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The Romans didn't even use it. It's from a French painting of Rome that became popular after the revolution. It existed for barely a hundred years, and was hardly used by anyone, until it was adopted by fascists and Nazis.
Really could use Occam's razor with this bullshit. If you gotta make so many assumptions, then you're likely not on the correct path.
Elon musk is a Nazi who did a Nazi gesture. Simple as.
And even if it was the "Roman salute", didn't they introduce the fasces? Isn't it just a symbol for "power"? Although I read, that it initially should signal "unity and harmony". Hmm, lost in translation