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[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 93 points 1 week ago (2 children)

CNN is already sane-washing this, referring to Musk's "odd gesture."

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cpdxzjw9p47o

Elon Musk's appearance at a Trump rally this afternoon is garnering significant attention online over a one-armed gesture.

He made the gesture while thanking supporters for contributing to Trump's victory. Musk thanked the crowd for "making it happen", before placing his right hand over his heart and then thrusting the same arm out into air straight ahead of him.

"My heart goes out to you. It is thanks to you that the future of civilisation is assured," he said.

Several users on X, the social medial platform he owns, have likened the gesture to a Nazi salute.

Musk has since responded, posting on his social media site X: "Frankly, they need better dirty tricks. The 'everyone is Hitler' attack is sooo tired."

I wish western journalists would have opted to become compost instead. Compost is useful.

[–] flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 week ago

Securing the future and a nazi salute, but we're not supposed to believe our lying eyes.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (10 children)

The ADL said it wasn't a Nazi salute, for what it's worth.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 53 points 1 week ago

Fuck the ADL: they run cover for genocidal Zionist settler colonialism.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 36 points 1 week ago

they have lost all credibility.

[–] Ruorc@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 week ago

And AOC called them out for downplaying it as well.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Which discredits them entirely

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

ADL = Anti Democracy League in this case, maybe in others, but definitely in this one.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 week ago

Also known as the Apartheid Defense League

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The ADL's opinion is worth nothing, as a rule.

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

That's unfair.

It's worth so much less than that.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Like watching that poor old man who is a literal holocaust survivor get arrested by UK police for protesting and speaking out against genocide.

[–] coolusername@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

ADL is anti-Jewish and pro-Zionist. Look at how they treat Jewish protestors against Zionism.