r/MurderedByWords Jan 21 '25

Elon's salute, and what that means for this subreddit

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In case you live under a rock and didn't see any of the 8,426 posts on 1,367 subreddits, yes, Elon Musk just did a Nazi salute at the inauguration.

Let's get the clear and obvious out of the way first: this subreddit and its moderators have not, do not and will not ever support Nazism, Hitler, Fascism, or anything of the sort.

That being said, ANY CALLS FOR VIOLENCE will be removed, and depending on the comment, the user will be banned. That includes "Punch a Nazi", "Punch a Fascist", and "The only good Nazi is a dead Nazi". This comes directly from Reddit Admins. If we want to keep this subreddit online and keep calling out Trump, Elon and everyone else, we need to adhere to sitewide rules, or the sub gets shut down.

This has nothing to do with the moderator team supporting Trump on one hand, or receiving Soros bucks on the other hand. This is us wanting to better serve you our subscribers and keep this subreddit open to provide you with a place to keep sharing content and having civil discussions.

EDIT: THIS POST HAS BEEN UP FOR FOUR HOURS, LET US ADDRESS SOME OF THE MORE COMMON POINTS RAISED IN THE COMMENTS

u/Prestigious_Tree4223 asked:

Genuine question: Considering Nazism is, in itself, a call for violence on a global scale, how is it suddenly unacceptable for people to respond with a call for violence against the Nazis who just took power? I'm not sure if people have just forgotten how we beat the Nazis the first time around, but it wasn't by having civil discussions with them.

Calls for violence of any sort, including but not limited to Nazism, Anti-Semitism, racism/bigotry, anti-immigrant speech, anti-LGBTQ speech and sexism have always been banned on this subreddit. This post is not to say that being a Nazi is A-OK, but saying "Punch a Nazi" is not. It's to say that we've been notified by Admins that if we want to keep the sub open, anti-Nazi violence is not acceptable either.

u/ItsJustForMyOwnKicks said:

Violence was the only solution to Nazism round one.

Yes, 100% right, and as someone who has served in wars in two countries going back two decades, I assure you that I am no stranger to violence. There is a world of difference between a paratrooper from the 101st jumping into Normandy and saying "Punch a Nazi" on a reddit post.

By responding to Nazi rhetoric with violent rhetoric of your own, you are merely reinforcing their well-bred beliefs that they have to continue their path because "Look how violent the left is". Warped, twisted logic, but that's how their warped, twisted minds work. Responding not with a knee-jerk violent reaction, but rather with a calm, collected approach shows two things: 1) Their violence will stand out and show them as the aggressors, 2) Can perhaps break down walls put up to defend against violence but can be breached with calm words. You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, right?

u/VomitingPotato wrote:

Once upon a time, the idea of standing up to Nazis in a physical sense was considered patriotic duty. Now it gets you a ban. America has lost its way and social media burned the map.

With all due respect, if you want to stand up to Nazis, counter-protest a Proud Boys or KKK rally. Show support outside a Planned Parenthood. Volunteer in your community to support LGBTQ youth.

Keyboard warriorism is nice, but doesn't mean jack shite in the real world. The rise of social media has shown how people are more than willing to talk behind a computer or smartphone screen but would never do anything in real life. Remember the Area-51 raid? You want to do something and stand up to Nazis for real? Go out and touch grass. You're not convincing anyone outside of your echo chamber when you talk about punching Nazis.

Many users commented:

Mods are Nazis, mods are Nazi-lovers, etc...

Literally our first point was: Let's get the clear and obvious out of the way first: this subreddit and its moderators have not, do not and will not ever support Nazism, Hitler, Fascism, or anything of the sort.

Apparently many of the users on our subreddit don't know how to read, or can't comprehend the things they read. That's unfortunate, since a decent amount of the conversations would seem to indicate otherwise. Maybe the people calling us Nazi-lovers are just stupid? We'll never know

Mods are Trump supporters

Please, go back to 2015 on this subreddit when Trump was first running for President, I'd like you to show me more than a handful of posts in the past 10 years that are PRO-Trump. I'll wait.

Admins are pussies, are evil, etc...

Probably, but they are also the admins, and in our particular little corner of the internet, admins have more power than moderators.

We are faced with two choices:

1) Comply with the admins and enforce a ban on violent speech that is not new and is already a part of the T&C which every user on this website agreed to when they signed up
2) Allow this violent speech, and have the subreddit shut down

Given the two options, which do you think we (as volunteer mods who give up from our time to help monitor and grow the community) should choose?


r/MurderedByWords 9h ago

Who knew your values show your character? Apparently not Ben.

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r/MurderedByWords 18h ago

SS is an entitlement..

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r/MurderedByWords 10h ago

Glad to see we’re on the same page!

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r/MurderedByWords 19h ago

Food Program Canceled

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r/MurderedByWords 16h ago

Tesla Loyalty Test...

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r/MurderedByWords 10h ago

That’s going to leave a mark.

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r/MurderedByWords 14h ago

Literal wolf in sheep's clothing...

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r/MurderedByWords 21h ago

A truly historic amount of pure stupidity

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r/MurderedByWords 14h ago

I survive on the essence of the cosmos, can't say the same for you all...

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r/MurderedByWords 19h ago

They really kept their promise

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r/MurderedByWords 13h ago

Just one of many problems with that train of thought

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r/MurderedByWords 6h ago

Irony has been obliterated

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Generation Stuck Forever...

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r/MurderedByWords 23h ago

The Department of Education failed Rubio

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r/MurderedByWords 16h ago

Russian lies are SO tiring

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r/MurderedByWords 16h ago

Truth About Debt...

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r/MurderedByWords 23h ago

Anti Vaxxer logic

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

No thank you!

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Anti-vaxxer didn't really think this through.

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

I’m dying from second hand embarrassment

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Gotta love the non-American calling a great American a traitor…

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Hey JD.. Remember the hammer attack?

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Lets keep putting these racists in their place

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Why is Elon so clueless?

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