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I love how they claim it wasn't a nazi salute... that was absolutely a nazi salute. Nobody can watch that and say that it wasn't.

homieg33 10mo ago
I saw it live (before all the commentary) and didn’t think it was a nazi salute :/
- brazukadev 10mo ago
  What do you think now?
- heavyset_go 10mo ago
  Here's a video[1] of it to jog anyone's memory who saw and might not remember it. [1] https://reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/1i7w4nz https://reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/1i7w4nz
  - tim333 10mo ago
    I gave him some benefit of the doubt at first that he might just have a weird 'my heart goes out to you' gesture. But footage was found of him doing an actual one of those https://www.reddit.com/r/centrist/comments/1i8ajx0/video_of_musk_making_an_actual_my_heart_goes_out/ https://www.reddit.com/r/centrist/comments/1i8ajx0/video_of_... Completely different.
- spiderfarmer 10mo ago
  But now you know it was one. His platform pushes nazi propaganda as well, often amplified by Musk himself.
- gamblor956 10mo ago
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- CamperBob2 10mo ago
  You didn't think this [1] was a Nazi salute? 1: https://i.imgur.com/MF2aEM3.gif https://i.imgur.com/MF2aEM3.gif
- muwtyhg 10mo ago
  What about after, when he explained it away by making "I did not 'Nazi' that coming" jokes on Twitter?
hazbot 10mo ago
When I watched a very short clip juxtaposed next to a clip of a nazi salute, then it looked like one to me. But when I watched it in context, it looked like a man putting a hand on his heart and then proffering his thanks to the audience. My belief is that it was most likely not a nazi salute and is not relevant evidence in the important task of assessing Musk's political stances.
- ZeroGravitas 10mo ago
  Yes, when he said the Jews were intentionally importing substandard humans into western nations to undermine the US, I didn't need hand gestures to think he's a Nazi either.
  - pxc 10mo ago
    I don't follow Musk's utterances. Is this a joke or something Musk has actually said?
    - UncleMeat 10mo ago
      Musk responded "you have said the actual truth" to a tweet saying this.
      - tim333 10mo ago
        Though he apologised: >"I'm sorry for that tweet or post," Musk said Wednesday. "It was foolish of me."
        ModernMech 10mo ago
        That apology is for posting it, not for believing it.
    - defrost 10mo ago
      When Musk purchased and rebranded Twitter as X he also unbanned a large number of accounts famed for Nazi and similar race based content. He has famously thumbs-ed up significant chunks of such content and in the event mentioned here replied to an explicit statement (as outlined about) as being "the actual truth". See, eg: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67446800 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67446800 He is an unquestionable fan of Nazi like content, many will shrug it off as his grandfather was an actual Nazi fan (having to move from Canada(?) to South Africa because of such beliefs), and his uncle (IIRC, certainly a close family relative) was a senior member of the South African apartheid government.

homieg33 10mo ago

I saw it live (before all the commentary) and didn’t think it was a nazi salute :/

brazukadev 10mo ago
What do you think now?
heavyset_go 10mo ago
Here's a video[1] of it to jog anyone's memory who saw and might not remember it. [1] https://reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/1i7w4nz https://reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/1i7w4nz
- tim333 10mo ago
  I gave him some benefit of the doubt at first that he might just have a weird 'my heart goes out to you' gesture. But footage was found of him doing an actual one of those https://www.reddit.com/r/centrist/comments/1i8ajx0/video_of_musk_making_an_actual_my_heart_goes_out/ https://www.reddit.com/r/centrist/comments/1i8ajx0/video_of_... Completely different.
spiderfarmer 10mo ago
But now you know it was one. His platform pushes nazi propaganda as well, often amplified by Musk himself.
gamblor956 10mo ago
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CamperBob2 10mo ago
You didn't think this [1] was a Nazi salute? 1: https://i.imgur.com/MF2aEM3.gif https://i.imgur.com/MF2aEM3.gif
muwtyhg 10mo ago
What about after, when he explained it away by making "I did not 'Nazi' that coming" jokes on Twitter?

hazbot 10mo ago

When I watched a very short clip juxtaposed next to a clip of a nazi salute, then it looked like one to me. But when I watched it in context, it looked like a man putting a hand on his heart and then proffering his thanks to the audience. My belief is that it was most likely not a nazi salute and is not relevant evidence in the important task of assessing Musk's political stances.

ZeroGravitas 10mo ago
Yes, when he said the Jews were intentionally importing substandard humans into western nations to undermine the US, I didn't need hand gestures to think he's a Nazi either.
- pxc 10mo ago
  I don't follow Musk's utterances. Is this a joke or something Musk has actually said?
  - UncleMeat 10mo ago
    Musk responded "you have said the actual truth" to a tweet saying this.
    - tim333 10mo ago
      Though he apologised: >"I'm sorry for that tweet or post," Musk said Wednesday. "It was foolish of me."
      - ModernMech 10mo ago
        That apology is for posting it, not for believing it.
  - defrost 10mo ago
    When Musk purchased and rebranded Twitter as X he also unbanned a large number of accounts famed for Nazi and similar race based content. He has famously thumbs-ed up significant chunks of such content and in the event mentioned here replied to an explicit statement (as outlined about) as being "the actual truth". See, eg: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67446800 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67446800 He is an unquestionable fan of Nazi like content, many will shrug it off as his grandfather was an actual Nazi fan (having to move from Canada(?) to South Africa because of such beliefs), and his uncle (IIRC, certainly a close family relative) was a senior member of the South African apartheid government.