Elon Musk Doubles Down On Salute Controversy With A Bunch Of Nazi Jokes
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"Bet you did nazi that coming," the billionaire wrote. The Anti-Defamation League was unamused.

Summary

Elon Musk escalated controversy over accusations that his salute at a Trump rally resembled a “Sieg heil” by posting Nazi-related jokes on X, referencing figures like Rudolf Hess and Joseph Goebbels.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) initially defended Musk, urging “a bit of grace” and “benefit of the doubt,” but later condemned his Holocaust-related jokes as offensive.

Conservative Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also defended Musk.

Critics highlighted Musk’s history of promoting far-right conspiracy theories and enabling neo-Nazi content on X, raising concerns about increasing offensive rhetoric on the platform.

  • glowing_hans@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    26·
    6 hours ago

    can we acknowledge how insane these things are in combination:

    • the worlds richest man
    • buys a large social media platform X, where most political conversations take place
    • supports a presidential candidate with millions of dollars
    • candidate gets elected
    • starts doing a Hitler salute
    • starts posting Nazi Names in a joking/meme manner

    This is Keyne West story all over again, but with more money and more power & influence.