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[–] huquad@lemmy.ml 1 points 30 minutes ago

The source? I just made it the fuck up

[–] halezinflames@lemmus.org 4 points 2 hours ago

Oh boy, the Nazi that is now suing a US state over them trying to stop AI from generating CSAM has a bad take? Shocked.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Not a "space" Nazi. Just a very rich and powerful one.

What did we used to do to rich and powerful Nazis? Because keeping those around seems like a problem for everybody.

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 hours ago

Give them high paying jobs in the defense industry, NASA, and NATO.

[–] subgenius@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

I am the Great and Wonderful Oz, therefore I will think for you to ease your burden.

[–] gogonan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Elon Musk only had to shut the fuck up and mind his business and he could’ve been the happiest, most successful, piece of shit drain on society alive. Instead, he’s a miserable little bitch whining online about a murder committed by an officer 6 years ago. Christ.

[–] Vex_Detrause@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

Here comes the pardon...

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

"Space Nazi" affords him even the dubious accolade of getting to or enabling space travel.

Just call him a Nepo Nazi, as he is. Highlights the only thing he's achieved: getting ahead based on being raised with "South African emerald mine" money.

[–] JerkyChew@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

There must be some really crazy credible allegations about to drop for him to try this level of SEO-bombing.

[–] paddy@piefed.social 21 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

He continued to kneel on George's neck for several minutes after being told - by his fellow officers - that he had no pulse. He 100% intended for that man to die.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago

Didn't some of the testimony include that they'd had beef since high school?

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 37 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

I don't know who needs to hear this, but Derek Chauvin himself pleaded guilty in federal court and admitted that he used excessive force.

Whatever the constitutionality or merits of his current effort to reduce or eliminate his federal sentence, that has absolutely nothing to do with his underlying murder conviction. Chauvin was convicted of murder in state court beyond a reasonable doubt, and he admitted his guilt. A subsequent challenge to his sentence does not erase, invalidate, or somehow put that conviction up for debate. Derek Chauvin is, and will remain, a convicted murderer.

And Elon Musk continues to prove, over and over again, that he may be the stupidest smart person I have ever seen in my life.

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

He’s not a dumb smart person, he’s a dumb person’s interpretation of a smart person. He was just born with too much money to fail. The guy is stupid as fuck.

[–] nickiwest@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

And the drug use is not helping.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 15 points 5 hours ago

He's not smart! Holy shit why do people think he is a genius? I just don't understand, he didn't invent anything, doesn't design anything engineers are currently talking about having to walk him back because he's deadset on something catastrophically stupid.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

intents are seldom admissible in court

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

The primary difference between murder and manslaughter is the defendant’s state of mind and intent at the time of the killing.

https://www.findlaw.com/criminal/criminal-charges/murder-vs-manslaughter-whats-the-difference.html

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 19 points 11 hours ago

I distinctly remember when that video popped up on reddit.

My reaction was "i just watched a murder."

It was very clear in the moment, nothing has changed that.

[–] Naive@lemmy.world 16 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The father of all lies. I have seen no one that lies as much as him and these AI bros. They should be deported to Mars. They do not deserve to live on Earth

[–] Glaedr304@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Deported to mars without a space suit

[–] Naive@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

And without any of their gadgets. Just they themselves.

[–] vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 hours ago

Nah, he can take grok and X with him

[–] joecitizen@piefed.ca 31 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

Jail all billionaires. You can't be that rich without being a thief. You've stolen wages from the people.

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 6 points 13 hours ago

Derrière chaque grande fortune se cache un grand crime (Behind every great fortune lies a great crime).

-Honoré de Balzac

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[–] pigup@lemmy.world 24 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

"the ants are unifying under the banner of socialism! Quick! Divide them racially again! Get them hating each other!!!"

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

It has always worked before, if not race then sex, if not sex then nationality, if not nationality then religion, if not religion then age, if not age then social status, on and on ad naseum.

[–] FlyingCircus@lemmy.world 10 points 12 hours ago

No war but class war.

[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

“Why do people say such atrocious things” they wonder, as they endlessly reply, retweet, screenshot and spread to other social networks, etc

Engagement is engagement

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

When have people not said atrocious things?

...and how could it be bad to discuss those atrocious things that were said?

Yes, Twitter makes money from engagement, engagement is big business everywhere from bars to church to parks to online meeting places. Engagement is supremely important and valuable.

[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 hours ago

yes exactly. Why do you think that is???

Human behavior is motivated by several functions, one of the most common being attention. Note that attention is not qualified or given adjectives. This is because behavioral research has shown for decades that attention is attention and serves to reinforce the behavior, thus increasing the likelihood that it continues

“Don’t feed the troll”, basically

Think about it, what does Elon (or anyone like him) get from posting nasty shit or doing hitler salutes? Notoriety. And what happens when you engage with this to label it as bad? Does he suffer? No, he is emboldened. Both financially (as you’ve mentioned) and through the function of attention based reinforcement. Someone telling you you’re a fucking piece of shit is still someone willing to give you the time of day.

However, this very basic concept is both apparently extremely difficult to understand as well as reliant on impulse control which is increasingly in short supply. Thus, we are doomed.

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 74 points 19 hours ago (3 children)
[–] Airfried@piefed.social 5 points 12 hours ago

How do I unmute this? 😔

[–] Prior_Industry@lemmy.world 28 points 18 hours ago

Pet Marco Rubio 😂

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[–] Amberskin@europe.pub 15 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Is it legal to wish someone to put a knee on his neck until this bastard passes out?

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 13 hours ago

It's legal to wish he gets fucked to death by Gritty of the Philadelphia Flyers.

[–] Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world 29 points 18 hours ago (9 children)

'Kay smart guy: What do you call it when you suffocate someone to death with your knee on their neck?

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[–] HocEnimVeni@lemmy.world 142 points 1 day ago (6 children)
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[–] EmptyAsparagus@piefed.social 29 points 21 hours ago (8 children)

why do we care about the space nazi? his views are bad every single time, its getting tiresome.

[–] Prior_Industry@lemmy.world 28 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Because the arsehole has the money to impose his views on others all over the world. Also hopefully making his name and associated companies dirt might actually start impacting his bottom line.

[–] ClownStatue@piefed.social 12 points 16 hours ago

^^^THIS RIGHT HERE! ^^^

It’s very hard to overstate how much power this asshole’s wealth gives him. People joke about it all the time, but he is effectively above the law. For some reason, people equate his wealth with intelligence, so they listen to him. When the disagree with anything he says, that wealth/intelligence pops up and they assume he knows something they don’t.

He is an incredibly dangerous person. Especially so, given his obvious fascist and racist tendencies.

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[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Because he's the richest man in the world and because his reckless shenanigans have caused massive loss of life.

It's a situation that really warrants help from a plumber's brother.

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[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 39 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 30 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

All these months later and I still can't believe someone Nazi saluted at the US presidential inauguration. Absolutely wild.

And then a few months after that the US gave him trillions of dollars. Just wow!

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