▲ 1473 ▼ IBM pulls X ads as Elon Musk endorses white pride (www.theverge.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 384 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 54 points 2 years ago (2 children) Between that and covid I think he went down a rabbit hole Nahh... he was always this way. If your daughter coming out as trans "turns" you into a right-winger, it just means you were always a right-winger. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't think that's quite the same. You might always lean a certain way, but before, he maybe didn't really care about trans people one way or another. As soon as his daughter came out as trans though he becomes faced with a choice. Some people when they are faced with the choice, even if they might seem like they'd go against their child, don't. He doubled down unfortunately and made the wrong choice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] masquenox@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago He doubled down unfortunately and made the wrong choice. No, that's not the choice he made. The status quo rewarded Phony Stark for being a right-wing douchebag - long before he even had a daughter . He chose to remain a right-wing douchebag because he was rewarded for it. He simply made the choice the vast majority of the rich either has made or will eventually make. permalink fedilink source parent [+] letsgocrazy@lemm.ee -12 points 2 years ago (1 child) That doesn't make sense. Right wing and left wing have actual meanings, not "good guys and bad guys" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] masquenox@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago Right wing and left wing have actual meanings Yes, they do... which is specifically why there is no such thing as a "good" right-winger. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't think that's quite the same. You might always lean a certain way, but before, he maybe didn't really care about trans people one way or another. As soon as his daughter came out as trans though he becomes faced with a choice. Some people when they are faced with the choice, even if they might seem like they'd go against their child, don't. He doubled down unfortunately and made the wrong choice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] masquenox@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago He doubled down unfortunately and made the wrong choice. No, that's not the choice he made. The status quo rewarded Phony Stark for being a right-wing douchebag - long before he even had a daughter . He chose to remain a right-wing douchebag because he was rewarded for it. He simply made the choice the vast majority of the rich either has made or will eventually make. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago He doubled down unfortunately and made the wrong choice. No, that's not the choice he made. The status quo rewarded Phony Stark for being a right-wing douchebag - long before he even had a daughter . He chose to remain a right-wing douchebag because he was rewarded for it. He simply made the choice the vast majority of the rich either has made or will eventually make. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] letsgocrazy@lemm.ee -12 points 2 years ago (1 child) That doesn't make sense. Right wing and left wing have actual meanings, not "good guys and bad guys" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] masquenox@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago Right wing and left wing have actual meanings Yes, they do... which is specifically why there is no such thing as a "good" right-winger. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago Right wing and left wing have actual meanings Yes, they do... which is specifically why there is no such thing as a "good" right-winger. permalink fedilink source parent