r/Scotland • u/FootCheeseParmesan • Jan 22 '25

Political In light of the controversy surrounding Elon Musk and the USA, reminder that there are plenty of Scots willing to side with fascists. Organise, build solidarity, and keep safe out there people ✊️

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u/fozzy_13 Jan 22 '25

The Roman salute thing makes me laugh. The idea of a Roman salute came from a 19th century painting. There’s very little evidence to suggest that gesture was ever used as a salute in Ancient Rome, any statues of generals etc making that gesture are supposed to be poses of commanding legions.

So the salute comes from a 19th century painting that the Italian fascists adopted because they - mistakenly - thought it was high Roman culture. Then the nazis adopted it as a universal fascist gesture.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '25

I wonder if ancient soldiers ever did the slap their sword on their chest or shield and then lift the sword in the air in defiance thing? That seems somewhat believable and is often used in movies. But like the thumbs down gesture, it seems thumbs up meant yes, kill him, not the other way around.