Elon Musk made a Nazi salute at the Trump inauguration ceremony

[Simon]

During the inauguration ceremony for Donald Trump in Washington D.C. earlier this week, the billionaire Elon Musk gave a Nazi salute while thanking the crowd for their support.

Yes, a Nazi salute. And he did it twice!

Elon Musk is not just a crazed supporter of Donald Trump. Elon Musk spent more than a quarter-billion dollars to elect Trump, and he is an essential part of the Trump presidential administration as he will lead the new "Department of Government Efficiency". His role is so central to the administration that he will probably get a West Wing office so that he has even closer access to President Trump.

Mainstream-media, right-wing pundits and other fascists and low-lifers were quick to downplay his Nazi salute. Some tried to brush it over and claimed that all he did was a "Roman salute. No, there's no such thing as a "Roman salute". It was made up by fascists in Italy and then copied by the Nazi regime. Only fascists use it.

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The Roman salute, also known as the Fascist salute, is a gesture in which the right arm is fully extended, facing forward, with palm down and fingers touching. In some versions, the arm is raised upward at an angle; in others, it is held out parallel to the ground. In contemporary times, the former is commonly considered a symbol of fascism. According to an apocryphal legend, the fascist gesture was based on a customary greeting which was allegedly used in ancient Rome. However, no Roman text describes such a gesture, and the Roman works of art that display salutational gestures bear little resemblance to the modern "Roman" salute.

Others blamed his apparent Nazi gesture on Elon Musk being autistic, I mean seriously.

Benjamin Netanyahu has come out in support of Elon Musk. But no surprise there really, Netanyahu is a wanted war criminal who is directly responsible for crimes against humanity. Even the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) came to the defence of Elon Musk and called it "an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm"... Give me a break.

We all know that the ADL is basically a Zionist organization that claims that they are against all forms of antisemitism. But their definition of antisemitism typically seems to only include support for Palestine and not supporting Israel's genocide in Gaza and their illegal occupation of Palestine. Still, ADL defending such obvious examples of antisemitism is unusual, but it's likely a calculated move to not distance their organization from President Trump and his administration. 

So do you guys remember back in 2023 when Greta Thunberg was labelled an antisemite for simply holding a cute, blue octopus doll on a photo while calling for an end to an ongoing genocide? But Elon Musk, the richest man alive, can do a full on Nazi salute - twice, for crying out loud! And the media and establishment is just like "meh, who knows, that gesture is probably nothing, whatever". And that's despite his long and documented history of repeatedly flirting with the far right. I mean, just the other day, Elon Musk spoke at an ADF-meeting in Germany (for those who are unaware: ADF has deep connections to neo-Nazis).

It's funny (read horrible) to see how this all works nowadays, it's almost like accusations of antisemitism have been weaponised to silence those who speak up against the rich and powerful and their interests.

[Sanjo]

What gets me furious is that everyone at the event and media just seem to think this is fine and normal wtf he did a Nazi salute! He is a Nazi! And they all still applaud him and brush it off like it's nothing

Edited Monday at 10:34 AM by Sanjo