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All those "explanations" babbling about Musk's "intentions"... aaah, when will they cut off the crap???
Like. Let's pretend for a moment that Musk was totally trying to convey "my heart goes out to you" or crap like that. It doesn't bloody matter - regardless of his "intentions", the gesture conveys support to Nazism, and it's the only sensible way to interpret it within that context.
If I somehow accidentally did a Nazi salute my first response would be "Oh my god, I am so sorry, that was not my intention. Nazi's are bad and I denounce all Nazis." Then I would explain what I was trying to do.
Musk hasn't bothered with the apology or denouncing Nazis, because it wasn't a mistake and he was saying it nice and loud for the people in the back.
The most generous interpretation for people defending it is that they know it was a Nazi salute and they are trying to maintain "plausible" deniability. The only other explanation is they are complete fucking morons.