Remember, reclaiming words/symbols/actions is bad, unless the left does it, then it's good. Because according to their ideology, anything the right does is evil, anything the left does is good, even if it is the same action.

When The Producers musical was made by a Jewish director, reclaiming the idea of the socialist and making a mockery, it was praised for turning an evil thing into a neutral one. Now, though? Clearly, evil.

Of course, it's all a moot point because he was just flailing his arm, it wasn't a salute at all.