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Elon musk salute

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EasterIssland · 20/01/2025 22:20

Has he really done a nazi salute in the trump inauguration celebration? 🤦🏻‍♀️

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fromthevault · 20/01/2025 23:17

Nonstoprain · 20/01/2025 23:06

Why though?

He's the richest man in the world and as close as he'll ever be to actually being President. He no longer needs to.pretend that he's not an actual fascist.

moonsunandstars · 20/01/2025 23:19

This has brought tears to my eyes

AfraidToRun · 20/01/2025 23:19

Hes a massive idiot but I don't think he knew what he did. I think he meant to throw his heart into the crowd but totally misjudged it. Don't get me wrong, he's a terrible human being but doing in on purpose would have no point, so I find is less plausible.

Lonelycrab · 20/01/2025 23:20

Let’s colonise mars!

but only white people ok

Whimsicalgrape · 20/01/2025 23:21

AfraidToRun · 20/01/2025 23:19

Hes a massive idiot but I don't think he knew what he did. I think he meant to throw his heart into the crowd but totally misjudged it. Don't get me wrong, he's a terrible human being but doing in on purpose would have no point, so I find is less plausible.

Hmmm a child of apartheid, with support for tommy Robinson and the AfD not know what a nazi salute looks like.... yeah.... sure.

EasterIssland · 20/01/2025 23:21

AfraidToRun · 20/01/2025 23:19

Hes a massive idiot but I don't think he knew what he did. I think he meant to throw his heart into the crowd but totally misjudged it. Don't get me wrong, he's a terrible human being but doing in on purpose would have no point, so I find is less plausible.

From comments tho he’s done it twice ? One might be a mistake but twice?

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Serpentstooth · 20/01/2025 23:21

You are extraordinarily naive if you really believe that was done in ignorance.

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fromthevault · 20/01/2025 23:23

Serpentstooth · 20/01/2025 23:21

You are extraordinarily naive if you really believe that was done in ignorance.

Exactly. It would be better for all of us if we stopped pretending that this stuff happens 'by accident'.

Kendodd · 20/01/2025 23:24

Call me naive but I don't think that was a Nazi salute, I don't think it was meant to be a Nazi salute, I think it was just Musk being over excited. He's done it now though and I think the danger is that it can become a Nazi salute. It's far enough away for denial, but close enough to show power and cause discomfort. I think they will say its touching the heart to show love of America. I think/fear Musk/Trump fans will take it up.

amber763 · 20/01/2025 23:27

Don't be ridiculous. He has Asperger's and was waving his hands in excitement. Stop making things up.

LovePoppy · 20/01/2025 23:27

SassK · 20/01/2025 23:01

He's physically very awkward in his gestures. He said he was directing love as he threw his arm out. Nothing to see here.

Are you defending this? I can’t tell

TellYourSugargliderISaidHi · 20/01/2025 23:27

Tisthedamnseason · 20/01/2025 23:03

The Democrats have been in power for at least half of the last decade, they need to look at why the vote has gone like this. Why ordinary people are turning to the likes of trump and musk.

I hate this argument. "The other people didn't do a good enough job of convincing me not to vote for fascists".

If the democrat candidate was a geriatric golden retriever I would have voted for him over Trump. Anyone is better than a convicted felon and sexual abuser that incarcerates immigrant children.

BeachRide · 20/01/2025 23:27

Dreadful!

Elon musk salute
fromthevault · 20/01/2025 23:28

amber763 · 20/01/2025 23:27

Don't be ridiculous. He has Asperger's and was waving his hands in excitement. Stop making things up.

And this is how a country sleepwalks into disaster.

LovePoppy · 20/01/2025 23:29

fromthevault · 20/01/2025 23:28

And this is how a country sleepwalks into disaster.

They aren’t sleepwalking. They are actively running

BarbaraHoward · 20/01/2025 23:29

BeachRide · 20/01/2025 23:27

Dreadful!

Yeah... Like I said I really thought it was going to be an unfortunate choice of still photo.

Then I watched the video.

Ohthatoldchestnut · 20/01/2025 23:30

Oh wow, the ableism is strong on this thread...

fromthevault · 20/01/2025 23:31

LovePoppy · 20/01/2025 23:29

They aren’t sleepwalking. They are actively running

Fair point.

Why are some people so keen to defend the billionaire white supremacist, I wonder?

BananaNirvana · 20/01/2025 23:32

AfraidToRun · 20/01/2025 23:19

Hes a massive idiot but I don't think he knew what he did. I think he meant to throw his heart into the crowd but totally misjudged it. Don't get me wrong, he's a terrible human being but doing in on purpose would have no point, so I find is less plausible.

He turned around and repeated the gesture - it certainly didn’t look like an accident 😳🤬

Whimsicalgrape · 20/01/2025 23:33

TellYourSugargliderISaidHi · 20/01/2025 23:27

If the democrat candidate was a geriatric golden retriever I would have voted for him over Trump. Anyone is better than a convicted felon and sexual abuser that incarcerates immigrant children.

Yeah, YOU would and so would I. But many, many ordinary people didn't and so the centrists and left need to look at why they didn't appeal. No good claiming people need to own what they voted for. They ARE owning it and the rest of us need to figure out why that is and sharpish.

Thatmakesperfectsense · 20/01/2025 23:33

He visited a Nazi concentration camp with Ben Shapero last year and also supported the H-1B visa programme to hire workers from abroad and so I do not see evidence of racism, I think that this not a Nazi salute, I don't like Musk but I think it was not meant to be that.

https://www.google.com/search?q=auchwitz+shap

Musk and Ramaswamy are sparking a debate over the H-1B visa

Nc261224 · 20/01/2025 23:33

The guy is actively sponsoring and supporting far right groups in Europe, now performs nazi salute. And some of you really think it's quite innocent???

Applecharm25 · 20/01/2025 23:34

That nazi salute was disturbing!

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