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Why Won’t the US Corporate Media Call a Nazi Salute a Nazi Salute? (www.commondreams.org)

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The mainstream press failed to accurately describe the hand gesture that Elon Musk made twice at Trump’s Inauguration Day rally, setting a troubling precedent for the second Trump era.

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

“Whataboutism” would be defending one party for being Nazis because the other ones also are.

Not defending either. Both Nazi parties need to be dismantled and held accountable.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You just completed started talking about a different topic entirely as a distraction from this issue that's textbook whataboutism. You just went: never mind Republican Nazis, what about Ukraine? And expected no one to notice.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Let me get this straight. The Nazis there are being sent billions in weapons by the Nazis here, and you don’t see the very direct connection?

It doesn’t sound like you’ve read much history. You should read up on how US capitalists were funding and arming the Nazi regime in Europe during WWII. These aren’t separate issues. It’s the same movement.

And it’s the answer to the title. Why won’t the media call it what it is? Because they’re in on it. Why would anyone think the same media covering up Nazism abroad would call it out here? Nazi collaborators aren’t going to draw the line at spreading it domestically. Silly thing to be surprised about.