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Anti-Gay Boy Scout Troop Adopts Nazi Salute (Original Post) circlethesquare Mar 2014 OP
Quite fitting IMO for what they represent. At least they are honest in exposing their RKP5637 Mar 2014 #1
It's even weirder than that: riqster Mar 2014 #2
Remember about 2009 fredamae Mar 2014 #3
Yeah, this doesn't look bad shenmue Mar 2014 #4
There are pics of American school children pledging to the flag FiveGoodMen Mar 2014 #5
Or it was appropriated jollyreaper2112 Mar 2014 #6
2nd time today that Feral Child Mar 2014 #7
It's called dsteve01 Mar 2014 #8

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)
1. Quite fitting IMO for what they represent. At least they are honest in exposing their
Wed Mar 5, 2014, 01:47 PM
Mar 2014

hatred for humanity!

fredamae

(4,458 posts)
3. Remember about 2009
Wed Mar 5, 2014, 02:40 PM
Mar 2014

when Michelle Bachmann was running around yelling about PBO's "Re-Education Camps" for Kids?

This is eerily similar...

shenmue

(38,506 posts)
4. Yeah, this doesn't look bad
Wed Mar 5, 2014, 02:43 PM
Mar 2014


Did they even remotely have a clue, or are their idiot adult overlords that evil?

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)
5. There are pics of American school children pledging to the flag
Wed Mar 5, 2014, 02:47 PM
Mar 2014

using the same salute (pre WWII).

Suggests:

1) Somehow this gesture innately appeals to fascists

2) America is full of fascists

jollyreaper2112

(1,941 posts)
6. Or it was appropriated
Wed Mar 5, 2014, 03:06 PM
Mar 2014

The nazis didn't invent the swastika though they certainly ruined it for everyone else. Same with narrow paintbrush mustaches.

dsteve01

(312 posts)
8. It's called
Wed Mar 5, 2014, 04:53 PM
Mar 2014

A "mayday" salute. Americans used to do it all the time. Until the WWII. That kinda put a damper on the whole salute.

Too soon, tho. Gotta let it go. Sorry christian fundamentalist bros.

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