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I'm not sure how there's any doubt about his little salute now...

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[–] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 43 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Pretty sure nazi salutes are illegal in Germany

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

Hence the dog-whistling.

[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 42 points 1 year ago

"It's good to be proud of German culture, German values, and not to lose that in some sort of multiculturalism that dilutes everything," Musk said.

JFC. Might as well say "make Germany Aryan again".

[–] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Like a particularly bad smell in a room of farts.

[–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not that it makes a huge difference but why did you omit "on video" from your title?

[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

It didn't seem like an important detail. He chose to appear at a thinly vailed Nazi rally, whether it was in person or on video doesn't really make a difference to me.

[–] Corno@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

The AfD seem to be pretty fond of Nazi imagery themselves

This one is much more clear

Yeah, any excuses Elon and his supporters come up with at this point is just gaslighting on their part.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

Imagine if he did same thing in Germany and goes to jail.