'Accident' isn't the word I'd use to describe a famous, clear, unique and repeated gesture. It's not something one does unknowingly. I'd lean more towards 'association', 'intuition', perhaps 'familiarity', if it weren't premeditated. It's no secret that Musk is frequently interacting with and boosting neo-nazis on their social media platform, the most doubt I could possibly give them is they wanted to do a powerful victory gesture, picked the first one that came to mind and they were too damn ignorant to realize even US conservatives don't like Nazi symbols.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Accidental like Strangelove, perhaps. Just an involuntary spasm revealing his true nature.

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Dr. Strangelove is a surprising adept analogue - immigrant from a white supremacist regime who can't leave it behind, weird and socially awkward, [supposed] tech expert. Maybe I'm stretching it a bit.

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com -4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I wasn't trying to insinuate that he doesn't support nazis, just doubting he would actually make it this blatantly obvious

[–] Overshoot2648@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They are fully mask off and to play off any of their obvious rhetoric is sanewashing at best and doublespeak indoctrination at worst.

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

apparently so, maybe I'm just still in denial

[–] group_hug@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Buying Twitter and turning it into Nazi heaven all the while banning anyone who disagreed with him under the banner of "free speech" wasn't a big enough clue for you?

But it's nothing new . Listen to the dollop podcast on Elon Musk. He didn't appear out of a vacuum. People are formed by their upbringings.

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

[...] wasn't a big enough clue for you?

no it was, but that was definitely more subtle than just doing a nazi salute, like what he did now

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

...uh. No, it was just a Nazi salute. Twice. Do you need him to sit there and hold it so you can really confirn?

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

i never denied it was a nazi salute

i edited my comment to make it more clear what i meant to say

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ah, my apologies for misinterpreting then. Appreciate the clarification

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

no problem, when I read it back I saw how it could easily be misinterpreted