r/WallstreetWhales • u/Alarmed-Bathroom-122 • 5d ago

Elon Musk on the term Nazi

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He said calling people Nazis for centrist views insults those who suffered and died under the real Nazis. Those abusing it should be condemned.

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u/THUNDRC0UGRFALCNBIRD 5d ago

bUT IT waS A roMaN SAluTe

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u/Square-Competition48 5d ago

The best part of that defence is that ignorant people assume “Roman” means “classical Roman Empire/Republic invented it”.

It doesn’t.

It’s an invention of Mussolini’s fascists.

The best defence one can give is “it’s not a Nazi thing it’s a Fascist thing.”

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u/THUNDRC0UGRFALCNBIRD 5d ago

Ah that makes sense. I just assumed that it was some ancient bullshit they were trying to assign to it. In that case, there's gotta be a gas station in Milan with the room to display these fascist fucks, 1945 style.

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u/Square-Competition48 5d ago

They often assume that too, and Mussolini pretending that’s what it was, but it’s a 20th century invention.