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Summary

Trump supporters are calling to defund PBS after it reported that Elon Musk's post-inauguration gesture resembled a Nazi salute.

PBS described it as "similar to the 'Sieg Heil' used by Nazis," sparking conservative backlash, with figures like Tomi Lahren and Rep. Andy Biggs accusing PBS of propaganda.

Musk denied the claim and criticized "legacy media" and Wikipedia for bias.

Calls to defund PBS align with longstanding conservative goals and plans like Project 2025, which includes eliminating public media funding under a new Trump administration.

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[–] beansbeansbeans@lemmy.world 1 points 49 seconds ago

Cancel those Amazon memberships and set up annual donations to PBS instead!

[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

Of course the party of free speech wants to defund... free speech. Lol

[–] ATDA@lemmy.world 8 points 4 hours ago

Even if you think it wasn't I'm going to keep saying it was. Know why?

If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that's what I'm going to do

[–] aquinteros@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago

this fuckers actually love cancel culture

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 46 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

How do you defund something that runs on charity from the people who watch it (and also a large contribution from the Koch brothers)? Do these dumbfucks think PBS is paid for by tax money? Every single program I've ever seen on PBS explicitly states it's paid for by viewers (and again, the Koch brothers).

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 11 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

PBS is also funded by a grant from the government.

It’s a small portion of their funding at this point but still essential.

[–] mrslt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

Well, looks like I'll be setting up monthly donations to PBS.

[–] abaybas@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago

I also just sent them a 100 just to be sure. 🤘

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They've been after PBS pretty hard. It's probably the one thing that stands between them owning all media in this country.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 182 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.

Orwell thought The Party would be directing it all, but this is all sufficiently self-directing, much more akin to what Huxley/Bradbury predicted. People are paying for the privilege of being lied to and running interference for The Party without needing to be coerced with fear of The Party. They only fear The Other.

[–] Anivia@feddit.org 4 points 2 hours ago

The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears

Given how fast generative AI is advancing I'm afraid we are only years away from not being able to trust even video evidence

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Oh but they'll still take direction from the party and alter their reality again. "That wasn't a Nazi Salute! The left are all morons and liars!" "Oh Trump says we're taking it back from the Nazis... so it was a Nazi Salute, but in a patriotic way!" "Oh, Trump says Hitler was a historical hero... SEIG HEIL!"

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Exactly, just like Jan 6thers were antifa trying to make Trump look bad, but he just pardoned all of them and the followers celebrated..

It's that Sartre quote about anti-semites and how they don't actually have any real arguments or principles and will always say whatever to win.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 104 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

It's not a "salute", it's a Nazi salute, from a Nazi, to tell the world, "I'm a powerful Nazi and there's nothing you can do about it."

It's time we did something about it.

[–] CascadianGiraffe@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sometimes violence IS the answer

[–] redisdead@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago

Violence is never an answer, it's a question.

Sometimes, the answer to that question is yes.

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It’s time we did something about it.

We had that chance, just over two months ago.

We elected one of them to office.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 37 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's never too late to fight fascism.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 17 points 1 day ago

And never too early, neither.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 points 21 minutes ago

T'Ana is one lucky Caitian.

[–] ATDA@lemmy.world 53 points 1 day ago

And Wikipedia. Lol they'll throw anything they don't like in as a seed to further their fuck face agenda.

What a Nazi bitch move out of the I'm a little Nazi bitch playbook.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Musk denied the claim

Did he? Can anyone find exactly what he said in this denial?

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 day ago

Interviewer: "Did you really do a Nazi Seig Heil?!"
Elon Musk: "Nein"

[–] snekerpimp@lemmy.world 109 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It’s official, trump fans are nazis

yeah nothing new. they don't like the post office, libraries, public media, public schools, public healthcare, public fire departments, pretty much anything public

[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 day ago

Now, i want to check them out and support them.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 37 points 1 day ago

"pure propaganda"

As in: "We want pure propaganda! We don't want any media whatsoever to ever say anything that we don't like or already agree with! You say Trump is God or you get defunded!!"

[–] definitely_human@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Trump fans can't even spell PBS

[–] runner_g@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fascists never gonna shut down the imperial voice of fascism.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 12 points 1 day ago

Conservatives have had a hard on for shutting down PBS for years. It's one of the really mainstream liberal talking points to be like "why do you hate big bird?!"

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Just remember that every accusation is still a confession with nazis, even after they hijack the plane.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 day ago (10 children)

The evidence is tweets coming from a platform that literally cannot be trusted. This is a click bait article.

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