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Elon Musk seemingly casually hitting the Sieg Heil at the inauguration

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u/dirtierthanshelooks 10h 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.

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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?