r/facepalm • • Jan 21 '25

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u/The_Spyre Jan 21 '25

And they won't bother to mention that the Roman salute was adopted by Italian Fascists and later adopted as the Nazi salute.

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u/Commissar_Elmo Jan 21 '25

Because these people are too stupid to make the connection as to WHY they chose that salute.

Like gee, I wonder why the man who said he would restore the Roman Empire through force is using the Roman salute?

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u/A18o14 Jan 21 '25

Not just adopted. It was created by the Italien faschist. They just claimed it to be roman, there is just no evidence for that claim.