Comment by root_axis
4 days ago
> What political agenda does he share with Nick Fuentes? They are complete opposites
They don't agree on everything, but it's simply wrong to state they are on opposite sides. They're both far right public figures and extreme Trump supporters that later became critics of the administration. I wouldn't label Elon as a Nazi, but he thinks racism is based just like Fuentes and is generally supportive of Nazi talking points which he is wont to retweet.
> Links to competitor platforms being suppressed lol
That's literally systematic censorship. The fact that you so flippantly dismiss it says a lot about your intellectual honesty on the topic.
> Other social media sites ban you for having viewpoints that do not align with theirs
Totally false.
Elon is not far right by any metric. Nick is. Nick isn't an extreme trump supporter, he even advocated for not voting for him in 2024.
Elon thinks racism is based? Same Elon that wants millions of indians with H1-B visas? Is that the far right view?
> is generally supportive of Nazi talking points which he is wont to retweet.
Like what?
> That's literally systematic censorship. The fact that you so flippantly dismiss it says a lot about your intellectual honesty on the topic.
Censoring competitor platforms is the least of my concerns when it comes to censorship. I am much more concerned about opposing views being silenced.
> Same Elon that wants millions of indians with H1-B visas?
i think it's 100% true that somebody can be racist and also want to abuse the H1B program for personal gain
> I am much more concerned about opposing views being silenced.
which opposing view? let's be specific. some views are actually based in antisocial, harmful, selfish, worthless greed and we don't have to platform them.
> i think it's 100% true that somebody can be racist and also want to abuse the H1B program for personal gain
Then you have to make a very strong case of him being racist. Racists don't usually want to flood their country with foreigners.
> which opposing view? let's be specific. some views are actually based in antisocial, harmful, selfish, worthless greed and we don't have to platform them.
And who decides what views are antisocial, harmful, selfish, worthless greed? Is capitalism worthless greed? Trans can be considered harmful by some. Communism/Socialism is considered harmful by others. None of those should be banned.
To be specific, one view that gets you banned is talking about the overwhelming influence that "Israel" has over United States, media, news and politics/government.
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> Elon is not far right by any metric.
He's obviously far right and everyone knows this, it's not worth my time to argue the point. Funny coming from someone throwing out insults like "delusional".
> Elon thinks racism is based? Same Elon that wants millions of indians with H1-B visas? Is that the far right view?
The two do not contradict each other. We're on HN, everyone understands the financial dynamics that underpin Elon's support for Indian immigration, none of that precludes him from racism. Your reasoning is even weaker than "the black friend" defense.
> Like what?
There are many examples. Google "you have said the actual truth" for one. I won't do further research on your behalf since you don't really care.
> Censoring competitor platforms is the least of my concerns when it comes to censorship
In other words, you don't actually care about censorship, you just have an axe to grind.
> I am much more concerned about opposing views being silenced.
And yet Twitter regularly silences critics while propping up sycophants. It seems to me that you're just dismissing it because it aligns with your biases.
Elon is not far right. It's just a label thrown at people as an attempt to invalidate their views rather than confronting the views themselves.
Ah yeah, he's so racist that he wants millions of foreigners in his country. It makes absolute no sense. You also haven't even provided any reasoning for him being racist.
> Google "you have said the actual truth" for one
That one is actual truth btw. But of course, in true "Nazi" fashion, he did an apology tour in Israel and in auswitzch.
It's funny how the claims of nazi links is always far reaching at straws. Oh he replied "you have said the actual truth" to someone on twitter talking about white hatred. Or he did a "nazi salute" while saying my heart goes out to you! Always nothing of substance. Nothing he does is pro 'nazi'. Importing millions of foreigners as a nazi is like being a jewish nazi btw. Goes completely against the ideaology.
I don't like elon musk but calling him racist/a nazi is just completely wrong.
> In other words, you don't actually care about censorship, you just have an axe to grind.
No, I care about censoring people's views and opinions and not censoring links to other platforms. If you can't see the difference then you are being dishonest.
> And yet Twitter regularly silences critics while propping up sycophants
No it doesn't regularly silence critics. Sometimes he will temporarily ban someone in his tantrum. Like I said, not perfect, but far better than any other mainstream social media. Regular stuff on twitter would get you insta banned elsewhere.
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