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As usual, he’s now claiming it’s just a joke. https://www.mediaite.com/news/elon-musk-deletes-appalling-and-indefensible-harris-biden-assassination-social-media-post/
And no one is even trying to assassinate the richest fascist in the world.
Oh, they are. He’s got a pretty serious security team that doesn’t fuck around.
I think he needs a special interview.
This, I’ve known people who got knocks on their door by the FBI and SS for posting dumb shit they weren’t serious about as a “joke.” They take that shit seriously I guess only when its lone wolves that can’t do as much damage and not people rich enough to fund a small army.
But rich people have a different set of rules. And people who are unimaginably rich have no rules.
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My friend went to a different high school than me and for some reason they had a forum with open sign ups.
The FBI showed up at my school because I said I was gonna punch the mascot in the face…
That sucks that happened to you, but thanks for the chuckle at the absurdity of the situation!
I’ll add to the absurdity for you: The agent asked me, “does this sound familiar?” and recited my forum signature which was a short poem about a sailing goat
Oh you know they were giggling to themselves on the drive there
Why isn’t anyone even trying to guillotine our billionare megalomaniacs? 🤔
They canceled my man Kyle Gass for less fuck you Elon!
Seriously, wtf.
Closed my X account a couple days ago. He’s truly gotten out of control and my feed had become riddled with conspiracy theory fear-mongering garbage. Good riddance. I encourage others to leave as well, it’s the only way he’s held accountable unfortunately.
I ditched the day he took over. Maximum nope.
Stop using Twitter.
…especially you, Elon
Especially you JOURNALISTS!
Isn’t the straightforward answer to his question that people don’t want Harris or Biden dead enough to put themselves at risk of death or arrest?
Why be baffled when the answer is obvious?
Because he wants to spread rumors of conspiracy theories, as that is the only thing that would redeem someone like Trump.
We should also point out that because Trump said he’s going to be put in a cabinet position we can take this as a direct word from the Trump campaign.
The correct response is for thousands of people to respond on Xitter with, “And no one is even trying to assassinate Musk 🤔”
Which would be worse for him: someone actually trying to do so as a result of said post, or realizing that no one wants to because no one cares enough about him?
Just a joke? Which of his wives will he blame for posting that? Isn’t that what conservatives all do? Blame their wives?
Funny enough, two posts away from this one it sure sounds like someone is threatening Harris’ life.
It has been reported that this has now been deleted. He called it a joke, but damn what a terrible joke.
It wasn’t a joke. That’s his go-to excuse when people generally decide he’s said something atrocious.
It’s also the go to excuse when getting called out when gaslighting someone.
I mean it was probably a joke.
Jokes have setups and payoffs. Humor is the subversion of the expectation and Musk’s tweet has nothing resembling that.
Yeah i can imagine theres a definition he isnt meeting for him to call it a joke. Im saying i think he truly believes he wasnt being serious. I think he was being edgy and sarcastically accusing democratic elite of an assassination attempt.
And i would expect someone to follow up with how irresponsible that is, and that it still doesnt fit the webster definition of a joke. Please understand that im an imperfect human being who was giving their opinion about their perception of musks intention based on very little context.
Sometimes its impossible to post a comment of your own opinion when it could potentially be percieved as going against what is objectively morally right… when really there is no deeper meaning than my perception.
Im saying i think he truly believes he wasnt being serious. I think he was being edgy and sarcastically accusing democratic elite of an assassination attempt.
You might think he’s being edgy. Hell, he might think(if he ever thinks) he’s being edgy, but out of the numerous people who blindly follow him, how many do you think need to take him seriously and take him up on the suggestion.
There are jokes you can make to a private group of friends that you can’t make to over a million people unless you really mean it. It doesn’t help that twitter has a short character limit on messages. You simply cannot have a nuanced opinion on that site and need to consider that when making posts there.
I get why you would see someone calling it a joke and want to punish that because it was not funny and potentially dangerous.
But it can both be true that he was trying to make a joke, and that he was grossly irresponsible doing so.
You are telling me what i believe (that it wasnt a big deal) and im sorry but this reactive extrapolation of information that is constant and pervasive on sites like lemmy is something i hate and anyone can say im taking it too seriously but it keeps people from engaging/thinking instead of memeing.
I get why you would see someone calling it a joke and want to punish that because it was not funny and potentially dangerous.
Please define punishment in the context. Is criticizing Musk punishment?
But it can both be true that he was trying to make a joke, and that he was grossly irresponsible doing so.
What’s the point you’re trying to arrive at? Where he’s making jokes or making stochastic terrorist comments, I can criticize him either way.
You are telling me what i believe (that it wasnt a big deal)
Everyone is coming to that conclusion. If you think everyone is misinterpreting your comments, that’s because you are not a good communicator. I do not have the same problems as you.
I don’t get it. Could you explain it to me?
Idk maybe that democrats are the ones trying to kill trump? That was my first impression anyway.
And that’s a joke how?
I dont see that as a call for people to assassinate biden, but a sarcastic accusation that democrats are trying to assassinate trump.
Listen i know most comments are trying to voice a grander opinion but mine is simply a genuine belief that he was being an edgy dumbass who didnt consider how much influence he has over dumb people that might see it as a call to action of some kind.
If you are truly asking me then theres my answer. If you are trying to uncover my secret status as a disinformation agent or something then please… leave me alone.
Why are you getting so pissy when people respond to the comments that no one forced you to make.
So nowhere in that response do you say how it’s a joke. At best it’s a baseless accusation that democrats are trying to assassinate Trump, flying in the face of all evidence that the people going after him are Rebuplicans. At worst it’s a call for assassination of the democratic candidates.
I don’t think you’re a disinformation agent. I think you’re either a Elon nuthugger or a useful idiot uncritically parroting Elon while ignoring everything he’s said and done for the past few years. Maybe both.
‘Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?’
Elon Musk is the joke. It’s just not funny.
imagine fake laughing for this guy
Yeah because everybody everywhere doesn’t want then dead/irrelevant.
I get a kick out of it STILL only being trump people who are trying to kill trump. It’s like if reality were trying to paint trump supporters in an overly negative and biased light.
The left has been fairly successfully persuaded not to initiate violence. For better or for worse, and I believe it to be better, that’s the case. The right wing is being radicalized to violence and the emperor has no clothes. It’s not surprising that it’s his former voters shooting at him, he keeps lying to them and telling them to get violent.
Can the secret service please just go get this guy? No? Oh well.
