I don’t care what the “real” intention was behind it, check out that face that went with it. That steely glare was no accident.
https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=9qD3oqw037o
Originally shared by Yonatan Zunger
“Aus Cleveland, mit deutschem Gruß” [1]
This image is actually an excellent illustration of the two varieties of the “German Greeting.” As Wikipedia notes, [2] “Hitler gave the salute in two ways. When reviewing his troops or crowds, he generally used the traditional stiff armed salute. When greeting individuals, he used a modified version of the salute, bending his right arm while holding an open hand towards those greeted at shoulder height.” I doubt he ever managed quite this smooth a transition between the two, though.
(For those who are about to argue that it was really a wave taken out of context… yes. That’s absolutely possible. And an excuse like that would be perfectly reasonable the first time, or even the second time. But six months into a campaign where “did they really mean that Nazi reference?” comes up every week at the most, where speeches talk about nothing but the importance of the leader’s unfettered Will and how this strengthens the nation against the other races which are slowly corrupting and destroying it, any benefit of the doubt is long lost.
In fact, it’s actively inappropriate; when something has become clear and you still try to excuse it with a “benefit of the doubt,” you’re not being polite, you’re abetting it.)
[1] “From Cleveland, with German Greetings.” See: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/laura-ingraham-called-appearing-nazi-salute-article-1.2719389
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