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[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 42 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

His response kinda confirms it was exactly what it looked like:

“Frankly, they need better dirty tricks,” Musk wrote on the social platform X, responding to a post describing the “salute hoax” as “just another part of the ‘dirty tricks campaign.’”

“The ‘everyone is Hitler’ attack is sooo tired,” Musk added, with a sleeping emoji.

[–] UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 36 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

The only response to that should be

Straw man: Nobody accused you of being Hitler

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 12 points 15 hours ago

Yeah, I mean, it's obviously trolling to begin with. What he did is undeniably similar to the nazi salute, yet he dismisses that fact without even slightly addressing it. It's intentionally lazy, and trying to conflate less-apt Hitler comparisons with an incredibly applicable one. Because he knows this approach will work for his intended audience, and he gets to chuckle to himself about being untouchable.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 41 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's not like the Germans would have any special insight into Hitler and not invoke him lightly.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 16 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

hey, I'm not doubting them at all. When I first saw this headline days ago I thought. "surely it's at least plausibly deniable".

It was not. The mask is all the way off now.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

That wasn't in reference to you, but Muskrat.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago