The Musk Crisis is a Salute to American Diversity

In ancient Rome, should a member of the public wish to approach an official, they had to raise their weapon hand, the right hand, to show it was empty and they meant no harm.

- Ravi Shankar

In ancient Rome, should a member of the public wish to approach an official, they had to raise their weapon hand, the right hand, to show it was empty and they meant no harm. Now, it is called the Roman salute, by and large associated with fascism. Elon Musk's salute at a rally held after Donald Trump's presidential inauguration, palm held to his chest and right arm extended towards the crowd, palm down resembled the Nazi salute that accompanied the "Heil Hitler!" bark. It drove political interpreters nuts. Was Musk playing Himmler to Trump's Hitler? Is Musk, the most outr é of tycoons, a Fascist? Due to his status as the world's most powerful billionaire today, and Trump bestie, his gestures reflect on America itself.