• IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    Judge for yourselves … pretty blatant Nazi salute if I’ve ever seen one. Short and quick but it was a plainly obvious gesture.

    1930s German Nazis would have laughed at it for being so pitiful and weak but it was there from what I saw.

    https://www.youtube.com/live/0BN-62AQT4Q?t=29801s

    If the linked time doesn’t work … scroll through to the end of his 15 minute speech at 8:16:32

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      2 days ago

      I can’t even think of a way that this could be given some veil of innocence either. The “my heart goes out to you” thing was always bullshit, but it was an attempt at plausible deniability. I don’t think even that could be done here

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        Yeah well my heart just went out when I slay nazis too it was an oops because I was just making my heart go out

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        It’s just an involuntary hand movement, like when someone reaches for glasses they are already wearing, or reach out for a phone that’s not in the pocket. He got the habit from all the times he does the Nazi salute behind closed doors. /s (but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s actually true)

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      Short and quick, followed by a smile and a nod to what I assume was approval from the audience.