fascist salute

Raised arm greeting

The fascist salute is a gesture performed by extending the right arm forward and upward at an angle, palm facing down.

It originated in Italian fascism and was adopted by Nazi Germany as the Hitler salute.

The gesture is now illegal in several European countries and widely recognized as a symbol of far-right extremism: Protesters spotted someone giving a fascist salute at the rally.

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Opposites
political gesture/symbolism

fascist saluteraised fist

Clenched hand elevated defiantly

solidarity fist · peace sign · victory sign · kneeling protest · hand over heart

gesture of allegiance vs. resistance

fascist salutetaking a knee

Lowering oneself in protest

turned back · civil disobedience · conscientious objection

greeting/acknowledgment type

fascist salutewave

Oscillating motion through medium

friendly wave · handshake · fist bump · embrace · thumbs up

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