Maxnmy's@lemmy.world to Enough Musk Spam@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoMusk’s straight-arm gesture embraced by right-wing extremists regardless of what he meantapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down11
arrow-up1127arrow-down1external-linkMusk’s straight-arm gesture embraced by right-wing extremists regardless of what he meantapnews.comMaxnmy's@lemmy.world to Enough Musk Spam@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareIninewCrow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·11 days agoStraight arm gesture? … when in history was that same gesture ever used?
minus-squareheavydust@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·11 days 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-up11·11 days 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-up7·11 days 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-up6·11 days 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-up5·11 days 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.