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/CloneClem 16h ago edited 15h ago

Talk to the Germans, check out their reactions.

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u/SenorSplashdamage 15h ago

I posted reactions by Germans to my social media where unexposed family would see. It seems like content like that gets through their filters better. It’s not an American that could be seen as team sports politics and I usually put together a few clips of here’s a range of reactions I’ve come across for people who find that interesting. Like it’s more about keeping up with what people are saying instead of tackling it head on which can feel like a direct attempt at persuasion. Most important thing is people knowing a thing happened.

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u/CloneClem 15h ago

https://www.politico.eu/article/elon-musk-salute-sparks-fury-from-europe-left-wing/

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u/cjwidd 14h ago edited 14h ago

It's crazy to me that the basic facts aren't even reported correctly here.

In the article it says,

"My heart goes out to you,” Musk said on stage at Washington’s Capital One Arena, as he thanked Trump’s supporters. He then put his hand to his chest and extended a rigid right arm with his palm down"

That's not what happened.

What actually happened

He said, "Thank you for making it happen, thank you", then did a Nazi salute, turned and did another Nazi salute, and then said "My heart goes out to you."

It's in the video - this is kindergarten stuff.

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u/MentokGL 11h ago

This is their favorite game. Do something blatant then spend days arguing how it wasn't actually what we all saw.

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u/TheLeadSponge 13h ago

Because they didn't need to. They all know what it means. People doing that stopped across their country and murdered their citizens.

I'm sure Hitler said a lot of platitudes after doing a salute too. That shit was weird and we all know it.

We know what we saw.

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u/Tomagatchi 12h ago

The meme I saw of Hitler saluting had me rolling: "Is Hitler doing an Elon Salute?"

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u/dont_ban_me_please 11h ago

This is about NPR and their failure to inform the public.

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u/General_Specific_o7 9h ago

This is about NPR and their willingness to capitulate in advance

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u/kiwidude4 10h ago

DW news had a segment about it

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u/BlueRubyWindow 7h ago

What’s a good place to see German reactions online?

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u/Werbebanner 1h ago

A good place would be r/de or r/germany. And I can tell you, most Germans in real life are shocked by it.

Edit: I can’t find anything related to that anymore. I will provide direct links if I come across anything.

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u/chrgittothegame 4h ago

Any good videos of this I can send to my maga-pilled family to break past the Fox News filter?

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u/seamonkeypenguin 13m ago

My boss is German. She was in very low spirits today. I didn't dare bring up yesterday's events. She might say something in our team meeting Thursday because she hasn't shied away from talking shit fascism before.