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[–] [email protected] 440 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Making the German state officially state that this is Nazi imagery would be a worthwhile win lol.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure they have explicitly come out and said that the gesture was what we all know it to be. I'm sure the Internet can verify it for you though

[–] [email protected] 4 points 18 hours ago

Not sure about anyone from the government much less in an official function but e.g. the Zeit used the title "A Hitler salute is a Hitler salute is a Hitler salute", and the rest of the press isn't any more ambiguous, either.

[–] [email protected] 87 points 1 day ago

lol didn’t even think of that

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 day ago

Holy shit nice