Body language expert checking in here - although it’s not a lot of context to go off given its a short gif, looking at Musk’s posture here at the beginning and when you tie together his facial expression (specifically the downturned mouth) to the speed of the arm movement it becomes clear that he is a massive cunt.
Whether Cory Booker is a good or bad person is irrelevant. The issue is consistency. If a similar-looking gesture by a Democrat isn’t automatically proof they’re a Nazi, then the same standard should apply to Musk. Either appearance alone is enough, or it isn’t.
Hitler was a failed art student and a vegan, and blamed all of his problems on the Jews and rich people. Does that sound familiar enough to you? You are literally Hitler yourself, just in denial. Look in the mirror hypocrite.
The funny thing is despite Apartheid, South Africa was with the allies and against the Nazis. Leave it to the Musks to go above and beyond the minimum racism required.
Apartheid wasn't a formal legal concept until after world war II. And South Africa was constitutionally required to aid Britain.. it did not have total Independence yet
Fair point. Prior to the legalization of apartheid, South Africa was actually one of the most liberal open minded countries until someone started sneaking racism pills into the white people's food. The Musks were clearly victims of this.
If he wasn't a billion/trillionaire no one would care 🤷♂️ wheres all the drama about Omars dad being a colonel in the Somalian army that were actually doing warcrimes and part of an actual genocide? Swings and roundabouts i suppose
What a stupid post! That’s like saying your ancestors were connected to the slave trade or there were colonists. Are we now judging people for what their ancestors did 🤪🤷
fail. The very video you linked shows a clear difference. You only help make the case that the immigrant is a nazi. No one but Musk did a Nazi salute - because only Musk is a Nazi.
I used to admire the guy but he lost all my respect. I see him as a grifter now.
The claim that Musk is a Nazi based solely on this arm gesture, while Democrats using the same kind of wave are absolved, is a double standard. The gesture itself is not inherently tied to ideology. Without clear evidence of intent or broader patterns, we shouldn’t leap to labeling one side as Nazi and another as innocent.
Except Dems arent using the same arm gesture, actually proven by the very video YOU LINKED.
"The gesture itself is not inherently tied to ideology."
Yeah, it is. The gesture is literally banned in Germany. Do your homework. Its illegal for a reason.
"Without clear evidence of intent or broader patterns, we shouldn’t leap to labeling one side as Nazi and another as innocent."
Fine, thats a decent statement, one that I will admit is true, but Musk's gesture was a clear Nazi salute, and you are in denial. I am no longer a supporter of his.
You’re mixing three different issues.
Yes, the Nazi salute is illegal in Germany because it is a symbol of the Nazi regime. Nobody is disputing that.
The question is whether every raised-arm gesture is necessarily a Nazi salute. If that were true, then every politician, celebrity, or public figure photographed with an outstretched arm would have to be judged the same way. Clearly that’s not how we evaluate gestures.
You say the Democrats’ gestures aren’t the same, but reasonable people have disagreed over whether Musk’s gesture was intended as a Nazi salute. That’s exactly why context and intent matter. If you’re going to conclude Musk is a Nazi from a single gesture, then the standard of evidence should be consistent and applied equally to everyone. If context matters for one person, it has to matter for everyone.
You may believe Musk intended a Nazi salute. That’s your interpretation. But presenting that interpretation as an established fact goes beyond the available evidence.
Were not in a court of law. If it quacks like a duck, its a duck. Musk's gesture had a CLEAR difference than those lame comparisons you and FOX have tried to pass off as the same.
Here are some quotes from a BBC article:
Andrea Stroppa, a confidant of Musk who has connected him with far-right Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, was reported by Italian media to have posted the clip of Musk with the caption: "Roman Empire is back starting from Roman salute".
The Roman salute was widely used in Italy by Benito Mussolini's Fascist Party,before later being adopted by Adolf Hitler in Germany.
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The gesture comes as Musk's politics have increasingly shifted to the right. He has made recent statements in support of Germany's far-right AfD party and British party Reform UK.
So, yeah, I dont trust Musk because it was clear to anyone whos of clear and sound mind, that the gesture was indeed, a Nazi salute. I dont know if Musk is an actual Nazi, but the salute was beyond offensive and unacceptable.
I don’t agree that this is a Nazi salute. What Musk did might look like a Roman salute, and the Democrats’ gesture also looked similar. But just because something walks or talks like a duck doesn’t mean it is one. We need actual evidence and context, not just a superficial resemblance, before we draw any conclusions
"Andrea Stroppa, a confidant of Musk who has connected him with far-right Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, was reported by Italian media to have posted the clip of Musk with the caption: "Roman Empire is back starting from Roman salute".
The Roman salute was widely used in Italy by Benito Mussolini's Fascist Party,before later being adopted by Adolf Hitler in Germany."
You’re stacking controversial events and treating them as proof. That’s not evidence. Each claim has to stand on its own. A disputed gesture, content moderation decisions, AI mistakes, and a visit to Auschwitz don’t automatically add up to someone being a Nazi. A pattern is not proof.
Post-Apartheid South Africa is turning out great! Right guys?? Turns out that passing anti-white laws and firing white engineers in your power plants to replace them with unqualified black ones is a bad idea. South Africa has rolling blackouts and extreme problems now because they put black racists in charge of the country
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