Summary
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized Elon Musk after he made a gesture during Trump’s inauguration resembling a Nazi salute.
Musk and his allies dismissed the comparison, calling such accusations exaggerated.
Ocasio-Cortez, however, called the gesture unacceptable, emphasizing America’s history of opposing Nazis and the Confederacy.
She also condemned the Anti-Defamation League for defending Musk, accusing it of losing credibility.
Her comments sparked broader debate on symbols, gestures, and their implications amid Trump’s return to office.
Behold the one prominent US politician with any principles.
And for that she will never be allowed near any real power…
It’s one of the reasons reactionaries hate her so much.
And also that she’s a woman of color who didn’t stay “in her place.”
And it’s so annoying to hear liberals parrot the same shit because the conglomerates who own liberal media don’t want to change the status quo.
You for got Sanders
We do t deserve Bernie
Only time I think I ever really got triggered about politics was when a friend of mine mentioned voting against Sanders just because he felt condoms shouldn’t be included in universal health care, no other reason.
There’s a few more, but she’s the most charismatic. It’s a shame too, they tend to win more than their moderate counterparts during midterm races.
Do we though? Do we really, truly, hate Nazis? The evidence so far is not that conclusive.
I hate Nazis, but I don’t think the country as a whole hates Nazis.
Well, you certainly used to, judging by the efforts and sacrifices 80 years ago, but there’s certainly a lot of evidence to indicate a lot of Americans of today think you were on the wrong side back then.
I love AOC but I sure hope she has a really good security team. Most of us hate Nazis, but a whole lot of Republicans are actually Nazis and they hate and despise her.
It didn’t resemble a Nazi salute. It was a Nazi salute.
Yeah all these media sources keep saying things like “a day after Musk used an arm gesture, twice, that resembled the Roman salute adopted by the Nazis.”
It’s blatantly obvious that they’re afraid of getting sued. Kind of like instead of saying someone lied, they’ll soften it up to say they made a statement that some fact checkers may disagree with.
I remember Robert Evans from BTB saying that when he worked in journalism, ANY story on a rich person was automatically followed up on by a lawsuit from the person in question, so they’d have legal on a retainer ready to respond.
The US also let neo-nazis march on the streets without contest.
This is an unpopular opinion with .world mods, but I believe nazis should be dealt with immediately.
is “rips” the new “slams”?
My Grandpa hated some Nazis in other countries, too.
Same. Nazi killing practically runs in the family at this point.
Not even gonna bother with a ‘brown shirts will be shot’ sign.
Abandon the reformist democrats, return to democratic socialism (and don’t switch back!)
They say, while tumbling head first into tyranny.
The socialism and history understander has logged on
Please, hold your applause.
If she’s the only one in office that’s willing to say anything about this, we’re in a lot more trouble than we thought.
Oh, it’s even worse: Dem leadership is actively suppressing her ascendancy.
Democratic leadership is gonna fuck everything up. We need a new branch of the party similar to what the tea party did for Republicans. They may not be relevant today, but I believe they permanently changed the Republican Party (for the worse in my liberal opinion).
They took that page down
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ocasio-cortez-loses-bid-top-democrat-house-oversight/story?id=116874211 Nah I was able to retrieve it through Bing out of all things heh
Oh yeah, I remember this. Ridiculous.
Thank you
Did ABC take the link down? It’s not there anymore EDIT: Nevermind I found the link https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ocasio-cortez-loses-bid-top-democrat-house-oversight/story?id=116874211
Surprise!
I greatly appreciate her frustration and look forward to her being the largest voice in dissent.
Same. But she better not be the only dissenting voice!
Meh. 25% or so love them, another 25% couldn’t be bothered to care.
25% of people who couldn’t be bothered to care are still considered Nazis as far as I know
Nobody could have predicted him to be a bad person. Really, that came as a surprise for everyone 🤡
You think the numbers are that low? I’d say tops only 33% of the US still hates nazis. The remainder are split between loving them or being indifferent
i never realized that in the final battle between the forces of good, evil, and indifference that the indifferent would be by far the largest and most dangerous faction
Really? Because it always has been. Or did you forget the classic quote “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to “order” than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: “I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action”; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man’s freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a “more convenient season.”
Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.
-Martin Luther King Jr
He got it
I know it’s crazy
i guess the ancestors tried to tell us about the banality of evil, how badethings happen when good men do nothing, and that the path to hell is paved with good intentions
‘In this country, we hate Nazis’
I wouldn’t be so sure. Trump didn’t win the election in a packet of cereals…
I wish that were true
Demonstrably not, AOC.
Her peers cordially shaked hands with them well enough… Nevermind the richest members of the oligarchy who funded and paid respects to their coronation personally.
