▲ 991 ▼ Elon Musk on X antisemitism controversy: “Don’t advertise. Go f*** yourself” (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by flumph@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world 381 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 109 points 2 years ago (7 children) Musk says X advertiser backlash is "going to kill the company." For once I hope you're not wrong, Musk! permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago (4 children) "It's not me being an antisemitic transphobic bigot that's killing Twitter; it's all the companies who don't want their brands next to my antisemitic transphobic comments!" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] crashfrog@lemm.ee -34 points 2 years ago (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 16 points 2 years ago (2 children) Musk was responding to a post that said Jewish communities “have been pushing the exact kind of dialectical hatred against whites that they claim to want people to stop using against them.” The post also referenced “hordes of minorities” flooding Western countries, a popular antisemitic conspiracy theory. It’s the kind of post you can find easily on X these days, and likely would have gone unnoticed had Musk, with more than 160 million followers, not re-shared the post with the comment: “You have said the actual truth.” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] crashfrog@lemm.ee -18 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 11 points 2 years ago That's not what he was agreeing to, he agreed with a conspiracy theory that claims that Jewish people are actively encouraging the "Great Replacement Theory". So it's two conspiracy theories stacked on top of one another. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 years ago Oh shit, is that how capitalism works? I never thought the money leopards would eat my face! permalink fedilink source parent [–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago Smartest thing he's ever said. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago (4 children) "It's not me being an antisemitic transphobic bigot that's killing Twitter; it's all the companies who don't want their brands next to my antisemitic transphobic comments!" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] crashfrog@lemm.ee -34 points 2 years ago (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 16 points 2 years ago (2 children) Musk was responding to a post that said Jewish communities “have been pushing the exact kind of dialectical hatred against whites that they claim to want people to stop using against them.” The post also referenced “hordes of minorities” flooding Western countries, a popular antisemitic conspiracy theory. It’s the kind of post you can find easily on X these days, and likely would have gone unnoticed had Musk, with more than 160 million followers, not re-shared the post with the comment: “You have said the actual truth.” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] crashfrog@lemm.ee -18 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 11 points 2 years ago That's not what he was agreeing to, he agreed with a conspiracy theory that claims that Jewish people are actively encouraging the "Great Replacement Theory". So it's two conspiracy theories stacked on top of one another. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] crashfrog@lemm.ee -34 points 2 years ago (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 16 points 2 years ago (2 children) Musk was responding to a post that said Jewish communities “have been pushing the exact kind of dialectical hatred against whites that they claim to want people to stop using against them.” The post also referenced “hordes of minorities” flooding Western countries, a popular antisemitic conspiracy theory. It’s the kind of post you can find easily on X these days, and likely would have gone unnoticed had Musk, with more than 160 million followers, not re-shared the post with the comment: “You have said the actual truth.” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] crashfrog@lemm.ee -18 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 11 points 2 years ago That's not what he was agreeing to, he agreed with a conspiracy theory that claims that Jewish people are actively encouraging the "Great Replacement Theory". So it's two conspiracy theories stacked on top of one another. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 16 points 2 years ago (2 children) Musk was responding to a post that said Jewish communities “have been pushing the exact kind of dialectical hatred against whites that they claim to want people to stop using against them.” The post also referenced “hordes of minorities” flooding Western countries, a popular antisemitic conspiracy theory. It’s the kind of post you can find easily on X these days, and likely would have gone unnoticed had Musk, with more than 160 million followers, not re-shared the post with the comment: “You have said the actual truth.” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] crashfrog@lemm.ee -18 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 11 points 2 years ago That's not what he was agreeing to, he agreed with a conspiracy theory that claims that Jewish people are actively encouraging the "Great Replacement Theory". So it's two conspiracy theories stacked on top of one another. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] crashfrog@lemm.ee -18 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 11 points 2 years ago That's not what he was agreeing to, he agreed with a conspiracy theory that claims that Jewish people are actively encouraging the "Great Replacement Theory". So it's two conspiracy theories stacked on top of one another. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 11 points 2 years ago That's not what he was agreeing to, he agreed with a conspiracy theory that claims that Jewish people are actively encouraging the "Great Replacement Theory". So it's two conspiracy theories stacked on top of one another. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 years ago Oh shit, is that how capitalism works? I never thought the money leopards would eat my face! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago Smartest thing he's ever said. permalink fedilink source parent