edit: seems that gif images don’t work, so here’s the gif:
edit2: another angle from a different TV camera: https://i.imgur.com/Jezrgss.gif (I’m not embedding it because it’s larger and one animation is enough)
For context:
Recent https://piefed.social/post/499497
Source video on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Romania/comments/1iyrln3/călin_georgescu_face_salutul_nazist_la_ieșirea_de/ from a Romanian TV (I wouldn’t call it “news”, it’s like OAN for Trump now)
Broader issue of election meddling:
Here’s the short gif: https://i.imgur.com/OR56MVe.gif
Not sure if this should be NSFW.
I was about to say that he was waving, but he actually stopped for a second during the salute. This guy is mental lol. If I’m not mistaken, there’s no first amendment equivalent in Romania that he can get behind to justify this.
I added another version from a different angle: https://i.imgur.com/Jezrgss.gif
There should be no* debate, but there will be, of course.
Seeing the video makes it clear. To me it looked like a Nazi salutation. Very much like the one Musk did.
I think I saw his brain go “Fuck, pretend you were just waving!”
He doesn’t say ‘fuck’ because he’s not making a mistake. It’s just plausible deniability.
I guess you could debate whether his shoes matched his outfit, but that salute was crystal clear
There’s article 30 of the constitution, which warrants the right to free speech. However, there are some provisions related to promoting hatred and the law explicitly forbids fascist and legionary symbols.