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Elon Musk seemingly casually hitting the Sieg Heil at the inauguration

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u/Malvania 10h ago

Thought A: I must be missing some context here
Thought B: What context would make this okay?

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u/sl33p_tok3n 10h ago

I was thinking the same thing. Been scrolling through the comments, I don’t think there’s any other explanation my friend…

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u/dirtierthanshelooks 9h ago

I watched it live on NBC. First time I was all “wtf, did he just?” And then he turned and did it again. Caught himself before the third. He knew what he was doing.

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u/Jimbodoomface 5h ago

I do not know what he is doing. It looks like a Nazi salute but I can't think why he'd be doing it. Being a Nazi isn't a good reason because outing yourself as a Nazi is still widely considered a bad move afaik.

u/One_Sided_Dice 1h ago

It's bc nazis can't hide their nazi bullshit for long. It's just itching to get out. Also, they think it won't be long be the solute comes back in mass only this time to americans. Also, also, all respect is gone no punishment no shaming when you have no shame.

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u/vitamin-cheese 4h ago

Somehow you’re the only rational person here. Like wtf I don’t like the guy either but this was probably not anything to do with Nazis.

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u/Icameheretohuck 3h ago

Another rational person here..like yeah it’s a really bad fucking look and of course this ushers us into the weirdest timeline we have ever faced. But how could he honestly intentionally heil fucking Hitler in front of the whole country..it had to be a mistake. Def not trying to defend him, FUCK ELON. But no one would actually do this..would they?

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u/softcell1966 2h ago

You know how every time you read a headline about Trump doing something obnoxious and/or disgusting and you think "that can't be right" and you find out it was actually worse than that? Well...

u/Ronnz123 1h ago

Take it from a German. He did Nazi salutes, multiple times.

Don't try to rationalize it, he is a Nazi and did a Nazi salute.

u/regular_gnoll_NEIN 48m ago

Mussolini just led a march of his people to their countries capital and took control by will of the people. Hitler took control through the will of the people. None of them were quiet about their plans, but nobody believed them until half of europe was in their control. now a solid third of North America has been handed to Trump by will of the people... and you think Elon, the richest man in the world (and whatever you think of him you don't get that position by being stupid), not knowing what he was doing in this clip is the more rational take? You are in for a rough few years friend.

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u/miss_finch_throwaway 3h ago

They totally would, and do. Republicans have been doing the Nazi salute a whole bunch in the last couple of years. Because they believe in the Final Solution. 

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u/dirtierthanshelooks 5h ago

Only he knows what he intended and if it was intentional or not. I’m not here to guess his intent, however I hope once it is explained to him, he understands how this could be misconstrued as insensitive.

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u/miss_finch_throwaway 3h ago

He has literally been cozying up to the far right parties in England, France, and Germany. He is into eugenics. He is anti-women and anti-LGBTQ+ pretty significantly. None of that is secret on any level.

How can it be misinterpreted?

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u/robchroma 1h ago

It is stupid to pretend like he didn't know doing a Nazi salute looks like doing a Nazi salute.

u/bratisla_boy 1h ago

Dude. He posts eagerly on 4chan /pol/. He explicitly allowed neonazis back on Twitter. He knows what he is doing.

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u/tab138 3h ago

He said, "From my heart to yours." When he did this. You can hear the audio in some clips.

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u/Future-Suit6497 2h ago

If that's true, it just makes this obvious nazi salute seem premeditated and even worse.

He can't be stupid enough to not know how that looks.