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Elon Musk’s daughter says father’s rally gesture was ‘definitely a Nazi salute’
(www.theguardian.com)
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Are you suggesting that a kid doesn't have any insight into their parent's behavior and that "experts" do?
No, I'm saying she's not an historian specialized in Nazi Germany.
And you think that's required for recognizing a Nazi salute? That's whack.
No, I'm saying that all experts agree it is so her opinion doesn't matter.
The experts say it's a Nazi salute. There's not a single credible person claiming it's not. If you can't tell what an expert is, you're likely not intelligent enough to take part in this conversation. You must be this tall to ride the ride.
You should work on your reading comprehension.
All experts agree it is a Nazi salute, we don't need the opinion of people who have no expertise on the subject, even if they're somewhat related to Musk (considering how he wasn't involved as a father it's not as if her opinion of him is based on anything but his public persona).
So if we scoured your comment history, we won’t find you weighing your opinion in on things that you are not an expert in, right?
The difference is that my opinion doesn't get shared by The Guardian as if it was of any importance.
For good reason. But unlike you, she is relevant.
Except that... She isn't.
The only thing that makes her a public figure right now is the fact that she's the daughter of a man that wasn't part of her life. Remove that and her opinion on his Nazi salute is no more important than yours or mine.
We shouldn't give attention to people whose only "credentials" is being someone's kid (especially if they don't personally know them anyway), it gives importance to something that doesn't say anything about their character or knowledge. She's not inheriting anything from him, she's irrelevant in humanity's history, just like you and me. She was pushed at the front of the scene for reasons she has no control over and that aren't relevant in her everyday life.
Now, show me she actually knows something about Nazis and that she has credentials to make her opinion worthy of being shared in the news and I'll shut up, until then I would much rather see the news relay the opinion of experts instead of the opinion of social media influencers.
Weird hill to die on dude.
"We should listen to experts, not random people"
"Weird him to die on"
Guess you must listen to Joe Rogan
Seriously? … it’s an article that is simply stating that his own daughter agrees with the experts. Why is this such a fucking problem for you?
Go find a hobby.
You're still here replying to me so who needs a hobby?
Well, I mean…
Personally, I think laughing at someone for being butthurt about an article that uses Elon’s daughter as a reference to lend credibility to Elon Musk being a fucking Nazi is less pathetic than someone being butthurt about an article that uses Elon’s daughter as a reference to lend credibility to Elon Musk being a fucking Nazi.
But that is just my personal opinion.
My point from the get go is that it doesn't add any credibility to it because she's got no expertise on either Nazis or Musk (having not had him in her life as he was an absent father).
Anyway I'm done with you.
And my point from the get-go is that no one cares that she’s got no expertise, she’s his DAUGHTER. This is why the story is relevant and people are interested.
It’s just an added bonus to point out to you that if you look around, you’ll notice that no one gave a shit how you feel about it.
You don't need to be to see it was not one but two nazi salutes
You don't, but her opinion is useless when all experts already agree that's what it was.
It's like asking actors their political opinion. Who gives a fuck what they think? They're actors, not political analysts.
And yet, here you are with your opinion that no one asked for. Are you seeing how this works yet?
So you're saying my opinion is just as important as hers, she gets to share hers, I get to share mine, will The Guardian write an article about my opinion now? Are you seeing how this works yet?
No, I’m saying she is relevant to the story. You aren’t. Yet here you are trying to erase her from it, while adding yourself to it- via the comments.
Yell all you want. She’s still going to have her say in legitimate news articles, while you’re relegated to ranting about it in forums located in the far reaches of the internet.
Musk was absent from her life, the only reason people talk about her is because she's her daughter even though she doesn't know him any better than you and me.
And again, her opinion on what constitutes a Nazi salute or not is irrelevant, just like a hockey player's opinion on climate change isn't.
…. And you are?
A random person on the Internet, just like her, but my opinion isn't on The Guardian's website.
lol… your obsession with this has reached a comical level of absurdity.
No one asked you to reply to me.
Nope. This is true. And no one asked you to get butthurt about an article and whine about it either, but here we are.