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[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

german news media reports this is fake picture? Is that true?

[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 hours ago

No, it's real. It was an art installation at the Tesla Factory Berlin.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 21 points 8 hours ago

You call it what it was, a Nazi salute.

Because if he cries defamation and wants to sue, stand there in court and give the judge the finger. The judge shoukd either accept that hand gestures have commonly accepted meanings or endure the whole case while you give everyone the finger. Probably make a few wanking motions with your hand for good measure...

[–] moinmoin1@feddit.org 24 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

News from today; german prosecutor is investigating against the guys who projected this on the Teslafactory for showing illegal Nazi symbolics. So: for german prosecutors it definitely was a Nazi salute.

[–] x3x3@lemm.ee 4 points 7 hours ago

So this will be added as a right wing crime in the logs? Got it

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 203 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

That is not German humor, that is German anger.

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 130 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Tbf, german humor and german anger are hard to distinguish by people who aren't used to both.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 27 points 16 hours ago
[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 37 points 14 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 34 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The only response to that should be

Straw man: Nobody accused you of being Hitler

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 10 points 12 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 37 points 13 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 13 points 13 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 13 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago
[–] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 57 points 17 hours ago (3 children)
[–] ZonenRanslite@feddit.org 55 points 16 hours ago (4 children)
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[–] De_Narm@lemmy.world 27 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I'm actually impressed you created that one 2 years ago, I assumed you just did it for this joke.

[–] Onionguy@lemm.ee 34 points 16 hours ago (10 children)

We Germans have a very good humor actually we wrote the book aboud it. A whole compendium. Thousands of pages. The most comprehensive work you'll find. It's just not a funny book.

[–] spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

I can picture this very German explanation of what humour is. A technical manual on it and how to be funny, and yet not a single "lol" was had in the reading

[–] IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz 6 points 11 hours ago

German humour is no laughing matter.

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 hours ago

You don’t get a “vroom” from reading a car manual, either.

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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 32 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Led By Donkeys are British (they formed in the wake of Brexit)

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Center for Political Beauty is also a dope name and group tho. They do great work.

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[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 25 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

And i thought that's a very beautiful photoshop, even emulating the light ray.

[–] knightmare1147@lemmy.world 35 points 16 hours ago

Same here, knowing it's a projector that everyone can see just makes my day.

[–] DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 19 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

People in South Africa must hate this guy

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 9 points 15 hours ago

For good reason.

[–] MoonlightFox@lemmy.world 20 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (5 children)
[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 45 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (3 children)

Why oh why do they post on x only and not say threads or bluesky?

The engagement drives profit and funds Nazis.

I don't think anyone who considers their self decent should be using xitter anymore. They just normalise the acceptability.

[–] MoonlightFox@lemmy.world 14 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I think that is strange as well, the fact that this happened is important in my opinion. That's why I shared it. The video is great.

If someone finds/hosts it elsewhere I will edit my comment

[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 11 points 16 hours ago

Because of the target audience. We know this already, many others don’t. Yet. But I agree they should post it elsewhere too.

[–] Skunk@jlai.lu 13 points 13 hours ago

Damn, there are comments defending Musk, saying that Tesla are the safest or that Europe is dead because of leftists.

My fellow Europeans, can we please ban them, ban X and all the US republicans, never speak to them again and just continue living a good peaceful life with the rest of the world?

[–] MsPenguinette@lemmy.world 13 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Holy shit, those comments are insane

[–] MoonlightFox@lemmy.world 13 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Are people really this dense? It is clearly a nazi salute.

Saying "My heart goes out to you" does not negate the fact that I just showed my middle finger to someone.

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 hours ago

Because it's the heart of a Nazi, anyway.

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[–] alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 15 hours ago

Obligatory "I've never met a nice South African"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqEFhx8-CQ0

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 11 points 17 hours ago

I hope they will make it permanent.

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