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Electric Monk

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62. Were it not for Mosby, I wouldn't have known about it or given it any significance at all. nt

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Tue Dec 31, 2013, 07:13 PM

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Quasi-Nazi salute popular in France [View all] Mosby Dec 2013 OP

idiots warrior1 Dec 2013 #1

Might as well say that many who go pop concerts do a full Nazi salute. dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #2

What do you think is happening in these three photos? Iggo Dec 2013 #40

Uh, Dieudonné M'bala M'bala is a racist anti-semite who invented the gesture. joshcryer Dec 2013 #46

Oh now....we are just being "sensitive." Behind the Aegis Dec 2013 #3

Looks like it. Mosby Dec 2013 #4

Since I am of full German descent I can be sensitive. I absolutely hate this movement and mourn jwirr Dec 2013 #7

Photos of the quenelle Mosby Dec 2013 #5

Disgusting sakabatou Dec 2013 #6

And now there is "high" fashion to go along with it... Behind the Aegis Dec 2013 #8

Sickening. Starry Messenger Dec 2013 #11

Brave guys, trying to conceal their hate speech NightWatcher Dec 2013 #15

That has actually already happened. Behind the Aegis Dec 2013 #17

Repellent sub-humans etherealtruth Dec 2013 #39

Those little turds in front of Anne Frank sure look sheepish, don't they? Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #43

Crossing the Atlantic Behind the Aegis Dec 2013 #9

Never could stand parker Packerowner740 Dec 2013 #52

WTF? JNelson6563 Dec 2013 #10

just starting a little searching on this...interesting--- Thanks Obama! snooper2 Dec 2013 #12

You know he is desperate now. Behind the Aegis Dec 2013 #13

That pic is a reference to Jay-Z's song "Dirt off your shoulder" from the Black Album. EOTE Dec 2013 #14

Thank you! I searched all over the place to find the meaning behind the picture! Behind the Aegis Dec 2013 #16

Any time. EOTE Dec 2013 #19

Really, I gotta say the comparison is damn sick. unbelievable. mountain grammy Dec 2013 #18

It really is. Like saying the OK sign is the same as giving someone the finger. EOTE Dec 2013 #20

Exactly! mountain grammy Dec 2013 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #44

Nice fact check, thanks. joshcryer Dec 2013 #47

Thank you, I knew there had to be a legit explanation. Packerowner740 Dec 2013 #53

That's exactly what they're doing. Obama has done it in the past. Drunken Irishman Dec 2013 #51

Fucking Anelka. Codeine Dec 2013 #66

Despicable. nt William769 Dec 2013 #22

I guess people would be horrified if they found out how Greek soldiers saluted Rex Dec 2013 #23

You mean, almost 2000 prior to Hitler, they were mimicking the Nazi salute?! Behind the Aegis Dec 2013 #24

I saw the post with Bey and Obama...so lame my eyes got stuck in the back of my head Rex Dec 2013 #25

So the fault is mine for not getting the sarcasm. Behind the Aegis Dec 2013 #28

NP. I've done that many, many times. Rex Dec 2013 #30

WTF Skittles Dec 2013 #26

More about the orginator of this new salute. Behind the Aegis Dec 2013 #27

You know what I think about people that play down the Holocaust? Rex Dec 2013 #32

There is definitely a diseased pathology happening in the Holocaust denier. Behind the Aegis Dec 2013 #50

Ok, so now if I see someone posing like that, I can thank you for helping propagate the meme. Electric Monk Dec 2013 #29

are you for real? Mosby Dec 2013 #34

Are you? I think you do more harm for 'your cause' here on DU than good. nt Electric Monk Dec 2013 #35

and yes, I'm familiar with your posts in the I/P forum, even though I haven't replied there. nt Electric Monk Dec 2013 #36

That's a stupid thing to accuse someone of. Bradical79 Dec 2013 #61

Were it not for Mosby, I wouldn't have known about it or given it any significance at all. nt Electric Monk Dec 2013 #62

Me neither Bradical79 Dec 2013 #65

Nicolas Anelka is the one making it mainstream. Codeine Dec 2013 #67

One of our DU regulars was trying to downplay the quenelle yesterday. Codeine Dec 2013 #31

because posing like this is so much worse than improperly foreclosing on someones mortgage Electric Monk Dec 2013 #33

*blink* *blink* *rubs eyes* LeftyMom Dec 2013 #37

LOL!!! skypilot Dec 2013 #55

Did somebody call Captain Non-Sequitor? Codeine Dec 2013 #41

Apparently in his mind the jump from Anti-Semitism to Banking is a short one. LeftyMom Dec 2013 #56

That jump was made in your head, dear LeftyMom, not mine. Electric Monk Dec 2013 #58

And what the everloving fuck does that have to do with a modified Nazi salute? LeftyMom Dec 2013 #59

Gang hand sings are gang hand signs. They just self identify jerks who use them. Electric Monk Dec 2013 #60

She made the connection Bradical79 Dec 2013 #63

I also discussed non-violent drug crimes, but you both conveniently ignored that. Electric Monk Dec 2013 #64

What? gollygee Dec 2013 #57

Most countries have their NAZI lovers Oilwellian Dec 2013 #38

And if one of the most important players in US sports made a Nazi salute Codeine Dec 2013 #42

They'd be summarily fired. joshcryer Dec 2013 #48

I would hope so Bradical79 Dec 2013 #68

This is why making racism illegal doesn't work LittleBlue Dec 2013 #45

This is sad to see in France. Ash_F Dec 2013 #49

yeah it is you think they would have learned Niceguy1 Dec 2013 #54

Update: Here's San Antonio Spur Tony Parker doing one. LeftyMom Jan 2014 #69

And now I have just learned mylye2222 Feb 2014 #70