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Remember, this is someone who gets to tell us what to do.

You don't have to obey.

Fuck. Him. And. His. Oligarch. Buddies.

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[–] [email protected] 104 points 2 months ago (5 children)

There is no such thing as a roman salute, that's a fascist salute.

[–] [email protected] 74 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Let's not kid ourselves.
It's a Hitler salute with just enough variation thrown in for "plausible" deniability.
You can see the strained look on his face, concentrating to get it just right. Probably practiced in front of a mirror.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 months ago (1 children)

someone should help him reproduce Hitler's last salute

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I agree I'm sure we have plenty of people that help him and show him how

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Eh, I think he's just very awkward when he moves. He's been like that forever. He would've done it 'properly' if he was physically capable.

Hitler would've probably had him euthanized.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Dude, why did someone write gullible on your ceiling?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

I think you didn't read their entire comment.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You should see the nazis on Wikipedia desperately trying to edit the entry for Roman Salute in an attempt to remove the word fascist.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Isn't the word "Fascism" derived from a Roman symbol of power?

Rome and Fascism aren't exactly from separate peninsulas

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

It's derived from the Fasces, which is a bundle of sticks used as a symbol of office by civil rulers in Rome, which the fascists then "stole" as a symbol and a representation of "many together strong, one alone weak". If you stick an axe in the bundle it becomes a military (or armed) symbol of power. This depiction is even used as a symbol in the Swedish police coat of arms

The root word are still used in some areas, such as https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascine

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Right. But that train of thought is too complex for them, they don't even know they're alone on a single speeding caboose.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago

It's like when a kid flips off their teacher but uses their ring finger. They'll try to claim innocence because they didn't actually use their middle finger.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 63 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Correction: "Parade moved indoors due to fascist oligarchs worried about being shot in the head"

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

Maybe it was too cold outside for Musk to have his baby in the Baby-Bjorn bullet catcher vest.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

"Elon Musk the first"?