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this post was submitted on 21 Jan 2025
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The nazis modeled a lot of their Reich on the Roman state (the eagle iconography was used by both). The Roman salute was just something else they took from their idea of the Roman empire
So I'm with you, I have no idea how "it's a roman salute" is supposed to make anything better