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RE: If you are calling yourself Alt-Right you might want to be careful... I debated and then was given some info
I actually was not disturbed by the salutes. I chuckled and got distracted.
Do you know why?
That was actually very close to what the official salute in the U.S. looked like until the Nazi's came around.
We changed it to hand over heart so we wouldn't be mistaken for acting like a Nazi, but the salute had essentially been that for some time until it was changed.
So the first time I saw that I got distracted by that little side jaunt in history and didn't really pay attention to the guy.
So until yesterday when my friend was naming that guy and sharing that post I didn't even know his name. :)
Yes, and that was a pretty good reason to change it. So given what that salute is associated with today, I think it gives a fair indication of what kind of people those are. Or they could just be ignorant (but I repeat myself). I first heard his name and 'alt-right' at about the same time (or not very far apart anyway). I think the same is true for most people that have heard of alt-right, hence the negative view of those calling themselves alt-right.
While I could be wrong, I doubt they made up that salute on the spot or are doing it to harken back to 1915 nostalgia.