▲ 202 ▼ Germans caught celebrating Oktoberfest with Nazi salutes (www.jpost.com) submitted 2 years ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 65 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.
[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) asdfasfasdf permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ValiantDust@feddit.de 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Some people visit Saxony. Cool castles, Dresden... yeah Ok probably not tourists. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) asdfasfs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right, but we're talking about the people in this photo. Germans and Austrians know not to make nazi salutes because you could face legal repercussions. That's a weird concept for Americans, though. I kind of wish we did jail more nazis, but that's besides the point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) asdfasfasdf permalink fedilink source parent
[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ValiantDust@feddit.de 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Some people visit Saxony. Cool castles, Dresden... yeah Ok probably not tourists. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) asdfasfs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right, but we're talking about the people in this photo. Germans and Austrians know not to make nazi salutes because you could face legal repercussions. That's a weird concept for Americans, though. I kind of wish we did jail more nazis, but that's besides the point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) asdfasfasdf permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ValiantDust@feddit.de 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Some people visit Saxony. Cool castles, Dresden... yeah Ok probably not tourists. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Some people visit Saxony. Cool castles, Dresden... yeah Ok probably not tourists. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) asdfasfs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right, but we're talking about the people in this photo. Germans and Austrians know not to make nazi salutes because you could face legal repercussions. That's a weird concept for Americans, though. I kind of wish we did jail more nazis, but that's besides the point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) asdfasfasdf permalink fedilink source parent
[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right, but we're talking about the people in this photo. Germans and Austrians know not to make nazi salutes because you could face legal repercussions. That's a weird concept for Americans, though. I kind of wish we did jail more nazis, but that's besides the point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) asdfasfasdf permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) asdfasfasdf permalink fedilink source parent