front of either of them, that would have been problematic. I think that's a decent yardstick. The absolute best interpretation is that Elon is someone who does not care if he does things that look like Nazi salutes.
- gottorf 2y ago> I think that's a decent yardstick I have relatives who suffered under imperial powers who to this day refuse to buy products made in that country, even though they're objectively good and in some cases the best in the market. I hardly think the trauma of war makes for good judgment, even decades removed.
- margalabargala 2y agoLet's say you convinced your relatives to stop boycotting those products. Then, the CEO of a company behind one of those products, appeared at a political rally in the ex-imperial country, wearing the symbols and colors of thebold imperial regime, and waving a flag showing the old imperial borders. I think your relatives would be quite justified in boycotting that one product. You can make your purchasing decisions however you like. Other's don't. Ignoring war trauma makes someone a shit businessperson, at best.
- ImJamal 2y agoTim Walz hit his chest and then throw up a Nazi salute during the campaign. Where was the outrage? Where was the 24/7 news coverage?