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17. Naivete. News is news but the way it's presented can and quite often does lean one way of the other.

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 05:41 PM

Jan 2025

Like CNN reporting Musk's Nazi salute as Aspergers enthusiasm. That's called slanting the news to make magat actions not seem so fascist.

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I had people defending CNN in a few threads the other day, here's how CNN reported Musk's Nazi salute. [View all] ZonkerHarris Jan 2025 OP

This was no mistake-Elon Musk gave two back to back Nazi salutes at the Trump inauguration parade LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2025 #1

The Roman Salute preceded the Nazi/Hitler Salute no_hypocrisy Jan 2025 #2

Yes it has been used by other facists. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2025 #5

May they perish in similar fashion... Evolve Dammit Jan 2025 #28

"We who are sbout to die, salute you!" ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2025 #19

However, since WWII, it has been uniquely identified with the NAZIs karynnj Jan 2025 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2025 #3

CNN is still miles and miles ahead of Fox. ificandream Jan 2025 #4

Why support either? CNN has gone way right a while back except for a few anchors like... brush Jan 2025 #11

The news isn't right or left ificandream Jan 2025 #14

Naivete. News is news but the way it's presented can and quite often does lean one way of the other. brush Jan 2025 #17

No, it's called commentary, not reporting. ificandream Jan 2025 #21

Ok. Like I said, news is news, but rarely are just the facts reported. Very rarely. brush Jan 2025 #23

It's there, but sometimes it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb. ificandream Jan 2025 #26

Try C-Span. That's where you get most straight facts. brush Jan 2025 #41

It's normalizing... Dem4life1970 Jan 2025 #33

Agreed. Seems all the billionaire news platform owners are rolling over for trump and moving way right. brush Jan 2025 #38

Attributing an obvious Sig Heil salute with "Asperger's" isn't being impartial. tenderfoot Jan 2025 #18

Ideally, news would be thorough and impartial. Practically, it is not. 0rganism Jan 2025 #20

I don't agree completely. ificandream Jan 2025 #24

A person that supports the German AfD party lapfog_1 Jan 2025 #30

The commentary doesn't deserve that much importance. ificandream Jan 2025 #36

It's not that hard... Dem4life1970 Jan 2025 #37

I'm not questioning what he did. ificandream Jan 2025 #40

You're kdding right? Evolve Dammit Jan 2025 #29

This idea is like living in a dream world. erodriguez Jan 2025 #44

WTF else are you going to watch ? underpants Jan 2025 #27

MSNBC Nicole Wallace and afterwards is about it and C-Span. MSNBC is being sold and probably... brush Jan 2025 #34

Central Nazi News. Stopped watching 15 years ago. Haven't missed any MSM. Tuned out 12 years ago. Magoo48 Jan 2025 #42

No, no, no Cirsium Jan 2025 #53

Thanks for the dose of false equivalency. I'm gonna have to build up a tolerance the next four years. ZonkerHarris Jan 2025 #66

so now they're using Aspergers as an excuse ecstatic Jan 2025 #6

I don't think he's on the spectrum - he's just a psycho tenderfoot Jan 2025 #48

Yeah the Asperger's "social inappropriateness" is all they have left to hang their hat on... thesquanderer Jan 2025 #67

Gosh, the people I now with Aspergers don't mzmolly Jan 2025 #7

Corporate "news" gaslighting (R) BoRaGard Jan 2025 #8

Gaslighting and fart blowing on truth telling. La Coliniere Jan 2025 #10

They step lightly these days. They might get sued. Klarkashton Jan 2025 #9

I;m keeping a wary eye on my favorite evening MSNBC hosts hoping they don't waver: Peregrine Took Jan 2025 #12

If you wouldn't mind, please update. SilasSouleII Jan 2025 #22

Well, I call CNN the "Conservative Nazi Network" for a reason. REMEMBER WHEN... CousinIT Jan 2025 #13

There's a difference between news and news commentary ificandream Jan 2025 #16

Yes, there is a difference senseandsensibility Jan 2025 #35

Exactly right. Seems some need that explained. brush Jan 2025 #54

K&R; nailed it Evolve Dammit Jan 2025 #32

I think its forced controversy osteopath6 Jan 2025 #15

Both the swastika and salute go back a long way in history. Aussie105 Jan 2025 #25

We had controversy here over saluting the flag during the Pledge of Allegiance state of stupid Jan 2025 #31

"Friend of the Jews"???? Good lord that is thoroughly disgusting LymphocyteLover Jan 2025 #43

Said by someone with a Berkeley PhD SouthBayDem Jan 2025 #47

Ah, I've looked her up before after seeing Steve Bannon rave about her. She's bad news LymphocyteLover Jan 2025 #55

Obscene salute... mamajudi Jan 2025 #45

Typical sanewashing nt SouthBayDem Jan 2025 #46

DU taught me that this was the Nazi salute LittleGirl Jan 2025 #49

And here I pondered that was being hyperbolic UTUSN Jan 2025 #50

He has Ass-bargle Syndrome rpannier Jan 2025 #51

Yes, they will be the death of America alarimer Jan 2025 #52

Vichy Democrats Baron2024 Jan 2025 #56

No idea. alarimer Jan 2025 #59

Good Analysis Baron2024 Jan 2025 #62

The death of America is in the freaking White House now. ificandream Jan 2025 #57

The ADL said it isn't a Nazi salute. WarGamer Jan 2025 #58

Agree. Think if you look at the whole motion, Musk is just an oddball POS who'd still be in his basement but for money. Silent Type Jan 2025 #60

What's next? LudwigPastorius Jan 2025 #64

I'm not living my life in fear of nonsense, though Musk is a POS. Silent Type Jan 2025 #65

I'm not letting the ADL gaslight me. I know a Nazi salute when I see it done twice like that. ZonkerHarris Jan 2025 #61

The ADL is giving him a pass, too tishaLA Jan 2025 #63

Went to Hebrew school': Elon Musk reveals SA 'Jewish roots Tickle Jan 2025 #68