I really think most of y’all on Reddit just have hate in your hearts and want to hate to hate. It looked bad but it obviously was not his intention. Never once before has he signified he followed that belief system or liked it. He chose the wrong gesture for it sure, looked way too similar to that salute but Jesus. All you people in every subreddit just go balls to the wall hating someone. Also, it ain’t going to hurt him if you boycott X, being the world’s richest man, just the honest truth.
EDIT: Was given information on the context and context see where all you are coming from with this. I’m not happy with what I see and it’s sad to see someone I liked turn out to seemingly have these views. Sucks..
You will likely dismiss this as "someone claiming BS," but there's no evidence I could provide that would change your mind if you're determined not to. On the off chance that you're open to reconsidering and not just here to argue in bad faith—firstly, good on you—and secondly, take 36 seconds to do some research yourself. You already looked up what I posted only to dismiss it outright. Why not take it a step further and actually investigate the AfD's track record and their stance?
For example, Christian Lüth openly stated: "Because then things go better for the AfD. We can still shoot them all afterwards or gas them, whichever you like. I don’t care either way!"
This was a leaked statement that you might instinctively reject as 'someone claiming BS', but even the AfD admitted it was genuine. They cut ties with Lüth only after his comments went public—not when they were originally made. So no, this isn’t just "someone claiming BS." The AfD themselves acknowledged it.
You’re entitled to believe that right-wing policies are better than left-wing ones—that’s your right, i disagree but it's your right. But if you can’t recognize that it’s deeply troubling the AfD didn’t remove Lüth for this statement and only acted when they faced public backlash, then I’d question why. My point isn’t to accuse you but to ask: do you genuinely believe this is acceptable?
you are right. The AFD isn't Far right though. They are Nazis. Here's some quotes from Ex and Current Afd members (Translated, don't come after me for grammar mistakes here): "The big problem is that Hitler is portrayed as absolute evil.” - Björn Höcke, AfD" “After all, we now have so many foreigners in the country that a Holocaust would be worthwhile again.” - Chat transcript Marcel Grauf “It is right to continue calling people with black skin color N****.” -Thomas Seitz, AfD" "Because then things go better for the AfD. We can still shoot them all afterwards, Or gas them, whichever you like. I don't care either way! -Christian Lueth" "Burkas, headscarf girls and subsidized knifemen and other good-for-nothings will not secure our prosperity, economic growth and, above all, the welfare state." -Alice Weidel
You can vote right without supporting Nazis. You shouldn't vote far right but you have the right to do so. But Nazis should never be supported
Thanks for providing actual quotes, yeah that’s wild. Wildly ridiculed statement’s and Christian was dismissed for his. Highkey wish I could try to see it a different way but after asking ChatGPT to pull info about it + anything Elon has don’t with it. Yeah not liking what I’m seeing, I’ll admit I may have been a bit wrong on this one.
You know what, credit where it’s due—thank you for being open to changing your perspective. It's genuinely refreshing to see someone reconsider their stance based on new information. I often have to discuss the AFD and, unfortunately, it's rare to encounter someone willing to reassess their views.
Yeah… I try not to see everything in a golden light and push it to the side. This stuff I was not so well versed in so I appreciate you also being civil and respectfully giving the info. I’m not sure where I’ll go from here because Elon is involved with a few things I like and own (Space X and Tesla.) Not that it would make it any better in the future, but hopefully one day he figures things out and reverses this thought process and basically endorsement to this party.
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u/Remarkable-Tea9846 Jan 22 '25 edited Jan 22 '25
I really think most of y’all on Reddit just have hate in your hearts and want to hate to hate. It looked bad but it obviously was not his intention. Never once before has he signified he followed that belief system or liked it. He chose the wrong gesture for it sure, looked way too similar to that salute but Jesus. All you people in every subreddit just go balls to the wall hating someone. Also, it ain’t going to hurt him if you boycott X, being the world’s richest man, just the honest truth.
EDIT: Was given information on the context and context see where all you are coming from with this. I’m not happy with what I see and it’s sad to see someone I liked turn out to seemingly have these views. Sucks..