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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I always see photos of him with the fist raised like that. Looks like he chose his own salute. Not surprising at all, but seeing it is still both saddening and maddening

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago (5 children)

So far nazis have ruined the toothbrush moustache, the swastika, the Gadsen Flag, Pepe (no big loss there), the OK symbol, and are on their way to ruining the US flag since anymore I nearly only ever seen it flown next to a Trump flag.

Now they are going to ruin the raised fist too.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 19 hours ago

When I made the thumbs-up sign, my mother said it was "taken over by Trump supporters"... Naw. That's fucking stupid, I don't care what those idiots do.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

they can pry pepe from my cold dead hands

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Nobody actually thinks the ok symbol is racist

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago (4 children)

It's the Black Power fist.
Except he's white.
Wonder what we could call it?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's the socialist salute, which he has absolutely no right to use.

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

Almost like the nazis using an ancient symbol of luck as their logo.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

This can be explained by the fact that DJT is an idiot.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

It does look strangely small. Seriously though, not making any childish penis joke. The dude just has small hands Β―\_(ツ)_/Β―

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

He wants to be like Hitler so bad, but knows that Americans will not stand for it so he does the close fist instead. In 100 years we will see that the way we see the nazi salute.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I think in his mind heβ€˜s just pulling the handle for the steam whistle of his imaginary choo choo train.