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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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[–] Rageagainstbelief@lemmy.world 41 points 6 days ago (21 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.

[–] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 92 points 6 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."

[–] PurpleClouds@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

And so it begins

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