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SidneyR

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75. Are we sure it is not simply what they call "confirmation bias"?

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 06:17 PM

Jan 2025

His thumb is not aligned firmly as a proper Nazi salute would be, nor is the salute (or wave) aligned with the center of his body facing the audience. To me, what could be interpreted as a Nazi salute is more likely to be an exuberant wave, one that reaches too far in an effort to cover everyone who is present. It's similar to the wave by the Fox News lady a few years ago. We all have to guard against confirmation bias.

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Elon Musk just gave TWO Nazi salutes from behind the presidential podium at the arena - video [View all] highplainsdem Jan 2025 OP

Time for his board members and employees to distance themselves. chowder66 Jan 2025 #1

Definitely. highplainsdem Jan 2025 #18

Sieg Heil! surfered Jan 2025 #2

Deport him. sheshe2 Jan 2025 #3

He's sure he owns Trump. Just as he thinks he'll soon own a new RW leader in Germany. highplainsdem Jan 2025 #19

He thinks he does. sheshe2 Jan 2025 #24

Think Putin needs Musk and will inform donnie to be nice to him KS Toronado Jan 2025 #67

I am not sure that donnie needs putin anymore. sheshe2 Jan 2025 #69

Exactly 99MainSt Jan 2025 #21

Exactly, that is my thought as well. sheshe2 Jan 2025 #27

Bring it on bdamomma Jan 2025 #65

I am so glad you know how to post pictures. highplainsdem. I posted this earlier but lacked the ability to show it. That debm55 Jan 2025 #4

Thanks, Deb, but I just posted a tweet, which lets photos and videos appear on DU. Unfortunately highplainsdem Jan 2025 #11

Elon is a racist nazi LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2025 #5

He's doing his best to make that clear. highplainsdem Jan 2025 #22

Sickening. ReRe Jan 2025 #41

Holy crap! mahina Jan 2025 #64

...a Nazi with an office in the Whitehouse complex and the president's ear SpankMe Jan 2025 #78

Wow,... he has a lot of ballz. magicarpet Jan 2025 #6

He should be. I'm sure Pam Bondi will get right on it.... MLAA Jan 2025 #72

And we depend on him for our space program.......😳 Hope22 Jan 2025 #7

That can't even pass for Frasier Balzov Jan 2025 #8

I've already seen one RWer on X say it's just the Roman salute, but the Nazis adopted the Roman salute. highplainsdem Jan 2025 #10

Yeah, that's funny. yardwork Jan 2025 #45

Plus he's been trying to interfere in the German elections to get the neo-Nazi party elected. Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #58

They have excuses for everything but Nigrum Cattus Jan 2025 #61

Especially Mossfern Jan 2025 #42

Afrikaner does what? spanone Jan 2025 #9

He knew what he was doing Johnny2X2X Jan 2025 #12

Of course he did. Just as with the Nazi style cap he wore months ago. highplainsdem Jan 2025 #14

Somebody asked what the "context" was!!!!!!!!!!! UTUSN Jan 2025 #13

Of course they did. yardwork Jan 2025 #46

Yeah, that's not a casual wave or raised arm disguised as the nazi salute...that's a genuine nazi salute. sop Jan 2025 #15

Asshole on CNN said he got caught up in the moment. WTF debm55 Jan 2025 #16

They're normalizing Nazi salutes now. sop Jan 2025 #20

Fucker Fish Face "Got Caught Up" in Outing himslef as a Cha Jan 2025 #44

Josh Marshall, TPM, on seeing Elon's Nazi salute: sop Jan 2025 #53

TY for that, sop. I like the way Josh Marshall Cha Jan 2025 #54

Yeah Johnny2X2X Jan 2025 #17

It's called "Habacht Stellung," or the attention position, bringing the heels together and creating an audible click sop Jan 2025 #23

Which Musk couldn't do if his life depended on it. yardwork Jan 2025 #48

Sicker than the average magat (R) BoRaGard Jan 2025 #25

This morning I set my clock back to 1933. maveric Jan 2025 #26

Reichsminister for Government Efficiency sarisataka Jan 2025 #28

What an asshole. Dave Bowman Jan 2025 #29

Hopefully this is now enough to remove moniss Jan 2025 #30

I always ask this question. LAS14 Jan 2025 #31

Yes. From multiple sources, video clips of different lengths. highplainsdem Jan 2025 #32

I Saw It Live Baron2024 Jan 2025 #35

As I did on CNN debm55 Jan 2025 #57

Google results: "Elon Musk gives nazi salute" sarisataka Jan 2025 #39

People Need To Wake Up Baron2024 Jan 2025 #33

This F-#%er just shit on the graves of every soldier! Bluethroughu Jan 2025 #34

And he's got an office in Fuckface's White House. WTF. Initech Jan 2025 #36

I did nat zee that coming Alephy Jan 2025 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jan 2025 #38

Killing Nazis is always good. 100% of the time. Lucky Luciano Jan 2025 #40

Here Is The Video Baron2024 Jan 2025 #43

What's worse, the crowd cheered and applauded. yardwork Jan 2025 #49

Ho do you respond to something like this? William769 Jan 2025 #47

Make sure it gets as much coverage as possible, and denounce it. Musk just hurt himself and Trump highplainsdem Jan 2025 #51

Well, let's hope so, anyway. calimary Jan 2025 #81

Kick and Recommended Mike 03 Jan 2025 #50

Here Is Some Clear Video Baron2024 Jan 2025 #52

This was no mistake-Elon Musk gave two back to back Nazi salutes at the Trump inauguration parade LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2025 #55

There is only one first response. Swede Jan 2025 #56

One thing that gives me hope, is that Eloon has no discipline. Neither does trump. tulipsandroses Jan 2025 #59

The scary thing is that it won't be long before the crowd starts doing it back. n/t Alpeduez21 Jan 2025 #60

send this effing guy back to South Africa bdamomma Jan 2025 #62

EVERY rethug should be asked if they support this fucker bluestarone Jan 2025 #63

The image of him doing this is rapidly spreading over the entire moniss Jan 2025 #66

Post removed Post removed Jan 2025 #68

Are we really suprised at this? hadEnuf Jan 2025 #70

Just that it happened this soon MustLoveBeagles Jan 2025 #73

Asswipe. AltairIV Jan 2025 #71

It's time liberalgunwilltravel Jan 2025 #74

Are we sure it is not simply what they call "confirmation bias"? SidneyR Jan 2025 #75

No! liberalgunwilltravel Jan 2025 #76

Indeed so, if they really are. They may be. SidneyR Jan 2025 #77

If I was on stage at a celebration of the coming to power of a ruthless self-serving megalomaniac Emrys Jan 2025 #82

The full footage of Musk, including him explaining his plans for bases on Mars muriel_volestrangler Jan 2025 #79

Reminds me of the B.See Jan 2025 #80

Can we please ban Twitter from DU NOW? nt. Dem2theMax Jan 2025 #83

My take intrepidity Jan 2025 #84