Makes sense considering Cory Booker did the same salute and he is a centrist democrat
Comment on Bait or r*ta*d*ti*n. Call it.
Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Centrist democrats are already warming to him. Then again, they have been waiting for this moment ever since he performed his nazi salute.
spacecadet@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Got a video of that, buddy?
spacecadet@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
https://x.com/greenbergnation/status/1928917909088211440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1928917909088211440%7Ctwgr%5E90d752f4e65d34dca49e7a491ddada96bb105838%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F06%2F01%2Fus-news%2Fnew-jerey-sen-cory-booker-roasted-for-nazi-salute-at-california-democratic-convention%2F
Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
🤣 you could just say you didn’t have the video of him striking his chest and doing it perfectly straight arm twice in a row.
Thanks for this, I needed a laugh
Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Oh christ.
raltoid@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Please don’t migrate to a new instance.
Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Lol okay grandpa. Nobody is fucking “warming to him”
Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Ok, whippersnapper. What’s this, then?
politico.com/…/elon-musk-democrats-donald-trump-0…
Now get off my lawn.
Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You’re misreading the article if you think it shows Democrats are “warming” to Elon Musk. No one quoted in the piece says they like him, trust him, or think he’s a decent person. In fact, what it shows is the exact opposite: many Democrats are still deeply skeptical of him and consider his behavior and politics dangerous. What’s happening here isn’t about admiration or trust—it’s about strategy and necessity. They’re engaging with him not because they want to, but because they feel they have to, given his immense influence over major technologies like EVs, space infrastructure, and social media.
Take Rep. Robert Garcia, for example. He doesn’t praise Musk or suggest he’s come around to liking him. He says, “Musk has clearly gone down a right-wing rabbit hole,” and openly criticizes his platforming of extremists. The article quotes him as seeing Musk as someone who “lets people say hateful, violent, racist things.” That doesn’t sound like someone warming to him—that’s someone holding their nose while trying to work with him for practical reasons.
The same goes for the White House. Yes, they’ve met with Musk and engaged him in policy discussions, but that’s because he controls major assets that intersect with government priorities: EV manufacturing, satellite internet, space tech. Musk is essentially a utility at this point—a problematic one, but one that’s too entangled with federal initiatives to ignore. It’s not about warming up to him. It’s about needing him to cooperate because of the role he’s carved out for himself, not because anyone thinks he’s a good actor.
This is politics, not personal affection. Democrats engaging with Musk doesn’t mean they like him—it means they’re being realistic. They’re dealing with a man they see as dangerous and ideologically aligned with Trump, but who unfortunately holds keys to several important doors. The article reflects that tension. If anything, it paints a picture of wariness and pragmatism, not warmth.
Whippersnapper.
Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You’re rationalizing democrats’ opportunistic toadyism for a literal nazi.