The Nazis were indeed bad. Dancing around the issue of whether a one-armed salute was or wasn't the Nazi version is missing the basic point that anything even mildly redolent of those absolute piece of shit bastards should be off limits.
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And, I mean, it’s not as if it isn’t entirely consistent with his m.o. or something. We’re not talking about a lifelong civil rights activist who had an involuntary spasm. We’re talking about an open Nazi admirer doing a Nazi gesture knowing that anyone watching will make the connection.
I do not need to see the Nazi salute to tell me who these people are. The image will replayed for days. Will MAGA supporters and those that voted for the incoming president continue to ignore the hatred and poison they represent? Hannah Arendt was right, this is willful blindness!
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Which isn't to say it's unimportant whether Musk is doing a Nazi salute. I think it speaks to how critical it is to disempower these people.