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[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

This take i agree with. I still have reservations on what Musk really was intending to do there. There's a slight variation in the way Musk did it and the way the Nazis used to do it, but it still demands an apology regardless of the facts.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

It's quite consistent with immature edgelord behavior, he probably concocted how to "almost" do a Nazi salute get people all riled up and then say we are all dumb for taking it as a Nazi salute because his hand was open, and he tossed in a "my heart to you all" as a rationalization.

Like back in middle school a kid said "The teacher is a bitch" and the teacher overheard and called him on it and he said "the teacher is a fish, you know, glub glub" and thought he was so clever. That's the general energy of Musk.

[–] merc 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

It's not just immature behaviour though, it's also a demonstration of power, both his and the Nazi faction's power. Showing that he can get away with it, and that he won't even face criticism for doing it, as long as he doesn't outright admit that yes, he was doing a Nazi salute.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

I wouldn't doubt it, but Elon is like a walking 4-chan, so I have no idea...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

I'm of the opinion that Musk didn't do an actual nazi salute. He did what he thinks is the nazi salute because he himself isn't a real nazi. He's just an insecure little man who wanted some approval and acknowledgement from actual nazis, so he did the salute as a "look, I'm totally one of you guys". He's a wannabe nazi. Not that there's a big difference because whether you're an actual nazi of a wannabe nazi, you're still a piece of shit. But I think him being a wannabe nazi fits with his public persona of being wannabe everything. He's a wannabe engineer, he's a wannabe tech bro, he's a wannabe gamer and now he's a wannabe Nazi.