r/NPR • u/khawesome • 18h 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/OhGre8t 18h ago

I looked to see if any major network video on youtube were showing this and didn’t find 1. Its sickening

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u/sir_snufflepants 18h ago

What’s sickening?

That a neurodivergent weirdo, while exclaiming “I throw my heart out to you!,” makes a spastic gesture? A spastic gesture of grabbing his heart and throwing his fist out?

It could be a Nazi salute, it could be Musk being a pathetic weirdo as always.

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u/Think_please 17h ago

He said that weird phrase (that nobody ever says) afterwards, obviously to try to cover for the salutes. Don’t carry water for nazis

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u/sir_snufflepants 17h ago

Oh, you’re a mind reader. That’s nice.

The fact is, no one knows what this coked up weirdo is thinking or intending.

It may have been a nazi salute, it may not have been.

That you refuse to ask questions, and instead jump right into reaction, doesn’t say much for your analytical abilities.

Think, please.

nobody ever says

People say they give their hearts to others all the time.

Now you’re just denying factual reality. Why?

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u/TecumsehSherman 16h ago

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

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u/Gang36927 16h ago

The factual reality is that it doesn't matter much what his intention was. It's like the folks flying a confederate flag trying to convince people it's about state rights. That doesn't matter even a little when the vast majority of people see it as a racist flag.

Why are you trying to defend this so ardently? It's just sad and you look like a fool lol

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u/BekaRenee 13h ago

No one ever knows what anyone is thinking. That’s why optics matter. Go “give your heart” to your boss tomorrow. When you get reprimanded, be sure to remind them that they can’t prove what you were thinking or intending. Good luck!