• @[email protected]
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    7912 days ago

    Well, get ready for a whole lot of gaslighting. He’s going to say that’s not what he was doing and his lil army of trolls are going to toe the line.

    • @But_my_mom_says_im_cool
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      3312 days ago

      He says he was doing the Roman salute, but that’s exactly where the nazis got it so…

      • Anti-Face Weapon
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        911 days ago

        Where does he say it’s the Roman salute? That’s litterally the exact same thing as the Nazi salute.

        • @nekbardrun
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          Even if it was the roman salute, it would still be a fascist salute.

          And there is a reason why people say Nazi-Fascism.

          Because a Nazi IS a Fascist.

          And both must be banned from public discourse!

          • Anti-Face Weapon
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            711 days ago

            Yeah but WHERE does he admit it’s the Roman salute

        • The funny thing is that the Roman salute isn’t Roman as far as anybody knows. That was something Mussolini claimed based on a single picture of unclear context and adopted as his own under his “restoring the Roman Empire” schtick.

          Then Hitler stole it from him for the Third Reich.

    • @StopTouchingYourPhone
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      Spot on. We all know exactly what we saw. But…

      “This is just a distraction from [the class war / taxes / Russia / China / the Koreas / India / … ]!”

      “Allegedly, he seemingly did a gesture that resembles a fascist salute. He could’ve been having a heart attack and pointing at a paramedic. You don’t know.”

      “It’s a tic. He’s had it since he was a child. I read about it on this random screenshot of a news article from 2018.”

      “The Roman Salute, as it is known amongst historians, can be seen in many statues. Here’s a link to one. Things have history, Alex. God. Not everything is nazis.”

      “So his views are a little extreme. Most people would argue they’re vile. I certainly don’t agree with them, but people. Please. Civility and decorum must rule. I’d fight for his right to blahblahblah…"

      “I’m sorry; we can’t hear you over our Economic Anxiety. Groceries are too expensive and people are homeless! That’s why we elected nazis. Please be more understanding of our extra special circumstances and ignorance.”

      “It’s legal to do that in the USofA. Where is it not legal? Germany? Interesting! Gosh their freezepeach laws are a bit restrictive, eh? Controlling how we move our bodies? Sounds like something a nazi would want.”

      And on. And if you engage with it, they’ll just turn on some kind of AI bot thingy to continue the “conversation,” taking up even more space online.

      • @[email protected]
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        211 days ago

        Truly… They might be past that. Some of them at least. That was all for show so they can get to this point. This is the end game. They got what they wanted and can go mask off. Elon doing the salute is just the first evidence of that. Expect a whole lot more to come.

      • @[email protected]
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        211 days ago

        It’s the bootlicking media doing the gaslighting. They, Musk and his people won’t bother anymore.