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54. I'm ex-Catholic, and grew up in a 2/3rds Jewish neighborhood. The horrors of Nazi Germany hung over them, and we who...

Reply to Efilroft Sul (Reply #24)

Tue Jan 21, 2025, 10:34 PM

Jan 21

paid attention.
(even saw a friend's older relative's numbers "tatoo", yeah. )

It sure looked like a damn Nazi salute to me!

PLUS...look at all the fuckin' Nazis/Neo-Nazis who reacted positively to this??!!!
Hellooooo, ADL !! WTF?!!!

Someone said in another thread that since ADL is so protective of ?anything Israel does lessens their reaction. I don't know, not sure exactly how that fits in. (tired)

IF it is.....SHAME on them! They should know better!

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Just saw video of Musk's salute [View all] BeneteauBum Jan 20 OP

I don't think the people in Wilkes Barre and Kenosha Klarkashton Jan 20 #1

I got news for them, they are not getting cheaper eggs any time soon. LisaL Jan 20 #2

They are getting roving proud boy patrols looking Klarkashton Jan 20 #6

They aren't innocent. Of course they knew. erodriguez Jan 20 #29

Im in Kenosha Figarosmom Jan 20 #32

They gave up democracy for the price of eggs stollen Jan 20 #35

Peace starts with me, too wackadoo wabbit Jan 20 #3

Is that a "peace in our times" kind of peace? wnylib Jan 20 #25

Kind of peace BeneteauBum Jan 21 #47

Peace is my preference, too. wnylib Jan 21 #49

Exactly BeneteauBum Jan 21 #50

Fuck peace. You have to fight Nazis. erodriguez Jan 20 #31

If you advocate violence.. BeneteauBum Jan 21 #48

My reaction to it was to ponder whether I was being hyperbolic with this: UTUSN Jan 20 #4

My God what a brilliant scene MadameButterfly Jan 20 #8

Sieg! El Supremo Jan 20 #5

The love of self is so important. dchill Jan 20 #23

I am thankful WWII vets are no longer around to see this happen. Irish_Dem Jan 20 #7

Its as if the last first hand memory of that conflict MadameButterfly Jan 20 #9

Yes. Until the WWII vets were gone, US Nazis could not show their faces. Irish_Dem Jan 20 #11

MY FIL stormed Omaha Beach 6 June 1944 BOSSHOG Jan 20 #10

He is very lucky to have lived through that day. Irish_Dem Jan 20 #12

My stepdad was a pilot, doing the same thing. jeffreyi Jan 20 #13

Men of character, dedication, risking their lives for freedom and the US. Irish_Dem Jan 20 #14

Our accomplished, tough, decent dads would have had something to say about that, I dare say. jeffreyi Jan 20 #17

You do not want to hear what my dad would have said. Irish_Dem Jan 20 #18

I wish they and their like were still with us. jeffreyi Jan 20 #19

Their bravery and sacrifice no longer seem in vogue. Irish_Dem Jan 20 #21

My dad too, Irish. A B.See Jan 21 #40

Brings tears to my eyes. Irish_Dem Jan 21 #46

Yes. Saw it and similar. But then again B.See Jan 21 #52

As long as I am alive I am going to keep telling these stories. Irish_Dem Jan 21 #53

Those 2 things are probably more correlated than you think. Volaris Jan 20 #15

Yes. WWII vets had to be gone before US Nazis could come to power. Irish_Dem Jan 20 #16

He might as well have been upholding his middle finger GopherGal Jan 20 #20

I had the same thought. Telling them their sacrifice and bravery were meaningless. Irish_Dem Jan 20 #22

Something else of note: Musk twice did the salute at the podium with the presidential seal. Efilroft Sul Jan 20 #24

As another DUer pointed out, his aggressive facial expression is alarming. John1956PA Jan 20 #26

"...ketamine use is associated with numerous side effects, including... aggressive or violent behavior." LudwigPastorius Jan 21 #38

"This is your politics on drugs" DBoon Jan 21 #39

ADL sane washes Nazi symbols? Really? wnylib Jan 20 #27

There is a leengthy DU thread on it from just a bit earlier. niyad Jan 20 #30

I just read about it on another thread after posting on this one. wnylib Jan 20 #33

Same here. niyad Jan 20 #34

The CEO, Jonathan Greenblat. Cha Jan 21 #44

I'm ex-Catholic, and grew up in a 2/3rds Jewish neighborhood. The horrors of Nazi Germany hung over them, and we who... electric_blue68 Jan 21 #54

It was clearly a fascist salute Charmin One Jan 20 #28

That woukd have been illegal in Germany stollen Jan 20 #36

A friend just told me it was a "simple wave." Grumpy Old Guy Jan 21 #37

A few Du'er's are defending it as well. If they don't know who he is by now, miyazaki Jan 21 #41

Chutzpah! Grumpy Old Guy Jan 21 #45

He would have been arrested in Germany for that arm motion, as would have Dr. Strangelove andym Jan 21 #42

Consider the Source of the audience... Cha Jan 21 #43

Elon Musk's salute to Trump supporters is going viral LetMyPeopleVote Jan 21 #51