• jsomae
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    5 hours ago

    His arm goes out to the side, in a beckoning motion; the nazi salute goes forward.

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      2 hours ago

      It is a Nazi salute.

      Musk is just shit at performing it. It’s still a Nazi salute.

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        4 hours ago

        While the final pose is practically identical to a Nazi solute, the motion is completely different. Hitler’s lifts straight up, like a crane; Musk’s sweeps out from the heart. That’s why I was not sure.

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          While the final pose is practically identical to a Nazi solute, the motion is completely different.

          “it’s only a nazi salute if it is from the Nazideuxe region of France!”

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      Consider for the moment that he’s rolling his face off so he’s just doing what comes natural and makes him feel warm inside.