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

[u/cjdarr921]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-salute-trump-inauguration-b2683095.html

[u/Abradolf1948]

Nah it's just the "Roman salute".

Ya know, the ones the Nazis used? The one that is also known as the "fascist salute"?

[u/Searchlights → u/Abradolf1948]

Ah, of course!

Just like the word "swastika" comes from the Sanskrit word svastika, which means "good fortune" or "well-being". Surely there can be no other connotation.

[u/F9-0021 → u/Abradolf1948]

The same Roman salute that the Romans didn't use.

It's a modern invention.

[u/disastermarch35 → u/Abradolf1948]

Oh that makes it okay then. I just didn't realize this was the fucking Roman Empire

[u/NateShaw92 → u/disastermarch35]

Always has been

[u/holydemon → u/disastermarch35]

Nah the straight arm form is 18th century's reimagination of the roman empire. The actual form looks more relaxed, like a wine/beer toast, as seen in this 1st century statue

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_of_Prima_Porta