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Outrage over Elon Musk ‘Nazi salute’ at Trump inauguration
(www.nzherald.co.nz)
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why the fuck are we rolling out the red carpet of excuses for this human trash!? it's here, there's no more ambiguity.
It’s hard to distinguish between the gormless ignoramuses and the crypto-fascists testing the waters for a new Nazi bar.
I think about this story all the time. it's done well to inspire me in calling out bullshit fash talking points when I see them, it's always the thin end of the wedge.
Please report them when you see them in the fediverse. Fascists will be emboldened now.
It is imo also a stupid argument. I can believe he was under drug influence, given his facial expression. But I don't think that makes it much better, it just potentially lowered his self-control. But I yould also imagine that this was a planned gesture, given that he repeats it.