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[–] [email protected] 110 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He stole it from the Italians under Mussolini, who basically took it from a painting. There's no evidence the Romans used this salute, so it's always been associated with fascism.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, evidence isn't something these folks are worried about.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago

Their feelings don’t care about facts so to say