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It was either a nazi salute, or a "Heil, Ceasar!" In the context of a presidential inauguration, either one is very, very bad.
by adastra22 2y ago
It was either a nazi salute, or a "Heil, Ceasar!" In the context of a presidential inauguration, either one is very, very bad.
- graftak 2y agoThe “Roman salute” you’re referring to never existed in history up until the 19th century when popular media introduced it. It’s fiction, it resonated with Italian facist which is why they started using it.
- adastra22 2y agoYes the "Roman salute" was quite possibly invented by Jacques-Louis David. So what? The question isn't "did the salute match what actually was used 2,000 years ago," but "what salute did Elon Musk think he was doing?" Either it was a real fascist salute, or a Hollywood roman salute. Either one is deeply troubling.
- graftak 2y agoThe “Roman salute” you’re referring to never existed in history up until the 19th century when art and later film took creative liberties. It’s fictional symbolism that resonated with Italian fascists and eventually became the greeting associated with nazism.
- peoplefromibiza 2y ago[dead]