Sometimes saying the dumb take out loud doesn’t pan out fyi
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sugarfree@lemmy.world 8 months ago
If Elon Musk was German or French they wouldn’t say a single word.
donescobar@lemmy.world 8 months ago
vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 8 months ago
I mean, he’s Danish
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Am I missing a reference here or are you just slandering my country for no reason? 🤨
vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 8 months ago
Nah, just a glitch in my memory
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Fair enough lol
JdW@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Well, to be fair, slandering the Danish in good fun is quite the established practice.
I agree pulling Musk into it goes too far.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Do I detect a fellow Scandinavian? If so, you’re right. In fact, I’m pretty sure it’s mandatory by law for the lesser Scandies to make fun of us and vice versa 😁
Foisting Musk on us is like bringing a dirty bomb to a bout of friendly sparring, though 😄
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 months ago
He’s South African. He might eat a danish…
vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 8 months ago
Memories rot over time. Apparently he’s not. Well, South Africans have Shuttleworth and de Raadt for this to not be a final nail.
sugarfree@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Elon Musksen from Copenhagen
Treczoks@lemmy.world 8 months ago
On the contrary. He would have felt the pain of the law from day one. Nearly everything about him that was in the news: the way he treated employees, the ways he kicked them out, the neglect in tackling hate speech - anthing of that would have led to serious time in court. At least the last will lead to expensive penalties, that’s why Musk gets warnings and final warnings now. The law requires that he gets warned before he gets fined, and EU fines are hefty.
sugarfree@lemmy.world 8 months ago
They would be happy to have him in the EU and the regulatory approach would be much more light touch. Him being an American means that they believe they have free range for the most stringent interpretations and harshest punishments.
Treczoks@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Nobody wants him here in the EU.
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
No, him being American gave him free range to do all the things he did, because Americans love worshipping rich people since everything can be bought there.
If he lived in the EU, he would probably be in jail by now and had his assets seized for malpractice.
SweatyFireBalls@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Unless south Africa is also America he is in fact, not American. I don’t even want to start on all the other asinine things you’ve stated.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Elon is an American citizen so it’s perfectly acceptable to call him an American. We shouldn’t gatekeep that with birthright just cause he’s an ass.