When Is a Nazi Salute That’s Not a Nazi Salute a Nazi Salute?

When Is a Nazi Salute That’s Not a Nazi Salute a Nazi Salute?

As ought to be self-evident, it is only possible to clearly recognize a Nazi salute, or what Germans call the ‘Hitler salute,’ in live action or in a video, but not in a still image. In a still image, anyone waving or beckoning—even, say, hailing a taxi—may appear to have been giving the Nazi salute when they were not. In certain still images, given other congruent elements, we can safely assume that those portrayed are indeed giving the Nazi sa…