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AITAH My brother is a Musk apologist and I no longer want to come to his wedding (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I’ve had several conversations/arguments recently with my brother making clear my system of values and my hatred for the wealthy. He is nearly diametrically opposed on all accounts and often makes light of their actions. He goes so far as to say that poor people and people in need of social services should have to figure things out for themselves. He often defends Elon Musk and champions him for being self made.

He is getting married in a foreign country soon and I have been able to put aside our differences and have been planning on going

…up until yesterday that is. I asked him of his thoughts on Musk’s seig heil maneuver and he sent a right wing meme of democratic leaders caught mid wave, saying that “they did it first”. He continued to be avoidant and didn’t respond to me calling it a strawman.

In this moment it feels necessary to cancel my plans to send a message that this is not ok. Am I the (or an) asshole for not going to his wedding because of this?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

If we can't say nazi what's a better way to describe an authoritarian who supports far right German political parties and openly throws nazi salutes?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Ah sorry, I edited this out before I read your comment. I get what you are saying, but insults solve no problem. People will just feel insulted and hurt you back, pushing society further apart. Maybe we need to talk more about what we fear. And this might work better if you talk to your family than some random.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 35 minutes ago* (last edited 23 minutes ago)

Maybe the Nazi needs to listen instead of vice versa.

Comrade, what you're proposing is conversationally moving the goalposts. Nazis are pushing society apart, not us. We simply remained normal.