I’m still learning about all this and I find your posts rather compelling. Elon’s salute did not look accidental to me. However. Groups like the ADL and other individuals defend Elon saying he’s not a Nazi. Sharing video footage of him supporting the Israeli hostages, being interviewed by Ben Shapiro on how he expressed sympathies and liking for the Jewish people. Stating that he went to Hebrew school as a child and most of his friends are Jews and how he is Jewish by aspiration and he visited Israel as a child, etc., etc. Suggesting that he’s not a Nazi.
Jim (and friend), good catch on the 14-tooth gear wheel in Elon’s infantile logo! Check out the further cynical extension of this mechanical touch to worker propaganda: see Wikipedia for “Strength through Joy,” wherein you can see all the glorious benefits the Nazis planned and provided for its ‘Aryan’ citizens under fascism, including a Volkswagen on the installment plan, to drive on the new Autobahns, but only after you bought enough stamps and pasted them into your savings book (see Ebay under ‘German stamps, KdF VW’). This round of threatened national socialism is so far adolescent cosplay. How do we wake them up to the joy of adulthood?
Jim, brilliant decoding of the Nazi references in DOGE, which is really the 'Department of Government ELIMINATION'. This regime is so much worse than I feared, and I knew what they planned through Project 2025.
Before the election I never envisioned Musk being the real power behind the throne, with an agenda to completely dismantle the government. In my naivety I thought tRump would merely wreak havoc via the Republican majorities in Congress, and not bypass them completely.
Thank you for your keen eye on the symbolism and fascist underpinnings of this new Amerikan fascism. May we all prevail against it!
Musk & his evil white supremacy is an ongoing attack on the U.S. & the world! We must urgently find the ways to Stop Musk, Trump & the GOP NOW.
Protest, boycott & strike together as The Resistance everywhere in February & March with exact dates being shared online by many (including me at: https://substack.com/@janettedean/note/c-94061045), & continue to call, visit & demand that our elected officials do far more to stop Musk, Trump & the Republicans which the U.S.'s sworn oaths of office require: bensguide.gpo.gov/j-oaths.
We the People again say NO to kings and traitors on President's Day & EVERY day!
Neo-Nazis, those that have money to throw around, must have a field day on that site. Out of curiosity, I looked up that flag, and I think the description of it, and what it was used for is also relevant to Musk using the same sort of logo in his cartoon logo. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but for a man that DEMANDS that the people around him work until HE'S satisfied, which is never, it seems as though he may have picked this gold cog wheel motif as another "secret" statement. Or sometimes a banana is just a banana.
Description from the website: "Original Third Reich Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF) Flag/Banner For Exemplary Factory Production- These were awarded to productive factories. On August 29, 1936 Hitler announced an annual national competition for factories and businesses to compete for award of the newly established DAF Exemplary Factory flag with the criteria for award of the flag being, maintaining social order within the factory, raising productivity and living standards, observing the NSDAP’s policies on marriage and family life and obtaining production goals as laid out in the four year economic plan. Award of the flag was accompanied plaque to be displayed at the factory, an award document and award of the DAF Golden Honor Pin to the factory head. These flags were first introduced as a competition in 1937, the criteria to be awarded one of these flags was that as a factory, you followed the rules and standards for the workers set out by the NSDAP. In the first year of its creation, it is believed that only 103 flags were awarded. In 1939 on the outbreak of war the competition was abolished until re-instated in 1941 as the War Exemplary Factory competition and the flag was changed."
What’s with that dog/fox character in the logo? Any symbolism there?
Perhaps there to distract everyone from the NAZI shit!
Thank you Jim
I’m still learning about all this and I find your posts rather compelling. Elon’s salute did not look accidental to me. However. Groups like the ADL and other individuals defend Elon saying he’s not a Nazi. Sharing video footage of him supporting the Israeli hostages, being interviewed by Ben Shapiro on how he expressed sympathies and liking for the Jewish people. Stating that he went to Hebrew school as a child and most of his friends are Jews and how he is Jewish by aspiration and he visited Israel as a child, etc., etc. Suggesting that he’s not a Nazi.
Jim (and friend), good catch on the 14-tooth gear wheel in Elon’s infantile logo! Check out the further cynical extension of this mechanical touch to worker propaganda: see Wikipedia for “Strength through Joy,” wherein you can see all the glorious benefits the Nazis planned and provided for its ‘Aryan’ citizens under fascism, including a Volkswagen on the installment plan, to drive on the new Autobahns, but only after you bought enough stamps and pasted them into your savings book (see Ebay under ‘German stamps, KdF VW’). This round of threatened national socialism is so far adolescent cosplay. How do we wake them up to the joy of adulthood?
Jim, brilliant decoding of the Nazi references in DOGE, which is really the 'Department of Government ELIMINATION'. This regime is so much worse than I feared, and I knew what they planned through Project 2025.
Before the election I never envisioned Musk being the real power behind the throne, with an agenda to completely dismantle the government. In my naivety I thought tRump would merely wreak havoc via the Republican majorities in Congress, and not bypass them completely.
Thank you for your keen eye on the symbolism and fascist underpinnings of this new Amerikan fascism. May we all prevail against it!
Musk & his evil white supremacy is an ongoing attack on the U.S. & the world! We must urgently find the ways to Stop Musk, Trump & the GOP NOW.
Protest, boycott & strike together as The Resistance everywhere in February & March with exact dates being shared online by many (including me at: https://substack.com/@janettedean/note/c-94061045), & continue to call, visit & demand that our elected officials do far more to stop Musk, Trump & the Republicans which the U.S.'s sworn oaths of office require: bensguide.gpo.gov/j-oaths.
We the People again say NO to kings and traitors on President's Day & EVERY day!
Neo-Nazis, those that have money to throw around, must have a field day on that site. Out of curiosity, I looked up that flag, and I think the description of it, and what it was used for is also relevant to Musk using the same sort of logo in his cartoon logo. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but for a man that DEMANDS that the people around him work until HE'S satisfied, which is never, it seems as though he may have picked this gold cog wheel motif as another "secret" statement. Or sometimes a banana is just a banana.
Description from the website: "Original Third Reich Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF) Flag/Banner For Exemplary Factory Production- These were awarded to productive factories. On August 29, 1936 Hitler announced an annual national competition for factories and businesses to compete for award of the newly established DAF Exemplary Factory flag with the criteria for award of the flag being, maintaining social order within the factory, raising productivity and living standards, observing the NSDAP’s policies on marriage and family life and obtaining production goals as laid out in the four year economic plan. Award of the flag was accompanied plaque to be displayed at the factory, an award document and award of the DAF Golden Honor Pin to the factory head. These flags were first introduced as a competition in 1937, the criteria to be awarded one of these flags was that as a factory, you followed the rules and standards for the workers set out by the NSDAP. In the first year of its creation, it is believed that only 103 flags were awarded. In 1939 on the outbreak of war the competition was abolished until re-instated in 1941 as the War Exemplary Factory competition and the flag was changed."
Thanks for this very educational post!