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Runa216 said:

That's the thing...I agree that people do stupid shit but you're supposed to LEARN from your mistakes. the US Made that mistake in 2016 and should have known better. And since mistakes like these are monumental, you're SUPPOSED to look to history books. "Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it", they say. Well, as much as I'd rather attribute this to ignorance, willingly ignoring signs and actively pushing for all the 'isms' and cheering whenever civil rights are rolled back...I have to attribute WAY too much of it to malice. 

There's no way this was an accident. a Mistake, yes, but not an accident.

I think peoples priorities are different today, which is what spurred the re-election of Trump.
Trump was an abject failure during his last term, couldn't even build a wall, let alone get Mexico to pay for it... And the amount of toxic drama was just never ending.
Couldn't even manage a pandemic effectively.

But the main issue that drives people today is inflation, people are tired of it. Trump made promises to fix it... Hence his big win I think, especially with swing voters and families doing it tough... Hard to vote for a current sitting party when the minimum wage is still $7.50 and the price of everything has increased substantially.

...I think the big shock will be when Tariffs come in and people see the price of goods increase correspondingly, that cost of living won't get easier under Trump.

But yes, the "Roman salute" has happened before in American politics, this time Musk was a little more intentional with his actions, but I am still happy to give him the benefit of a doubt... He was detestable even without Nazi propaganda.

I am seeing this image propagating at the moment, the context missing is obviously... And without context the intent and the actions leading up to the arm raise come into question.
And ultimately that's the key take away... Intent.