Posted on 02/20/2022 1:37:56 AM PST by RandFan
Elon Musk posted then deleted a satirical meme on Twitter that compared Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Adolf Hitler.
The Tesla CEO was responding to a Twitter post by the trade publication CoinDesk which reported that the Canadian government was cracking down on crypto transactions aimed at helping the truckers protesting vaccine mandates.
“Stop comparing me to Justin Trudeau,” the meme featuring the likeness of Hitler read. At the bottom, it said: “I had a budget.”
The tweet, which Musk deleted about 12 hours after he posted it, was criticized by other Twitter users, one of whom wrote: “This is extremely poor taste, not a good look at all, there is [a] better way to make an argument.”
The American Jewish Committee issued a statement condemning Musk’s tweet.
“Once again, Elon Musk has exercised extremely poor judgment by invoking Hitler to make a point on social media. He must stop this unacceptable behavior,” the AJC said.
“Musk may believe posting a meme comparing Justin Trudeau to a genocidal dictator who exterminated millions is an appropriate way to criticize policies he disagrees with. It is not. It never is.”
The group added: “Musk must apologize and find other ways to voice his displeasure.”
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Hitler didn’t start out as a genocidal dictator who exterminated millions, you know. He built up to it sort of like Trudeau is.
Yeah?
What a bloody joke the AJC is.
Where the heck was this far left AJC when the dictator Trudeau compared an MP, Melissa Lantsman, who is the granddaughter of a holocaust survivor to the Nazis/Hitler just a few days earlier last week? And then REFUSED to apologize in parliament?
Good point. I forgot about that.
Correct.
Hitler had his Reichstag fire first. Much like Trudeau is having his Trucker protest.
Trudeau needed his justification for marshal law before he could dismiss parliament and take power.
Trudeau is not Hitler but he is a Fascist.
I never woulda pegged Elon as someone who invokes Godwyn’s Law. It means he lost this round on da interwebs.
No comparison to be made at all.
Hitler's mustache was WAY cooler than Trudeau's.
People need to invoke Mao more these days so people can see the inherent evil in their history.
Hitler is over-used.
Completely agree! Mao, Stalin, and Pol Pot were arguably worse than Hitler.
Trudeau in the bunker:
I'm no body language expert but Trump Knew.
“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes.”—Mark Twain?
That bottom right picture though...
Isn’t that a British-style, maybe Canadian uniform?
Europeans rarely invoke Godwin’s Law.
Which is why Musk’s declaration seemed odd or out of character.
But, hey warts and all that.
Trudeau + Hitler + Castro = Trudolph Castro
Those are actual images, not doctored?
1. Trudeau has suspended Parliament for the last 2 years, using the “Covid threat” as an excuse
2. The Trudeau Government didn’t even bother submitting a budget to Parliament in 2020, as required by law
3. Trudeau actually tried to sue the Speaker of the House after he ruled that the Government HAD to turn over documents about the 2 Chinese scientists fired from the Winnipeg Biolab
he may not be Hitler yet, but he’s got the same contempt for democracy
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