Performing Nazi salutes has been illegal in Germany and Austria since the end of World War II and is punishable by law with prison time.

Performing Nazi salutes has been illegal in Germany and Austria since the end of World War II and is punishable by law with prison time.

  • Flashbert@feddit.de
    1097·
    1 year ago

    This ia huge clickbait sadly. It’s some random small oktoberfest, where some drunken germans maybe doing the Hitler greeting.

    I’m not saying it’s okay what they do, but by far not world news. This would be maximum local news if at all.

    • Deathcrow@lemmy.ml
      291·
      1 year ago

      Well they are also playing “Erika” which is a right wing dog whistle, though maybe not as uncommon in these circles, as outright Nazi salutes

      Edit: Also curiously most people, myself included, never find themselves in danger of accidentally heil hitlering even when blackout drunk. Seems to become a more common occurrence in Saxony though.

      • Bigmouse@lemmy.world
        4·
        1 year ago

        I wish i could extinguish every trace of fascism in every aspect of reality. I really do. Stupid Nazis are hindering me from enjoying old german folk songs without being judged :(

      • _s10e@feddit.de
        1·
        1 year ago

        Well I’m thinking the same, but then I’m not sure where to put this video (ignoring the sound track) on a scale from drunken singing to obvious Nazi salute.

        Maybe i don’t know enough about Bierzelt culture. If they were singing Hölle, hölle, hölle or Atemlos, would you notice the (right) arm in the air? The arm movement seems unnatural (if the intention was signing with arms in the air), but this could still sort-of pass as not 100% Heil Hitler.

        The band chose the song, for sure, that’s questionable. The event organisers should not allow this to happen. But the guests, should they leave? Sit down quietly and wait for the next song?

        I could be in that tent and not recognise the song. Not my kind of music.

        I could see people innocently copying the movement of others. It may be a tent full of Nazis, scary, but the video does not proof this.

        • Deathcrow@lemmy.ml
          3·
          1 year ago

          Maybe i don’t know enough about Bierzelt culture. If they were singing Hölle, hölle, hölle or Atemlos, would you notice the (right) arm in the air?

          Did we watch the same video? In the Twitter thread I saw the lady right in front was doing multiple Nazi salutes in a row, very excited about the song. Don’t think there’s any ambiguity what she was doing

        • blazeknave@lemmy.world
          11·
          1 year ago

          The implication of whining about click bait on this post which is no worse than anything else, is Nazi sympathizing. That’s why this post is different.

          • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
            11·
            1 year ago

            One doesn’t have to publicly criticise literally everything before criticizing this. That’s ridiculous.

            Why were you complaining about the comment? Aren’t there more important problems to worry about, like world hunger and world peace, or the invasion of UA?

      • blazeknave@lemmy.world
        21·
        1 year ago

        Lol more downvotes please! Let’s not pretend we left the Nazis, sympathizers and troll farms on Reddit!

  • Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
    772·
    1 year ago

    Should be easy to catch and jail them, if photos and videos are being taken all over the event.

    Germany should learn how Americans were able to catch so many Nazis during the Jan 6th insurrection. 😂

    • Zippy@lemmy.world
      1223·
      1 year ago

      Did you read the article? They think 3 people were making the salute. Suspect that might be hard to prove from pictures alone and a still can be just someone’s arms raised like shown in the stock picture included. This is such a dumb article for clicks and certainly not world News.

      • Zerush@lemmy.ml
        82·
        1 year ago

        It’s not only the Hitler salute, also the nazi song with all in this Tent. The Oktoberfest is an event that attracts a lot of international tourism, but access to the majority of the Bierzelte is reserved for certain groups of high-ranking politicians and industrialists. Given that Bavaria is a Bundesland where the CSU has always reigned and in recent years also the AfD, both far-right and fascist parties, are not so surprised by scenes like these, which are surely not the first time this has happened.

        This happens when, in a misunderstood democracy and freedom, to tolerate those who would eliminate these values, when they could, and even given a voice in parliaments. They are a danger that must be eliminated from public life, because, with their populism and lies, they can eliminate all the civil rights and social advances achieved, as happened in 1933. But apparently, little has been learned. It makes no sense to prohibit Nazi symbols, when on the other hand xeno/homophobic and fascist speeches are tolerated in parliament and disseminated in the media.

        https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/news/fascism-rise-where-does-it-come-and-how-stop-it-common-european-response

        • _s10e@feddit.de
          3·
          1 year ago

          This did not happen at Oktoberfest (Munich, Bavaria). This was in some village in Saxony.

  • brewbellyblueberry@sopuli.xyz
    142·
    1 year ago

    That was a disappointing Where’s Waldo the Nazi. Everyone is either clapping or some shit. Waste of time. At least the dude with the roasted chicken for a hat was fun. 1/5 don’t recommend.

  • C_Spinoff@kbin.social
    26·
    1 year ago

    Austria has no part in this, the art student was rejected as was the custom. Ask the neighbour for why they fed and welcomed some maniac autocrat tryant

    • Lhianna@feddit.de
      10·
      1 year ago

      While you are correct in the fact that the denazification process was mostly a joke you should still try to do some maths here. Someone who was at least 20 at the end of the Hitler regime (in order to be part of the party etc.) in 1945 would be at least 96 today. Our politicians are old, yes, but they’re not that old.

        • adr1an@programming.dev
          3·
          1 year ago

          I disagree with what you’re implying. FYI, I’m a migrant in Germany, follow [email protected] to practice the language and it’s my understanding that most of the posts there are inclined towards progressive or leftist ideals. Also, I chose migrating here instead of the US because it felt like it has less fascists. Of course, that’s just my humble world view.

          • float@feddit.de
            2·
            1 year ago

            Can’t discuss with these people. Anyway, you’re right. Feddit is definitely a leftist community which is one of the reasons I’m there. Germany surely has a lot more extreme right wing people which is just sad to see. The media is responsible for big parts of that.

        • adr1an@programming.dev
          2·
          1 year ago

          I disagree with what you’re implying. FYI, I’m a migrant in Germany, follow [email protected] to practice the language and it’s my understanding that most of the posts there are inclined towards progressive or leftist ideals. Also, I chose migrating here instead of the US because it felt like it has less fascists. Of course, that’s just my humble world view.

  • 👁️👄👁️@lemm.eeEnglish
    744·
    1 year ago

    Amazing that something not pro-Germany or anti-American slipped on to here. They must still be asleep.