HarryHacker42 t1_iyndn08 wrote on December 2, 2022 at 6:05 PM

Reply to comment by nobodywithanotepad in Who said it: Kanye or Hitler (from 2009 - Garfunkel and Oats) by BrainOnLoan

Maybe from 2009, but now, in 2022, Kanye is adoring Hitler and saying he did good stuff. Kanye is anti-Jew and vocally and publicly trying to unite people to hate Jews.

nobodywithanotepad t1_iynjvi6 wrote on December 2, 2022 at 6:46 PM

I know, it's everywhere, but this is manipulator vs manipulated. I'm Jewish if that matters- Also the grandson of a Nazi technically. Also from the system so not connected to any of that lol. I've read Mein Kampf, that's probably the most relevant thing I could bring to the conversation.

Kanye is being anti-semetic, no question. I also think majority of the people jumping on this bandwagon don't actually understand right and wrong and don't deserve a pat on the back for their lazy virtue signaling.

All that aside, they could do the same bit with quotes from Keanu Reeves but swinging at Kanye panders to an audience that loves to hate.

Does nobody else taste the irony in that?

HarryHacker42 t1_iyod4fu wrote on December 2, 2022 at 10:06 PM

I'll agree with that. The 2009 skit is vague enough that it really isn't funny in itself. It is because of where we ended up that it has any meaning.

I wouldn't call expressing disgust at Kanye's comments as "lazy virtue signaling" but more "disgust with Kanye's comments". We see over and over the hatred spread online turns into real life violence.