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New twitter logo just dropped. Let's call a spade a spade. (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/shitposting@lemmy.ml
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Disclaimer: I know the flag looks like shit. I didn't really try and make a well done, symmetric n**i flag. The entire point is to illustrate the general intent, not to make a symmetric "asshole flag".

Edit: the sample size isn't that big yet, but around 20% (19.51% as of this edit) of downvotes is definitely uncannily aligned with the average percentage of far right voters... (I'd show data from the US too, but you guys haven't yet learned how to count to three in politics... So data is severely lacking.)

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[–] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

This is dumb as fuck. There's so many things to make fun of Musk for and you need to resort to Godwinning? That's not only unfunny but it reduces that validity of your complaints against the guy who deserves to be flamed because your hyperbolic shouting and claiming everybody you disagree with is a nazi discredits your position immediately.

Yeah, Musk sucks. Yeah the X is dumb. Did it need to be photoshopped into a Nazi flag to be described as dumb? Nope, the entire rest of the site has been hating on this guy without needlessly Godwinning.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

    It is known by now that Musk sympathizes with many alt-right figures and actively uses his position to censor people on Twitter.

    I would not agree that Twitter has become some nazi site, but it can be clearly seen that nazi ideas are more welcome now than before the whole Musk takeover.

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  • [–] -5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Twitter was always a cesspool, and regardless of if the majority of opinions are left or right leaning, it's a toxic environment no matter who is at the head of the hydra.

    Prior to the Musk takeover it was a leftist echo chamber, and there was all kinds of witch hunting and cancellations based on groupthink.

    I don't think either extremes should be given a platform, and all I see on Twitter is that Musk leveled the playing field so that both sides get to shout as much vitriol as they want.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    Twitter was always a cesspool

    Correct.

    and regardless of if the majority of opinions are left or right leaning, it’s a toxic environment no matter who is at the head of the hydra.

    Correct.

    Prior to the Musk takeover it was a leftist echo chamber, and there was all kinds of witch hunting and cancellations based on groupthink.

    Correct.

    I don’t think either extremes should be given a platform, and all I see on Twitter is that Musk leveled the playing field so that both sides get to shout as much vitriol as they want.

    See and now you just compared dumb liberals calling for cancel culture comparative to right-wing radicals calling openly for murder and worse. "Either extremes"? What an enlightened centrist you are good sir.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I don't think your outrage is founded. I this case, musk has a clear personal tilt towards eugenics/natalism, his formative years were in apartheid South Africa, his businesses are in court for creating racially hostile/segregated workspaces and many twitter accounts outright stating Nazi sympathy and promotion were unbanned and boosted when he took over and decided that was a needed change.

    You speak with many !!!! but I don't think you've actually thought out your position. This is more of a gut response you had chambered to any nazi accusations - this one isn't a home run "smoking gun", but the accusation definitely has some merit.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child)

    It's outrageous that we've gotten to the point where the only thing we can do is shout at each other. There are no civil discussions anymore. I walk into a thread like this, speak my peace, get insulted and do some insulting. Ultimately it's not productive for anyone, because nobody is convincing each other of anything, they're just yelling labels and names at each other.

    When everybody is super, nobody is.

    When everybody is a nazi, nobody is.

    When everybody is a communist, nobody is.

    Shouting these terms has basically lost all meaning.

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