World News

32048 readers

1160 users here now

News from around the world!

Rules:

Please only post links to actual news sources, no tabloid sites, etc
No NSFW content
No hate speech, bigotry, propaganda, etc

founded 4 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

161

Germans caught celebrating Oktoberfest with Nazi salutes (www.jpost.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

55 comments fedilink hide all child comments

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.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] -2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Not for nothing, but it could also be tourists. Not defending nazis, because I would argue that being drunk lowers inhibitions, but it doesn't make you a nazi.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Yes, tourists sometimes think it would be funny. But this did not happen at the Oktoberfest in Munich. It was an Oktoberfest in a village in Saxony with about 2500 inhabitants (actually a collection of several villages). I would bet the chances of tourists being present are very close to zero.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Location + I mentioned people who live in Germany for this reason!