By sohois Go To PostKind of undermines the point when you suggest that being from a South Africa means you can't talk about discrimination.*point* <--- we are here
*head* <--- this is you
By reilo Go To Post*point* <— we are here"You are not some bastion of equality/progress. You are ... from Apartheid South Africa"
*head* <— this is you
Unless there was some edit, im really not seeing how that's OK to write about anybody, even Musk.
Yea nothing suggests in Musk's past or current views that he may be in fact a classist and a racist but do you
By sohois Go To Post"You are not some bastion of equality/progress. You are … from Apartheid South Africa"Musk has often posted and included in his books about his views growing up in apartheid South Africa. He felt he was bullied and the victim of reverse discrimination. He feels that apartheid was just and right.
Unless there was some edit, im really not seeing how that's OK to write about anybody, even Musk.
He also has a long standing close relationship to Peter Thiel who has argued that Apartheid was a "sound economic system".
But apparently our upbringing is irrelevant to our world views, or something.
But apparently our upbringing is irrelevant to our world views, or something.
The consequence - perhaps the intent - of this boycott was to seek to deprive X’s users, be they sports fans, gamers, journalists, activists, parents or political and corporate leaders, of the Global Town Square.Guys, a new unhinged Yaccarino just dropped
To put it simply, people are hurt when the marketplace of ideas is undermined and some viewpoints are not funded over others as part of an illegal boycott.
This behavior is a stain on a great industry, and cannot be allowed to continue.
That is why, today, X has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), and GARM members CVS Health, Mars, Orsted and Unilever. This is not a decision we took lightly, but it is a direct consequence of their actions.
The illegal behavior of these organizations and their executives cost X billions of dollars.
"Our advertisers are fleeing. How could this have happened?" *insert Simpsons meme*
Boycotts (lol): "illegal behavior" (lol x 2)
If she wrote "you grew up with parents who benefited heavily from the apartheid system and were given hefty privileges as a result" then I wouldn't mention it, but she didn't. She could also just say he's a proponent of apartheid as Kibner mentions. Just leaving it as " you are from there" can easily be inferred in much more negative ways. I didn't like it and I thought it a shame to see so many boost it without calling out that poor statement
SO in a vacuum you're correct. Painting all southerners as racist is also not a good take. That said, SHE has context and her comments aren't being made in a Vacuum.
By Fenderputty Go To PostSO in a vacuum you're correct. Painting all southerners as racist is also not a good take. That said, SHE has context and her comments aren't being made in a Vacuum.It's like ignoring 6 paragraphs of good points to complain about a grammatical error. The dumbest of fucking logical fallacies.
By Laboured Go To PostOh boy he thinks advertisers deciding not to give him money is RICO. Absolutely incredible.Calling potential business partners criminal organizations doesn’t seem like a great idea but what do I know
Companies don't want to advertise on my neo nazi website they're colluding. Like bro this aint price fixing, you and your shit is toxic.
Linda had the stones to wear a "FREE SPEECH" necklace while... filing a lawsuit against companies exercising ... free speech
Irony died
Irony died
California, the biggest U.S. market for electric vehicles, said zero-emission cars and trucks accounted for a record 25.7% of new vehicle sales in the second quarter. Governor Gavin Newsom praised gains by companies including Rivian and Ford while noting a 24% drop for Tesla.https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2024/08/06/californians-are-buying-more-evs-than-ever-from-rivian-and-ford-but-fewer-from-tesla/
“I want to applaud and thank the extraordinary work that Rivian has done,” noting the brand’s 71% gain earlier this year, Newsom said on a conference call Tuesday. “Tesla is not the exclusive manufacturer any longer in this space. You're seeing a dramatic shift in competition across the sector. This is exactly what was predicted. This is exactly what we have been promoting: competition in the space.”
Your masterful gambits are working, sir
I wonder if anyone has done a study on the relative impact a word has for political effect. Like socialism has been so watered down.
Similarly, I've seen it suggested a reason Trumps assassination attempt was so easily pushed out of the cycle by the biden / harris swap is that his base and a lot of Americans have become numb to mass shooting. Thoughts and prayers Mr. Trump.
Similarly, I've seen it suggested a reason Trumps assassination attempt was so easily pushed out of the cycle by the biden / harris swap is that his base and a lot of Americans have become numb to mass shooting. Thoughts and prayers Mr. Trump.
Think it’s more no one cares and he got hit with a piece of glass and not a 50cal like right wing media hyped it up to be
my company replaced the entire tesla fleet this year as well.
i may have influenced them to do so a little bit lol
By FortuneFaded Go To PostHas there even been a story where the richest man in the world was part of “the resistance”?I’m sure some bootlicker has written that story at some point in the last 2000 years
Has anyone actually read it, probably not
By DiPro Go To PostNice work.
my company replaced the entire tesla fleet this year as well.
i may have influenced them to do so a little bit lol
By reilo Go To Post
lol
Sometimes I do wonder if all tech CEOs secretly agreed to all get lobotomies at somepoint. How the fuck do these people even tie their own shoelaces?
By Laboured Go To PostSometimes I do wonder if all tech CEOs secretly agreed to all get lobotomies at somepoint. How the fuck do these people even tie their own shoelaces?Also, there's a sexual assault wikipedia entry for all of them, very strange