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Elon Musk faced backlash after making a gesture at a Trump inauguration event resembling a Nazi salute, sparking condemnation in Germany.

Critics, including Jewish leaders and Chancellor Olaf Scholz, called the act provocative and linked it to Musk's support for Germany's far-right AfD party.

Musk dismissed the accusations, calling them baseless.

Legal experts noted the gesture could be prosecuted under German law if malicious intent is proven.

Critics stressed its troubling context given the far-right audience and Musk’s political affiliations.

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[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 115 points 1 day ago (4 children)
[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago

Hitler knew everyone was watching, apartheid baby has to look around for make sure everyone saw

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 58 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hitler had better posture?

Elon looks like he’s demonstrating to a toddler what starting a lawnmower looks like from the lawnmower’s perspective.

Yeah, hitler had way more swagger than this elon douchebag

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 79 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Good grief. He can't even make that gesture without looking like a dweeb.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’m listening to the 2020 Behind the Bastards on Elon. I like this cast in that you get a full picture, including childhood. Memet Oz: we learn of daddy issues and that he actually was a good surgeon back in the day. Zuckerberg: we learn that FB began as a social wank site for ranking women and that Zuck is heavy into samurai swords.

Elon, apparently, has a CHA score of somewhere in the 8-10 zone and is very overshadowed by his brother on that score.

[–] rowinxavier@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What is a CHA score? I can't find something that fits the initialism with any relevance, certainly not a CHADS score (stroke risk).

[–] Marafon@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Charisma, like in DND. He has average to below average social skills basically.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

OoOoh, 8-10/18. That makes far more sense!

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 3 points 16 hours ago

Versus Zuckerberg who is rumored to have a CHA of 2. But I think that may be standard for most guys into samurai swords.

[–] 30p87@feddit.org 12 points 22 hours ago

Left pic has more power. That's the difference.