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Church kicks out priest and the staff of his gaming website quits after he imitates Elon Musk's Inauguration Day salute during an anti-abortion speech

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/calvin-robinson-defrocked-god-is-a-geek-staff-resigns/

"Those who mimic the Nazi salute, even as a joke or an attempt to troll their opponents, trivialize the horror of the Holocaust," said the Anglican Catholic Church.

AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor @sh.itjust.works - 11mon

Dear pcgamer:

"Elon's salute" was a nazi salute. It's ok, you can say it: He did a nazi salute.

See? Nothing wrong in calling stuff by its name.

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themeatbridge - 11mon

"While we cannot say what was in Mr. Robinson's heart when he did this, his action appears to have been an attempt to curry favor with certain elements of the American political right by provoking its opposition," reads a statement posted by the Anglican Catholic Church on Wednesday.

Why is anyone bending over backwards to give Nazis any benefit of doubt? IT DOESN'T MATTER IF HE WAS JUST TROLLING. A person who does the Nazi salute to make people think they are Nazis is a Nazi.

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Nat (she/they) - 11mon

But what if he was just pretending to be a Nazi, totally different /s

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Hobbes_Dent @lemmy.world - 11mon

…his gambling website?

It’s hypocrisy all the way down until you actually hit a turtle.

Edit: a word. Important one.

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tigeruppercut @lemmy.zip - 11mon

gambling

I think you accidentally a couple letters there

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Hobbes_Dent @lemmy.world - 11mon

Indeed

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MelodiousFunk @slrpnk.net - 11mon

It’s hypocrisy all the way down until you actually hit a turtle.

Great A'Tuin: Please don't.

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icerunner_origin @startrek.website - 11mon

Please don't hit the turtles, they're doing their best!

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