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They're just going to continue avoiding calling it a nazi salute aren't they (www.thedailybeast.com)
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[–] cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 1 month ago

what this shows is that there is broad societal support for open fascism and it's no longer taboo to identify as a fascist

Yup. The significance of this should not be understated. This is exactly what we saw happen in Ukraine where Nazi symbols and slogans were openly normalized and look where they are now. When fascists are no longer afraid to hide even their most overtly fascist aesthetics, you have a huge problem.