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Nevilledog

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Sat Jan 25, 2025, 03:57 PM Jan 25

FAFO: Republican Resigns from Library Board after Imitating Musk's "Nazi" Salute [View all]

https://www.thedailypoliticususa.com/p/fafo-republican-resigns-from-library

One of the reasons decent, freedom-loving people do not tolerate the Nazi salute is because to tolerate it in one is to see it grow. There is always some ignorant, dense, low-life person with no integrity and no common sense who gets off on cruelty, and we don’t want them forming a group. Or leading a political party. Or leading a country.

Oops.

This takes us to the story of Republican North Penn Supervisor Laura Smith, who has “resigned” from the Board of Trustees of the Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library on Saturday morning after mimicking Elon Musk’s “Nazi” salute.

In a Tik Tok video posted on Thursday to the account @laurasmith6036, which has since been removed but was captured here, Smith can be seen hitting her chest three times and giving the palm down arm straight out in front of the camera salute.

Smith, who is also on the Towamencin PA board of supervisors, wasn’t expecting the reception she got, although she admitted to doing it to “stir the pot. Because I can.”

Yes, she can and yes she did. She also went viral doing the Nazi salute. She went viral internationally.

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