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I said wait. Every fascist regime begins with a purge. Then it was the communists, now it might be federal workers? I guess we shall see.

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Hmmmm, I can't quite put my finger on what it is but I suspect there are some fundamental differences between firing a bunch of bureaucrats from the federal government vs. Hitler's purge of the SA or Stalin's purge of the Soviet officer corps.

Musk doesn't need to do the heavy lifting himself.

He can just direct his supporters to violently attack opposition:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/22/24303594/elon-musk-haras...

"Musk can't highlight specific examples of the federal government pissing our tax money down the drain because of how other people who see it might react."

You ever heard of a Heckler's Veto?

It is completely legitimate to argue about the use of taxpayer money.

It is not legitimate to launch death threats against a woman who (a) had no involvement in the discussion and (b) was not responsible for the role existing.

>It is not legitimate to launch death threats against a woman who (a) had no involvement in the discussion and (b) was not responsible for the role existing.

Which Musk didn't do? Are all the people who said "Trump is a threat to democracy" and similar statements responsible for the multiple assassination attempts against him?

Except he can't be banned from TwitterX like Trump. Imagine Musk as a future Republican candidate with a social network. This DODGE thing is a political ramp for him. The other potential candidate is Zuckerberg with his fascination with ancient Rome. Both are hardly the types to retreat silently and open a charitable foundation like Bill Gates.

By that definition, communist are also fascist?

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