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Billionaire Elon Musk responded to media reports about his gesture during a speech at a rally in honor of Donald Trump's inauguration, which reminded many of a Nazi salute.
“Frankly, they need dirtier tricks. The slogan “everyone is a Hitler” is already so tired,” wrote a Trump ally on his social network X.
The day before, standing at the Capital One Arena in Washington, Musk said that the past election was “really significant,” thanked those gathered for their choice, hit himself in the chest and raised his right hand in the air. The CEO of SpaceX and Tesla then repeated the gesture for the audience sitting behind him.
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Online opinions regarding Musk's greeting were divided. Some argue that the gesture was similar to the Bellamy salute, which originated in the United States in 1892 and was used to pledge allegiance to the American flag. However, for a full-fledged ritual, you must first take an oath. Other users believe that Musk raised his hand in a Nazi salute.
“This disgusting gesture has no place in our society and belongs in the darkest chapters of human history. “I call on all my colleagues to unite and condemn this hateful gesture for what it is: anti-Semitism,” New York Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler wrote on social media.
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New York University history professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat, who specializes in the history of fascism, also wrote that Musk’s gesture “is a Nazi salute, and a very aggressive one.”
In turn, representatives of the Anti-Defamation League, an NGO that fights anti-Semitism, believe that Musk “made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm rather than a Nazi salute,” writes Time.
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