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Why Won’t the US Corporate Media Call a Nazi Salute a Nazi Salute? (www.commondreams.org)

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The mainstream press failed to accurately describe the hand gesture that Elon Musk made twice at Trump’s Inauguration Day rally, setting a troubling precedent for the second Trump era.

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[–] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 21 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Fear of retaliation

I'm pretty sure that was the point

[–] uhmbah@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago

+1 to infinity

We are where we are because of fear. On both sides

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Exactly. You accuse the richest person on the planet of being a Nazi,the facts won't matter when you've got 3 billion in legal fees.

He can spend 100 billion dollars in legal fees just to spite them without affecting his life one iota.

[–] grissino@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Exactly.