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I love the meme that was pointing out, musk is not a nazi, the salute does not make him a nazi. He is supporting and fundiny nazis to curry their favor, and that is far worse. He is funding nazis for his greed.
That's like saying that industrialists in Germany who gave money to the Nazi party, went to Nazi party conferences were they gave Nazi salutes and were nominated by the Nazis to positions in the Nazi Government were not Nazis.
If he hangs around with them, gets invited to talk at their conferences, gives them money and even gets given an important position by them, then he's one of them even if he's not a Nazi Party card carrying member (which, technically, none of the modern Nazis is since the National Socialist Party of the German Worker doesn't exist anymore).
The really hilarious bit was using his greed as justification for him not being a Nazi, as if the leaders of far right political movements weren't themselves invariably driven by either Greed or Hate to be there. Do you really think Trump does what he does out of love for the Cause???!
For example who is worse, the Americans who fall for the fear mongering or the people who are fear mongering for power? One are ignorant or willfully ignorant, commonly racist. Other know they are taking advantage of people, know they are shoveling bull but in 100% clarity of mind, are okay with it.