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This is moving the goalposts from "Elon supports far-right politicians" which was cited with sources, you're just going "well he's right to"
by strangecasts 3mo ago
This is moving the goalposts from "Elon supports far-right politicians" which was cited with sources, you're just going "well he's right to"
- gadders 3mo agoNo, I'm saying they're not far right. It's a pejorative term made up by the left to try and shift the overton window away from conservatism. They're about as "far right" as the 80's Thatcher government.
- strangecasts 3mo ago> It's a pejorative term made up by the left to try and shift the overton window away from conservatism. When and by whom? > They're about as "far right" as the 80's Thatcher government. Would you describe Thatcher passing Section 28 (which criminalized "promotion of homosexuality") as plain "conservatism" or is "far right" an appropriate descriptor in that case?
- gadders 3mo agoI think it was conservatism of its time. You can ret-con it with 2026 morality and say it was wrong, but then it was the Conservative austerity government that legalised gay marriage.
- strangecasts 3mo agoIf you don't want to concede "far right" as a term for conservatives who are fine with suppression of speech on LGBT issues - aren't you lumping everyone outside the far left together with extremists?
- bakies 3mo agoElon did the salute and the AfD has it on their ads
- mschuster91 3mo agoMore importantly, he obviously intended it to be the Nazi Salute, instead of the usual random movement screengrabs of other people "assumingly" doing the salute.