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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.

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[–] atlasraven31@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Proud neo-nazis or drunk idiots?

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 53 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If you’re a drunk idiot “jokingly” doing nazi salutes as an adult in Germany, you’re just being a nazi. At best nazi-adjacent.

[–] Jables@iusearchlinux.fyi 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I think you're severely underestimating how stupid some people can be without malicious intent. Not that I'm justifying their behavior in any way, but it's possible they're just really stupid.

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] _MusicJunkie 17 points 1 year ago

Being really stupid is a requirement for being a Neo-Nazi. Stupidity is not an excuse.

[–] ValiantDust@feddit.de 14 points 1 year ago

And I think you are underestimating how much of a deeply ingrained taboo the nazi salute is for the typical German. You are right, some people can be very stupid, especially drunk. But no German who has not been in some way socilized among nazis would be stupid enough to ever casually do a nazi salute. You just don't do it.
The only exception I might allow besides actual nazis are very stupid or drunk (or both) teenagers trying too hard to be edgy. And even then most people would find it hard to believe that they're not at least right leaning.

[–] Nobsi@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago

There is no "nazi but just ironically"

[–] kjr@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

@atlasraven31 Possibly drunk proud neo-nazi idiots.

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