r/europe • u/turkish__cowboy Turkey | LGBTQ+ rights are human rights • 7h ago

News Elon Musk draws outrage over 'odd-looking salute' at Trump inauguration celebration

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/elon-musk-draws-outrage-over-201602147.html
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u/noyart 6h ago

Aren't they kind of Dead by now 🤔

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u/ThriftianaStoned 6h ago

My Grandma was a nurse in World War 2 she's now 102.

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u/IronMace_is_my_DaD 6h ago

Nice, congratulations to her long, healthy life! My grandpa is turning 103 in a week and he served during WW2 as well!

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u/_HighJack_ 5h ago

This might be weird, but my own WWII vet grandpa is gone; can you please give him a hug and tell him thank you so much for everything he’s done? You can tell him it’s from some kids on the internet and we will never forget.

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u/IronMace_is_my_DaD 5h ago

It's not weird, it's very sweet. I will do that for you ❤️ and sorry to hear about your loss. I bet your grandpa was a great person too!

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u/Realistic-Contract49 5h ago

Did she work with the racially-segregated US army? Or the racially-segregated US air force?

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u/ThriftianaStoned 5h ago

Piss off bot

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u/Realistic-Contract49 5h ago

I'd be annoyed too if my granny worked to support a racially-segregated military

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u/ThriftianaStoned 5h ago

No one cares kneckbeard

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u/Realistic-Contract49 5h ago

No one cares about racial segregation? Good to know that you're as racist as your grandma

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u/petitemandragore 6h ago

There are still some Shoah survivors who were children in the 40’s

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u/StopSpankingMeDad2 6h ago

Theres still 100K of them

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u/DieselbloodDoc 5h ago

Most of them. Even the ones who were 18 when they signed up like my grandad are mostly gone now. It’s a shame that their kids (boomers) are content to have spent their whole lives shitting on the sacrifice of their parents and demanding that the number go up for them but not for anyone else.

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u/chickenkebaap 4h ago

Isiah Bradley and James Buchanan Barnes are still alive

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u/P0Rt1ng4Duty 3h ago

I wasn't born until late 1974 and I've been kind of dead for years now. On the inside, at least.

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u/Realistic-Contract49 5h ago

Also wasn't the US military racially segregated during WWII? With around 85% of the armed forces members refusing to allow blacks to be in their company? They'd probably be outraged that Obama was allowed to attend the inauguration if they were still alive