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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

the president:

the media:

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 hours ago

This is barely even satire at this point

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 46 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Isnt this the wrong community? This is not an onion or onion like article... I know Chaser usually does that, but there are no jokes or lies in there really are there? All those quotes have been said/written by someone.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 hours ago

Yeah, that's what nottheonion is for.

[–] [email protected] 186 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (3 children)

I love how certain media call it a Roman Salute in an attempt to defend him.

Like, do they think Hitler just made it up himself?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Same people that say the swastika is a symbol of peace.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -4 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Ok, how often do you see Hindus, Buddhists, Nepalese, Indians, Thai, Mongolians, Sri Lankans, Chinese, Japanese, Akans, Hopis, Navajo, and Tlingit peoples spray paint it on walls or get it tattooed on their bodies in AMERICA? This isn't any of those countries you listed. The next time I see someone with a swastika on their neck and a Nazi salute here in America am I supposed to assume it's a peace loving Buddhist with an interest in Roman history?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 hours ago

No, but if you see it from a person or that ethnicity and religious background, you shouldn't assume it's an ode to Hitler.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago

You did not read a single thing I posted. I did not praise Nazism or Hitler. Your lights might be on, but no one is home.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Even if it was a roman salute, that was a symbol of fascism.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

That's what I'm saying, it takes literally four seconds to look up where the "Roman" salute came from.

But these kids aren't big on the whole "reading" thing.

[–] [email protected] 103 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

He stole it from the Italians under Mussolini, who basically took it from a painting. There's no evidence the Romans used this salute, so it's always been associated with fascism.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, evidence isn't something these folks are worried about.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 17 hours ago

Their feelings don’t care about facts so to say

[–] [email protected] 71 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

I for one am absolutely amused that every reputable news source calls it a nazi-style salute, since Elon couldn't even get the salute right, despite his best efforts.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago

Isn't any salute Musk does a nazi salute?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 17 hours ago

It looks like the halfway point between a Nazi salute and a dab

[–] [email protected] 27 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

In their defense, the party said its most important action item on the talking points memo was not to trust your eyes or your ears any longer.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 15 hours ago

"Don't look up!"

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

Just an FYI, the real meaning of that salute is the statement, "I'm a kunt!"

[–] [email protected] 13 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

This was the image I was thinking of when I first saw him do the thing

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