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Elon Musk salute controversy (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Even a man as oblivious to history as he is

‘Americans Don’t Know History smdh’

To quote someone from that comment section:

Autistic enough to not know the 90 year old history of the Nazi salute but not so autistic to not know about the 2000 year old Roman salute.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    The "Roman salute" isn't real, it's from a movie. The fascists - who believed the Roman salute was a real thing because they lack critical thinking - copied it. It is 90 years old, not 2000.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Oh, you mean exactly like said in the linked clip? Yeah thanks for your input.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    The clip you linked to didn't clarify any of that... he just said it was something "no one's ever done or heard of." But it has been done - first by some movie stars in a film about Rome and then by fascists. And, well, I've heard of it.

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