I think this reduces to
1. The world we live in would be better if Churchill had not been born.
2. The world we live in would be better if Musk had not been born.
A Nazi is the same as it has ever been. Nazism when it first arose was supported by many of the rich and powerful, so Musk is not historically exceptional in giving a platform to Nazis and giving support for their policies, it used to be the norm for the owners of mass media, looks like those times are returning.
If you genuinely don’t know what Nazi ideology is a good starting point can be found here in video form:
Yeah. As mentioned in the article, it’s pretty much always been on the platform. I expect that as with people fighting, it will just be much more visible now.
A Nazi is the same as it has ever been. Nazism when it first arose was supported by many of the rich and powerful, so Musk is not historically exceptional in giving a platform to Nazis and giving support for their policies, it used to be the norm for the owners of mass media, looks like those times are returning.
If you genuinely don’t know what Nazi ideology is a good starting point can be found here in video form:
I appreciate you taking me at face value.
From memory Musk shot from the hip along the lines
Ain't that the truth,
which media matters pounced on to try to destroy his business while ignoring the context.
I was interested in explicit examples where he has courted nazis.
He is credited by some serious people with replatforming those who hold views that were mainstream a few years ago.
He is not a cultist like some around here.
Even if one ignores the problematic effects of Musk's various alterations of Twitter's functions and functioning that happen to favor or pander to right wing hate (intentional or as a side effect is sorta immaterial to the immediate point), his aiding, abetting, and amplifying of right wing hate in general set the stage. Media Matters just poked at that a little bit by demonstrating that Twitter allowed for companies to become associated with Nazi content. Understandably, the companies were unhappy about that, but it would have had no real effect if Musk hadn't been so obviously aiding and abetting right wing hate. Musk, of course, blew up over that poke, attacked Free Speech in a rather grand manner, and you're still trying to pretend that Musk's lies and attempts to avoid taking responsibility for the consequences of his own stupid actions are to be accepted uncritically. That "Ain't that the truth" bit was just one of the many examples of Musk amplifying hateful right wing lies, which is why Media Matters' poke was as effective as it was, but had very little to do with Media Matters directly.
I was interested in explicit examples where he has courted nazis.
He is credited by some serious people with replatforming thise who hold views that were mainstream a few years ago.
Given that you're the one who's been acting like a cultist the most, by far... that just makes you sound like you're engaging in projection.
Musk is hardly either some total angel or devil, of course, but you've been actively trying to defend and excuse him in ways that are not particularly intellectually honest, to put it nicely. This could easily be unintentional, as it is for many who seize upon some belief for emotional reasons, but that makes it no less cultish in nature.
I appreciate you taking me at face value.
From memory Musk shot from the hip along the lines
Ain't that the truth,
which media matters pounced on to try to destroy his business while ignoring the context.
I was interested in explicit examples where he has courted nazis.
He is credited by some serious people with replatforming those who hold views that were mainstream a few years ago.
He is not a cultist like some around here.
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