Maxnmy's@lemmy.world to Enough Musk Spam@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoMusk’s straight-arm gesture embraced by right-wing extremists regardless of what he meantapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down11
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minus-squareIninewCrow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoStraight arm gesture? … when in history was that same gesture ever used?
minus-squareheavydust@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 month agoTrue story: I’ve heard a few idiots trying to tell me that it’s how they say “hello” in the USA. I’m not American but I’m sure that I’ve never seen anyone saying hello like that in the movies.
minus-squarealekwithak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 month agoLifelong USAian, it’s never ever been how we say hello, it’s always been how you say “Hello, I’m a Nazi.”
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoBorn and bred middle-aged American here, who’s lived in all four corners: nobody uses this to say “hello” except for Nazis.
minus-squareelgordino@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoLived in the states for a while, saw zero nazi salutes. Maybe no one actually said hello to me the entire time, sob.
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoThey are, in fact, idiots. There is an outstretched arm hello to people driving by, but there is zero fucking chance this nazi salute is it.
Straight arm gesture? … when in history was that same gesture ever used?
True story: I’ve heard a few idiots trying to tell me that it’s how they say “hello” in the USA. I’m not American but I’m sure that I’ve never seen anyone saying hello like that in the movies.
Lifelong USAian, it’s never ever been how we say hello, it’s always been how you say “Hello, I’m a Nazi.”
Born and bred middle-aged American here, who’s lived in all four corners: nobody uses this to say “hello” except for Nazis.
Lived in the states for a while, saw zero nazi salutes. Maybe no one actually said hello to me the entire time, sob.
They are, in fact, idiots. There is an outstretched arm hello to people driving by, but there is zero fucking chance this nazi salute is it.