If a billionaire throws out two Nazi salutes at an extremely public political rally and says some kind words afterward, does it change the meaning of the Nazi salute? A normal person would say no. Tim Walz, famously known for showing how in step with the common man he is by calling alt-righters “weird,” is back in the public eye after describing what quacks and walks like a duck what it was — a Nazi salute. He wasn’t the only one either; far-right agitator Nick Fuentes was happy to call it what it was.
You’d think Elon is thinking about suing Fuentes too, right? Nope, just Walz. NY Daily News has coverage:
Elon Musk is mulling legal action against “creepy” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for suggesting he performed the Nazi salute during his speech after President Trump’s inauguration earlier this month…“We, spent three days debating, or trying to debate that ‘President Musk’ gave a Nazi salute. Of course he did,” said Walz[.]
If you’ve somehow managed to see what Elon did, you can gauge the similarities for yourself.
Actually following through with suing Walz for accurately characterizing his Trump Heil wouldn’t be the dumbest thing Elon has done, but that’s only because you could teach a class worth of the lawsuits this guy has been involved in. It’s obvious that he knows what a Nazi salute looks like — the website he bought is full of people doing it — and he’s recently been vocally supportive of Germany’s AfD party. Now, the ADL was strangely neutral on calling out Elon’s “throwing his heart out” as Nazi behavior, but they’re very thorough when it comes to the AfD’s tendency to use Nazi slogans.
The mature thing for Walz to do in this situation is to have a couple of lawyers on speed dial in case Musk takes him to court. What I hope he does is hold a press conference where he gives Elon Musk the middle finger. But it’s not really the middle finger, it’s just his idiosyncratic way of using his hand to show that Elon towers above the rest. You’ve seen Walz speak, sometimes he just gets so excited.
Elon Musk Considers Suing Gov. Tim Walz Over Nazi Salute Accusation [NY Daily News]
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
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If a billionaire throws out two Nazi salutes at an extremely public political rally and says some kind words afterward, does it change the meaning of the Nazi salute? A normal person would say no. Tim Walz, famously known for showing how in step with the common man he is by calling alt-righters “weird,” is back in the public eye after describing what quacks and walks like a duck what it was — a Nazi salute. He wasn’t the only one either; far-right agitator Nick Fuentes was happy to call it what it was.
You’d think Elon is thinking about suing Fuentes too, right? Nope, just Walz. NY Daily News has coverage:
Elon Musk is mulling legal action against “creepy” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for suggesting he performed the Nazi salute during his speech after President Trump’s inauguration earlier this month…“We, spent three days debating, or trying to debate that ‘President Musk’ gave a Nazi salute. Of course he did,” said Walz[.]
If you’ve somehow managed to see what Elon did, you can gauge the similarities for yourself.
Actually following through with suing Walz for accurately characterizing his Trump Heil wouldn’t be the dumbest thing Elon has done, but that’s only because you could teach a class worth of the lawsuits this guy has been involved in. It’s obvious that he knows what a Nazi salute looks like — the website he bought is full of people doing it — and he’s recently been vocally supportive of Germany’s AfD party. Now, the ADL was strangely neutral on calling out Elon’s “throwing his heart out” as Nazi behavior, but they’re very thorough when it comes to the AfD’s tendency to use Nazi slogans.
The mature thing for Walz to do in this situation is to have a couple of lawyers on speed dial in case Musk takes him to court. What I hope he does is hold a press conference where he gives Elon Musk the middle finger. But it’s not really the middle finger, it’s just his idiosyncratic way of using his hand to show that Elon towers above the rest. You’ve seen Walz speak, sometimes he just gets so excited.
Elon Musk Considers Suing Gov. Tim Walz Over Nazi Salute Accusation [NY Daily News]
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
