Yes, nazi salutes can hurt you. But nazi policies can hurt you much more.
How're people more agitated by a nazi salute than by nazi policies? I don't get it.🤷🏿♂️
👨🏼"Well, now it's open fascism!"
Why is closed fascism any better? The same policies are happening.
Your assignment hasn't changed: Protect the most vulnerable.
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@mekkaokereke nah, it's a false dichotomy.
new us administration is fascist, and the first day was already dire for everyone who paid attention.
that musk made a nazi salute during an official government function and was getting applause is one thing; and something that surprises no-one.
that the american press minimised the impact is another thing, and – again, for anyone paying attention recently – not a surprise.
that one of the largest organisations nominally existing to fight antisemitism defends him is still significant, no matter what one thinks of that particular organisation.
also, the symbolism of the gesture is still powerful, and you don't need to belittle people who have visceral reaction to seeing it done brazenly in public by a person involved in governance of the united states.
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Fair. But I'm not belittling anyone. I'm saying that the policies are worse.
We focus too much on performative racism/fascism, and not enough on systemic racism. A governor can add $100M to police budgets, or ban masks, or be vocally anti-DEI, or talk recklessly about Haitians, and nothing happens. But if it comes out that they wore blackface in a yearbook photo, or said the n-word, then everyone says OMG they're racist. I don't understand this either.
Like I said, our assignment hasn't changed. Protect the most vulnerable.
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