I'd rather turn into reddit than turn into a nazi.

Say you're Elon Musk, billionaire and really smart guy. And you're asked to give a speech. That speech will be viewed by millions.

You probably have a speechwriter, and a PR consultant, and hey, why not a body language consultant. When you get on stage, you're going to present exactly the message you mean to. Anything less would be a waste of your time, right?

Key thing being pictures, not videos. Far easier to make the same false equivalence you are making that way.

Sad to see folks continuing to twist themselves into knots to defend an indefensible gesture performed by an objectively terrible human being.