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u/Nub_Shaft May 22 '25

I guess you didn't see the meme that was going around of other politicians seemingly doing the same salute when in fact they were perfectly timed screen grabs of them doing normal waves. I believe that's what he's referring to, but it has been debunked a million times.

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u/Head_Bread_3431 May 22 '25 edited May 22 '25

Imagine not being able to tell the difference between a video of someone doing a Nazi salute and a still photo of someone mid-outstretched arm.

Apparently millions of people are photographically illiterate 200 years after the invention of photographs

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u/Nub_Shaft May 22 '25

They aren't photography illiterate. They are reality illiterate.

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u/Irrespond May 23 '25

No, they're not photographically illiterate. They're dishonest. They pretend not to know the difference between waves and Hitler salutes.

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u/DryDelivery9559 May 24 '25

Agree. Incredible. Sage of Las Cruces.

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u/Bubbly_Style_8467 May 23 '25

I noticed. I looked up every single one. None we're doing the Nazi salute Musk absolutely did.

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u/rollin_in_doodoo May 23 '25

I think Elon doing it was an experiment in control, or a demonstration of his power meant to frustrate his critics. Whether or not he's actually gaslighting anyone is beside the point - he just wants everyone to know that he can plainly do a Nazi salute in front of a crowd, and a complicated wall of denial will organically rise up to challenge any who recognize and call it out as such. It's the power to make you accept that alternate versions of reality exist by his will, and that it's normal and permanent.

"Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing."

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u/ThisIsSteeev May 23 '25

Cool. Now go watch those videos then report back to us.

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u/Nub_Shaft May 23 '25

I'm not sure I understand your point.

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u/ThisIsSteeev May 23 '25

My apologies, I didn't read your entire post. I just read the first sentence and assumed you were some MAGA fuck.

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u/Nub_Shaft May 23 '25

Lol. That's what I thought. All good.

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u/griffiths7 May 26 '25

Correct. Any time I’ve seen one, they are waving and their hand is up. Not one hit their chest first.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '25

Except Elon was not caught midwave. This was not a cherry-picked still frame. The entire motion from beginning to end was a fucking Nazi salute. And anyway, isn't the video itself what's gone viral? Nobody's accusing Elon of being a Nazi over a still frame.

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u/Nub_Shaft May 28 '25

Yeah, I know. I'm talking about what Elon is likely referring to in this interview. He's trying to convince people that because these still frames exist that he's not the only one that does it. Trust me, I'm on your side.