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      2 days ago

      I still think ~20% chance he was not channeling a Nazi salute here and it was just a coincidentally similar gesture. If it was just a coincidentally similar gesture, it’s still likely he’d have repeated it, so the fact that he repeated it doesn’t sway me much.

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          3 hours ago

          The fact that neo-nazis are going to interpret this as a sign of support is what makes this really dangerous, and that’s what matters. Musk’s coy responses on twitter/x basically proves he wants this outcome. Whether there’s a small chance this wasn’t intentional in the first place doesn’t really matter. If you want to ban me for this opinion, please go ahead and do it now.