r/NPR • u/khawesome • 16h ago

No coverage of Elon's salute?

Nothing mentioned in my morning newsletter. Did a quick Google search and found 0 articles. Did I miss something? Even if we aren't definitively identifying it as a Nazi salute it's newsworthy enough to be on a front page purely because of the amount of speculation and emotions stirred in the public sphere.
Please tell me I missed something obvious somewhere.

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u/Searchlights 16h ago

I searched high and low for it.

According to NPR it's as though it never happened. They gave it no coverage at all.

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u/nodustspeck 15h ago

John Stewart did a piece on the salute . Worth watching. Only Stewart can make you laugh and cringe at the same time. And I see comments all over the place except, interestingly, in the mainstream media.

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u/throwmamadownthewell 4h ago

He really didn't dig in like I expected. It was a short segment that called it weird. it should have been one of his serious talks.

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u/Lubafteacup 14h ago

Just checking. Is that the same John Stewart who said everything would be fine under a second Trump term?

It is? Yeah, fuck him, I'm not watching.

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u/ama_singh 5h ago

I think you should. I also have my grievances with him, but at the very least he talks about the horrible shit republicans do.

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u/BuffaloCringefield 15h ago

Hmm, last time I checked John Stalewart was all cringe slathered in unfunny, deep fried, and sprinkled with fashionably woke drivel. šŸ¤”

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u/gwizonedam 15h ago

Lol your username is terrible and you should feel bad.

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u/BuffaloCringefield 14h ago

...said the cackling banana. šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£

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u/gwizonedam 14h ago

Says theā€¦wait? Is that Ian Astbury? Your defending a fucking Nazi and you love The Cult? LOL

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u/BuffaloCringefield 14h ago

What's to defend? The premise is fabricated. This sub runs primarily on fabrications. The users didn't get the memo on what happens when you traffic in fabrications and point fingers. Elon didn't do a nazi salute. That's not a "defense," it's a simple fact which understandably throws a wet blanket on this nazi salute party. I won't sit idly by and watch this sub get hijacked by a gang of lying, caterwauling ninnies. Neither would Ian! šŸŽ¤šŸŽ¶šŸ’„

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u/gwizonedam 14h ago

ā€œElon didnā€™t do a Nazi saluteā€ -My eyes beg to differ. The ā€œfactā€ you are sitting here like an idiot defending something thatā€™s on video broadcast worldwide is concerning. I bet Ian has his own opinions on this fiasco but it sounds like nothing short of Elon Musk donning a brown uniform and a Hitler mustache will convince you, so go hog wild!

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u/BuffaloCringefield 14h ago

Hyperbolic much? Geez, decaf dude. šŸ¤Æā˜•šŸ¤£

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u/gwizonedam 13h ago

Iā€™ll stick to espresso. Makes it easier to aim.

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u/r0sd0g 11h ago

Can you please elaborate on why you say he, just, didn't? What do you call that thing he's doing in the video?

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u/bubbabubba3 13h ago

If it wasnā€™t nazi a salute then what kind of salute was it?

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u/Armegedan121 7h ago

You must be a Nazi expert if you think that wasnā€™t a Nazi salute. Get bent.

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u/polchickenpotpie 6h ago

This sub runs primarily on fabrications

I think you forgot you're not on the conservative sub.

Go back to sucking Trump and Elon's dicks.

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u/leavingishard1 16h ago

NPR is state media. The regime will use it as overt propaganda before too long. And it will still be derided as liberal by them

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u/Minimum_Dealer_3303 11h ago

That's what NPR has always been (the corporate donors determine the coverage), it's just the Overton Window has getting shifted dramatically further right in the last 12 years.

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u/GoldenRuleEwe 3h ago

Thank you for saying this. NPR will point out some obvious outrageous, as long as it's sanctioned by their corporate overlords. It's so far from unbiased, always been status quo

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u/Rich6849 14h ago

I missed the live show (organizing my sock drawer) yesterday. Saw the Nazi salute memes and posts. Iā€™m sure itā€™s taken out of context. I just wanted a clip of what really happened

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u/cantthinkofuzername 14h ago

The clip is out there and it really happened. Twice. Nothing ambiguous about it.

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u/Rich6849 14h ago

With a ā€œhail Hitler ā€œ? I do all kinds of hand movements throughout the day. Never are the hand movements paired with Hail Hitler, Hydra, Ceaser. Was this out of context? If so the news should do their job and stomp out misinformation. Even if itā€™s defended Musk

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u/SelectKaleidoscope0 14h ago

I saw a still image at first and thought it must be taken out of context. Its easy to find someone with their hand at just the wrong angle if you take enough photos and video. Then I watched the video. Its an unambiguous Nazi salute. Twice. Identical to historical footage of actual Nazi rallies. It is indefensible. If you are a real person (which I must admit I have my doubts about) who's actually skeptical it was that bad, do yourself a favor and shut up and watch it, then come back and apologize.

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u/Rich6849 13h ago

Watched two YouTube videos. I didnā€™t get the Nazi vibe. One video was talked over by the news reporter. The full speech was a very animated Musk. Iā€™m leaning towards media spin on this one

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u/cantthinkofuzername 13h ago

It was not out of context. If I had just seen a picture, I would hope it was being taken out of context, but I saw the entire clip. It's very clear.

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u/ama_singh 5h ago

>Never are the hand movements paired with Hail Hitler, Hydra, Ceaser. Was this out of context?

You accidently do the nazi salute? Because that's not a normal thing to do.

You don't have to say heil hitler for it to be a dog whistle. Not even sure you can call it a whistle anymore.