Following the Watergate scandal, ‘-gate’ became the suffix to name subsequent scandals.
I propose stories associated with Trump, and other stupid scandals, be encrusted with the suffix ‘-a-Lago’.
I think there’s scope for dedicating an entire community to them, like c/MAG_a_Lago.
As for Elongate, Musk explicitly requested it be used, which should be reason enough to not.
22 0 ReplyI think twatgate would be more appropriate
21 0 ReplyThe next scandal involving musk should be that he wasn't assassinated sooner.
20 0 ReplyThis is a terrible take. Introducing violence into politics always, always, leads to dark places nobody wanted to go. Besides being wrong, it's completely counter-productive.
PS. Yeah, downvoting doesn't make you right to advocate cold-blooded murder that would probably trigger civil war. Jesus.
5 0 Replypolitics is violent, inherently. taxation is violent, inherently. policing is violent, inherently. control of another is violent, inherently.
the state is, by definition, a monopoly on violence. dont pretend you are above inflicting pain on others.
11 0 ReplyUnfortunately those in charge only listen to violence.
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"Elongate" is too flattering towards him.
10 0 Replydidn't he write a tweet literally saying this? maybe 4 years ago?
6 0 ReplyYeah, after he sexually harassed a flight attendant and laughed about it on Twitter.
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I hate that I like this. The gate thing is super overused. But this one works.
2 0 ReplyTouché
1 0 ReplyEwww, no, not even with a 10-foot rapier.
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