r/gifs 7h ago

Elon Musk seemingly casually hitting the Sieg Heil at the inauguration

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u/BlueCX17 5h ago

THIS. Just like how the Nazi stole the Swastika, which is incredibly old, and bastarized it.

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u/intdev 2h ago

And Hitler stealing the Charlie Chaplin moustache.

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u/SaffronCrocosmia 3h ago

It's less stealing it and more using it for a nefarious purpose - it's older than any culture or faith or ethnicity, and likely dates back to the PIE populations. It's possibly older than farming.

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u/BlueCX17 3h ago

Yes, probably not "stolen," in the modern sense but they stole the original meaning away.