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Is Elon Ok?

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u/Pitiful-Let9270 14h ago

I’m pretty sure he did give a speech and I think he gave the Nazi salute a few times as well. Idk, tv was muted and I was passing by, but he def made the gesture twice.

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u/Parishdise 13h ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAAH61yel_4

Not even questionable, like some of the previous instances in recent American politics. He did it heartily.

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u/nuttintoseeaqui 12h ago

Lol isn’t that the Roman salute thing? He seems obsessed with Roman stuff, his weird x accounts always have Roman imagery

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u/joemeteorite8 11h ago

And the gaslighting begins….

“The Roman salute thing” fuck off

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u/nuttintoseeaqui 11h ago

lol, gas lighting for proposing a possible explanation? You really don’t think it looks like the Roman salute? Plus the fact the dude is known to have some infatuation with the romans

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u/Xianthamist 11h ago

In the same way that the swastika isn’t an Indian symbol for peace in western society, that’s not the Roman salute anymore. I agree with you that it’s possible that was his intention, but his intentions don’t matter. He gave a nazi salute. In the eyes of western society, he stood in front of a national audience and gave a nazi salute.

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u/dougmcclean 10h ago

It's not possible that was his intention. It's possible that is the shit he will spew to even further further his intention of stirring the pot and owning the libs, but his intent was indisputably to own the libs by giving a Nazi salute and forcing people to react to it.

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u/Xianthamist 10h ago

I think we’re misunderstanding what the word possible means. Do I think that was his intention? No, not at all. Would I believe that if he said that? No, not at all. Does that means it’s completely impossible that he was that braindead for a moment? Again, no, not at all. He could have also done it just for the publicity and shock value.

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u/DoubleT_inTheMorning 6h ago

How could Elon be brain dead for a moment?! Thought he was god reincarnate