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[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 26 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

“It’s a Roman salute!”

“Where do you think the Nazis got it idiot?”

[–] edinbruh@feddit.it 4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

The Nazis got it from the fascists who got it from a screenplay from D'Annunzio that Mussolini liked. D'Annunzio pulled it out of his ass, Romans didn't salute like that.