Politics The Hangar Politics Thread

[boncer34]

Unless the OP is so popular that the factual one fades into obscurity and isn't easily seen. Which seems to happen a lot, sadly.

Well yeah that's why all the threads I create just result in people slapping me on the back.

 

[dank420_]

"Just tell him he's great so he leaves!"

 

[Kong]

Well yeah that's why all the threads I create just result in people slapping me on the back.

they should give you an award

 

[boncer34]

"Just tell him he's great so he leaves!"

Look I appreciated you PM'ing people that to get them to vote me in The Scales but it clearly is a failed strategy.

 

[Beerfish]

they should give you an award

We tried that.

 

[boncer34]

We tried that.

Get your own jokes.

 

[jannissary]

seeing all the brown nosing from social media companies is astonishingly amusing and pathetic.

the tech oligarchs want to keep their choke hold on the people, they’ll bend over to anyone in power

 

[Sporno 4 Pyros]

seeing all the brown nosing from social media companies is astonishingly amusing and pathetic.

the tech oligarchs want to keep their choke hold on the people, they’ll bend over to anyone in power

 

[Kong]

BrunoV what's your take on Musk's "salute"?

 

[Vander18]

BrunoV what's your take on Musk's "salute"?

Nobody asking for it, but I’ll give you mine anyway.

I can’t figure out which is more idiotic….people who want to try and pretend that Musk is actually a Nazi or Musk for choosing to make a gesture (he could have done it so many other ways) that was clearly going to be interpreted this way by those who want to do so.

 

[faible]

Nobody asking for it, but I’ll give you mine anyway.

I can’t figure out which is more idiotic….people who want to try and pretend that Musk is actually a Nazi or Musk for choosing to make a gesture (he could have done it so many other ways) that was clearly going to be interpreted this way by those who want to do so.

From what I've seen, the majority of commentary isn't about this. It's about him doing (or not doing) a fascist (aka Roman aka Nazi aka Hitler) salute, which is associated with far-right (not just Nazi) groups.

 

[monty1104]

I’m currently reading “Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter”. It’s a wild read. Dude is legit an egomaniac. I know it’s written with that slant on it, but even if half of it is true, it’s beyond belief.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Nazis were a subset of fascism which is a political ideology with a suite of social, economic etc policies which defines the movement. I guess it’s the racist elements of fascism (the nazis in particular) that sticks in peoples minds when they start labelling people. Musk is unquestionably a racist but he’s probably not a fascist in the technical sense.

 

[dank420_]

He's definitely a white nationalist. He has a history of agreeing with them.

 

[Vander18]

From what I've seen, the majority of commentary isn't about this. It's about him doing (or not doing) a fascist (aka Roman aka Nazi aka Hitler) salute, which is associated with far-right (not just Nazi) groups.

I’m not going to argue he’s a good person, he’s a mystery to me at this point, but I see no evidence of him being far right, fascist, nazi or whatever. It’s confected outrage.

 

[Sporno 4 Pyros]

 

[Vander18]

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No - I’m saying I don’t think that’s what it was.

 

[Old Campaigner]

I’m not going to argue he’s a good person, he’s a mystery to me at this point, but I see no evidence of him being far right, fascist, nazi or whatever. It’s confected outrage.

Offers financial support to a bunch of far right political parties, promotes the great replacement theory, let a bunch of out and proud neo nazis back onto his social media site, championing the cause of various right wing assholes like Tommy Robinson, various right wing dog whistles over the past few years culminating in his salute the other day… there’s probably more but that’s just off the top of my head

he also let a notorious pedophile (who happened to be a conservative) back onto twitter which hints at his priorities

 

[Vander18]

Offers financial support to a bunch of far right political parties, promotes the great replacement theory, let a bunch of out and proud neo nazis back onto his social media site, championing the cause of various right wing assholes like Tommy Robinson, various right wing dog whistles over the past few years culminating in his salute the other day… there’s probably more but that’s just off the top of my head

he also let a notorious pedophile (who happened to be a conservative) back onto twitter which hints at his priorities

I’m not going to try and argue each of these.

At core I suspect that what I see as valid conservative, right wing politics (some of which I agree with but not all) you probably see as far right and fascist.

 

[dank420_]

I’m not going to try and argue each of these.

At core I suspect that what I see as valid conservative, right wing politics (some of which I agree with but not all) you probably see as far right and fascist.

Just do some reasearch.

Tommy Robinson - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Openly anti-Islam. is that valid conservative politics?

 

[Vander18]

Just do some reasearch.

Tommy Robinson - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Openly anti-Islam. is that valid conservative politics?

Mate….im across a lot of this stuff. It’s a question of time, not need to do more research.

My views on Tommy Robinson are informed by a lot more than a clearly agenda driven Wiki page.

 

[dank420_]

Mate….im across a lot of this stuff. It’s a question of time, not need to do more research.

My views on Tommy Robinson are informed by a lot more than a clearly agenda driven Wiki page.

This is also self proclaimed. He is a self proclaimed white nationalist.

 

[Vander18]

This is also self proclaimed. He is a self proclaimed white nationalist.

Im not really that interested in him and im not a supporter of him, Im more interested in the issues he raises.

But I don’t think he has ever proclaimed himself a white nationalist. I don’t think that’s correct.

 

[dank420_]

Im not really that interested in him and im not a supporter of him, Im more interested in the issues he raises.

But I don’t think he has ever proclaimed himself a white nationalist. I don’t think that’s correct.

Well I'm not sure what else you're meant to call someone who's main issue is anti-immigration. And that's being nice.

 

[dank420_]

I mean he's not gonna call himself a fascist is he