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

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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] 11 points 5 days ago

For the same reason you never see Bruce Wayne with Batman

[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Because he's rich. And a celebrity. Americans love them their rich celebrities.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago (2 children)

And more importantly, rich celebrities will sue you for defamation even if you’re right. That can cost a lot of money to defend against.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

Because the same people who are asked to describe who did it are the same people who are paying the people to describe it.

[–] [email protected] 56 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 5 days ago (11 children)

I spent the larger part of the day trying to convince my sister. I don’t think it worked and now I’m just depressed about it.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Have you shown her the side-by-side GIF of him doing the same move as the H-man? There's another one where it shows him doing it exactly like a group of neo-nazis on a street demonstration. Mirror image.

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[–] [email protected] 92 points 5 days ago (8 children)

The best argument I've heard so far is "If it's not a Nazi salute, do it at work tomorrow."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

And so it begins

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

No kidding huh.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Fear of retaliation

I'm pretty sure that was the point

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago

Because they are also Nazis, they're just not ready to go mask-off yet.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago

because they're complicit

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 days ago

Because they’re cowards and have been for quite some time.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Because the Nazis own them

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 days ago

They're all hoping to become maga state run media.

Also, they have no problem with Nazis.

This isn't complicated. Hardly worth the time it took to post. 🙄

[–] [email protected] 148 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Apologies to whoever originally posted this I downloaded it earlier today

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