you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 49 points 2 years ago (5 children)

…Musk used an arm gesture, twice, that resembled the Roman salute adopted by the Nazis.

Huffington Post also too fucking jellospined to actually say that the fuckwit did indeed throw the Nazi salute. Twice.

  • source
  • hideshow 5 child comments
  • [–] 50 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Every single news outlet is doing the same. Not daring to call it the Nazi salute it was, and firing those who do.

    CBS 58 weather reporter Sam Kuffel is out after criticizing Elon Musk arm gesture

    When we wonder how people did not resist the Nazis in 1930s Germany, this is how. Everyone afraid and trying not to anger them, and all the businesses silencing dissent to protect themselves.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    It isn't a Roman salute. It was a French painters idea of what the Romans did (based on absolutely nothing), which was appropriated by the fascist movement of Mussolini (who only dreamt of being Romans).

    It's blatantly wrong, and this is a purely fascist thing. They are the only ones in history every using the salute.

    I honestly would like to know what that French painter would think about all this.

  • source
  • parent