Summary

Elon Musk’s Nazi salute during a speech was projected onto Tesla’s Berlin factory by two left-wing activist groups, Led By Donkeys and the Center for Political Beauty.

The groups, known for their creative stunts, aimed to expose political hypocrisy and address issues like fascism and historical accountability.

Musk dismissed the controversy, urging people not to overanalyze his actions.

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[–] 211 points 2 years ago (19 children)

It wasn't controversial. There is no controversy about it, everyone except nazis are saying that it was a nazi salute.

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  • [–] 116 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Yeah it's not like he was this huge humanitarian that suddenly made a gesture that looked a bit like it.

    Musk has repeatedly shown sympathies for the extreme right, for instance officially supporting the German Extreme right ultra nationalist AfD.
    So when a proven fascist makes a Nazi salute, there is absolutely zero reason to believe it was an accident.

    So USA now has official Nazis in their government now!!

    Congratulations USA.

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  • [–] 59 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Nah, if the reports on the internet are right, the nazis seem to be pretty clear in agreement and celebrating it.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago

    The Nazis who are loud and proud about being Nazis agree it was a nazi salute.

    The Nazis who still want to hide what they are because they don't want to face the consequences and social shunning say it wasn't a nazi salute.

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I thought the actual natzis heard him loud and clear. I wouldn't be surprised that they start saying "My heart goes out to you" just like they used to say "let's go Brandon"

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  • [+] -8 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    I'm not sure that word means what you think it means...

    Controversial doesn't mean 'It's in question' it doesn't mean 'People are unsure of whether it happened'

    It means people widely (but not entirely) disapprove of it.

    It's very controversial.

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    I understood it ls in people are discussing if it was a nazi salute or not, maybe some of the meaning inside the word got lost in translation? I'm not a native speaker so it's a possibility.

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  • [–] 71 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    Geez you wokies are tense. Can't people just scream "Heil Hitler" anymore without being labeled Nazi?? Stop overanalyzing everything, maybe the guy with the swastika tattoo just like the esthetic of it, is that so difficult to understand??

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  • [–] 67 points 2 years ago*

    ...urging people not to overanalyze his actions.

    yeah no need for that. he is a nazi that did the nazi salute. easy

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago

    We are not overanalyzing anything, from the list of tells already given by the nazi, this will just brand musk forever as a nazi.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago

    It's not over-analysis of subtle body movenents, it was a straight up Nazi salute

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    urging people not to overanalyze his actions.

    Isn't that like the whole schtick of the current anti-woke/far-right/fascist group? Overanalysing to the point of absurdity, where small actions by some 'adversary' are analysed/reimagined until they become malicious, deliberate and prepared?

    Why shouldn't Elon have some of that on his plate too?

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago

    If someone shows you who they are, believe them.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Musk should be greeted by giving him the middle finger. Then say it was just a gesture in the moment and not to overanalyze it.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    Only cowardly yellow media call it "controversial".

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Stop washing the nazi’s actions. Fucking hell

    I know the headline has to match post title. But it’s just doing that for them

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    Musk dismissed the controversy, urging people not to overanalyze his actions.

    Which one is it? Should people dismiss it or stop overanalyzing? Because the only way to dismiss it is to overanalyze.

    Without overanalyzing, it was just plainly a Nazi salute.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Finally a little more uplifting news, its good to hear people are doing something

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