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View submission: Elon Musk misleadingly suggests other celebrities made controversial 'Nazi' gesture
Yes, good point! I was rambling off the cuff but yeah, I think that's definitely among the primary motivations.
The jury is out if this is calculated or just spoiled rich brat tomfoolery, but I'm very much leaning in camp "calculated" these days.
Comment by ANAL_TOOTHBRUSH at 23/01/2025 at 21:51 UTC
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I think it’s literally both reasons you list in your 2nd paragraph.
Elon is a known troll and probably thought ‘know what would be funny, if I did a nazi salute and watched America lose their fucking minds over it’.
And also, ‘hey it’d be funny to watch America meltdown AND it’ll keep people talking about that instead of actual policy changes’ - because reading policy is admittedly boring, and most people would rather argue over whether or not he’s a nazi instead of pouring through legal documents.